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Term 3 Cardio Test #4 Review
Know prehypertension, stages of hypertension, hypertensive crisis
120/80 check-up 2 years, pre-hypertensive check-up 1 year, stage 2 check-up 1 month, stage 1
2 months recheck
Beta blockers: who are most sensitive,
Decreased cardiac output shows what signs in the patient
Endocarditis s/s
Treatment for endocarditis
Digoxin is what category of drug
NI for malignant hypertension
Treatment NI teaching for the patient with prehypertension
Define blood pressure
Know the difference between primary, essential, secondary, malignant hypertension
Define hypertensive crisis
s/s of hypertensive crisis
Protime normal 12-14 sec know therapeutic range
How should patients with valve damage sleep at night
Diet for low K+
Modifiable and non modifiable risk factors
What are risk factors for the patient with hypertension
How does caffeine intake affect the client with decreased cardiac output
s/s pericarditis and treatment
Hypertension is known as the silent killer usually no s/s. Malignant hypertension usually due to
not taking medications and s/s early morning headaches.
Lifestyle changes is not working for the client what is the treatment next.
Main problem with cardiomyopathy
Cardiac tamponade will cause what
Low fat diet food
First line of drugs for the hypertensive client
In the older adult decreasing blood pressure must be done slowly and patient teaching done for
getting out of bed
Know antidotes for coumadin and heparin
s/s of MI, Pul edema, Pul embolus
organs affected by hypertension
Side effects of coumadin/heparin Nursing diagnosis that would along with those side effects
Treatment for the patient with DVT, what intervention can the nurse take to see if treatment
for the DVT is working
Orthopnea/ paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea