Chapter 3 - Cardiovascular

Question 1

Acute Heart Failure/Pulomonary Edema - 3030

Treatment (5)

Answer 1

• Place patient in FULL FOWLER’S position
• Airway/breathing management
  * Monitor SpO2
  * Administer O2 via proper adjunct to maintain oxygen saturation of 95% or greater
• If unable to intubate patient after 2 attempts
  * Insert supra-glottic airway
• Determine Blood Glucose Level
• Initiate cardiac monitoring

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Question 2

Hypertension - 3040

Hypertensive Urgency (systolic BP greater than _______ mmHg and diastolic BP greater than _______ mmHg) can be present with or without symptoms.

Answer 2

220, 120

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Question 3

Hypertension - 3040

Treatment (4)

Answer 3

• Place patient in SEMI-FOWLERS position
• Airway/breathing management
  * Monitor SpO2
  * Administer O2 via proper adjunct yo maintain oxygen saturation of 95% or greater
• Intiate cardiac monitoring
• Determine Blood Glucose Level

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Question 4

ROSC Care - 3070
Pts. display wide range of responses to resus. from being awake/alert w/ adequate resp. and BP stability to uncon. and NOT breathing with BP instability. True or false?

Answer 4

True

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Question 5

Post-Resuscitation Care - 3070

Treatment (3)

Answer 5

• Reassess airway
  * Provide 100% oxygen with appropriate airway adjunct.
• Assess/Reassess blood glucose level
• Assess temperature

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Question 6

Tachycardia - 3080
When treating tachycardia, it is important to first consider a compensatory cause. Locating the cause of the decreased perfusion is optimal. True or false?

Answer 6

True

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Question 7

Tachycardia - 3080

Treatment (4)

Answer 7

• Airway/breathing management
  * Administer O2 via proper adjunct to maintain oxygen saturation of 95% or greater
• Initiate cardiac monitoring
• Assess temperature
• Assess blood glucose level

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Question 8

Symptomatic bradycardia is a combination of slow HR with symptoms such as altered mental status, ongoing chest discomfort, hypotension or signs of shock.

True or false?

Answer 8

True

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Question 9

Symptomatic Bradycardia - 3090

Treatment (2)

Answer 9

• Administer O2 via proper adjunct to maintain oxygen saturation of 95% or greater
• Initiate cardiac monitoring

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* No assess blood glucose level OR assess temperature*