Medical Jargon A abduction - to move a limb or some other body part away from the midline of the body ABG - arterial blood gas reading acetaminophen - a nonsalicylate analgesic-antipyretic (Tylenol) ACE - angiotension-converting enzyme ACLS - advanced cardiac life support; includes electricity (defibrillator) and drugs for life threatening arrhythmias acidotic - abnormally high acidity of body fluids and tissues acute - sudden‚ intense flare-up adenosine - a drug used to help a patient
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CARDIOVASCULAR Dsyrhythmias * Etiology * Disturbances in automaticity – initiation of impulse is altered * Disturbances in conduction – alteration in the speed the impulse travels * Reentry of impulses – cardiac tissue is depolarized multiple times by the same impulse * Speed‚ distance and location can be changed or affected (blockages cause change in heart rhythm) * Risk factors * Cardiovascular disease‚ MI * MI – death of tissue – no electricity
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372). Because your heart needs oxygen the most when it is working the hardest‚ angina is most likely to occur during exercise. And if the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen for long enough‚ it will die‚ resulting in a heart attack‚ or myocardial (heart muscle) infarction (tissue death) (Weisse p. 54). As you can see‚ preventing this disease should be a number one priority.<br><br>The prevention of heart disease should begin in childhood and continue throughout life. But it is never too late to start;
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1 Discuss in general which assessment findings would alert you to the need for immediate intervention. (When you notify a physician immediately‚ or call the rapid response team). You notify the physician or rapid response team in early clinical changes in condition that occur in most patients for up to 48 hours before a code blue. Therefore observe for‚ document‚ and communicate early indicators of patient decline‚ including decreasing blood pressure‚ increasing heart rate‚ decreased respirations
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Introduction Trofino (n.d) states that to succeed in the nursing profession‚ nurses must be ready for a high-touch‚ high-caring and high-tech profession where learning never cease. According to the Singapore Nursing Board (2014)‚ nurses are required to maintain their competencies through continuing nursing education in order to deliver safe patient care and to keep updated with the advances and innovations in healthcare. Working in the Emergency Department (ED) Television programme has
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Chapter 67: Nursing Management: Shock‚ Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome‚ and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 78-kg patient with septic shock has a urine output of 30 mL/hr for the past 3 hours. The pulse rate is 120/minute and the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low. Which order by the health care provider will the nurse question? a. Give PRN furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. b. Increase normal saline infusion to 250 mL/hr. c.
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CARDIO Tendon xanthomata: deposition of yellowish cholesterol rich material in the tendons‚ asociared with hyperlipidaemia. Eg on knuckles Xanthelasma: cholesterol deposits around the eyes. Corneal Arcus: deposition of cholesterol/lipid in the cornea. CRP : acute phase of protein produced predominantly by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines Chest Pain on Xray: evidence of another cause of chest pain such as air in the mediastinum (oesophageal rupture) or aortic dissection
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Functionally single ventricle hearts are a heterogeneous group of cardiac anomalies commonly characterized by a dominant morphological left or right ventricle. There are several subtypes: univentricular atrioventricular connection (such as double inlet ventricle)‚ atriventricular valve severe stenosis or atresia (as in triscuspid or mitral atresia) and severe hypoplasia of one of the in the presence of atrioventricular or ventriculo-arterial connection abnormalities (like unbalanced atrioventricular
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CONTENTS PAGE Contents Page......................................................................................................................Pg 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................Pg 2 Assessment Activity 1..........................................................................................................Pg 3 Assessment Activity 1 ......................................................
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Congestive Heart Disease The main function of a healthy heart is to ensure proper blood flow throughout the body and supplying all the organs with the nutrients that are necessary for survival. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is also known as Congestive heart disease‚ but for this paper we will use failure‚ Consistent with the research. Congestive heart failure is a disease that primarily causes the heart to be compromised. This leaves the heart unable to perform the main function of pumping blood
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