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MedSurge HEART DISORDERS review

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show recent dental, urologic, surgical, GYN procedures, hx of IV drug abuse, heart disease, cardiac catherization, renal dialysis, infections  
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show a life-threatening form of infective endocarditis  
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S/S of acute left-sided infective endocarditis   show
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Acute left-sided infective endocarditis diagnosis is best confirmed with?   show
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Transesophageal echocardiograms can identify?   show
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show black longitudinal streaks in nail beds  
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Janeway's lesions, manifestation of endocarditis?   show
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Osler's nodes, manifestation of endocarditis?   show
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show hemorrhagic retinal lesions  
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show small hemorrhages in conjunctiva, lips, and buccal mucosa  
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Pt. with prosthetic mitral valve develops left hemiparesis and visual changes, nurse expects management will be?   show
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show dyspnea, crackles in lungs, and restlessness  
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Vegetative embolization from the aortic valve occurs where in the body?   show
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Pulmonary emboli occur in (left / right)-sided endocarditis?   show
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Prevention of endocarditis infection recurrence can be addressed by?   show
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show with diaphragm to auscultate a high-pitched continuous rumbling sound  
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show markedly distended jugular veins, ↓ BP, tachycardia, tachypnea, muffled heart sounds  
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show pressure on the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the myocardium and pericardium  
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Chronic constrictive pericarditis is manifested by?   show
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show drop in systolic pressure > 10 mm Hg with expiration  
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show diffuse ST segment elevation  
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show in Fowler's position with a padded over-the-bed table for patient to lean on  
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show anti-inflammatory medications, opioids are not usually indicated  
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Nurse should question pt. with myocarditis specifically about?   show
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show viruses  
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The heart has increased sensitivity to the drug _____ in myocarditis.   show
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Nursing role in prevention of rheumatic fever?   show
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show should not  
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Diagnosis of rheumatic fever is strongly supported in pt. with?   show
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Erythema marginatum is described as?   show
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Antibiotics - use to treat rheumatic fever   show
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show anti-inflammatory and arthritic and joint manifestations  
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show anti-inflammatory and severe carditis  
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show anti-inflammatory and joint manifestations  
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show until symptoms of heart failure are controlled; confined to bed  
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show ↓blood flood and hypertrophy of preceding chamber  
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show a pressure gradient difference across an open valve  
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show mitral valve  
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Most common valvular disease in the US is?   show
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show dyspnea, embolization may result from chronic atrial fibrillation  
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Acute mitral regurgitation hypertension, characteristics?   show
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Cardiogenic shock occurs when?   show
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Chronic mitral regurgitation, characteristics?   show
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Mitral valve prolapse, characteristics?   show
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Aortic stenosis, characteristics?   show
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show sudden onset of cardiovascular collapse  
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Chronic aortic regurgitation, characteristics?   show
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Tricuspid valve disease, characteristics?   show
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Drugs most often prescribed for pts. with mechanical valve placement?   show
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show nitrates; because an adequate preload is necessary to open stiffened aortic valve  
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show palpitations, lightheadedness, dizziness > falls risk  
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show heart failure  
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show older patients with stenosis of any valve  
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show lower in valve repair  
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Open valve repair is (less / more) precise than closed?   show
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Mechanical prosthetic valves require long-term anticoagulation, and is contraindicated in?   show
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show endocarditis  
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The hyperdynamic systolic function creates a diastolic failure in?   show
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Systemic embolization may occur because of stasis of blood in the ventricles in?   show
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show restrictive cardiomyopathy  
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show dilated cardiomyopathy  
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show hypertropic cardiomyopathy  
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No ventricular hypertrophy is found in?   show
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ECG reveals cardiomegaly with thin venricular walls in?   show
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Syncope during increased activity resulting from an obstructed aortic valve outflow occurs in?   show
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Infective myocarditis or exposure to toxins or drugs is often follows?   show
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show hypertropic cardiomyopathy  
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show restrictive cardiomyopathy  
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show hypertropic cardiomyopathy  
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is?   show
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show changes in and weakening of the heart muscle, which causes the heart to fill poorly, squeeze poorly, or both  
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show a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and enlarged. As a result, the heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of the body  
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