Cardiac

Question 1

What is cardiac output?

Answer 1

The amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute

Question 2

What is cardiogenic shock?

Answer 2

Decreased cardiac output in the presence of adequate intravascular volume

Question 3

What is the most common cause of cardiogenic shock?

Answer 3

MI

Question 4

True or False: Cardiogenic shock is an issue with blood volume.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True or False: IV fluids are given as a common treatment for cardiogenic shock.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

True or False: Cardiogenic shock can cause pulmonary oedema.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False: Cardiac output increases and afterload/preload decreases in cardiogenic shock.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

How do nurses typically treat cardiogenic shock?

Answer 8

Administering vasopressors to increase BP. Providing oxygen therapy to improve oxygenation. Monitoring vital signs and fluid balance.

Question 9

What does the P wave on an ECG represent?

Answer 9

Atrial Depolarisation

Question 10

What metabolic changes occur in cardiogenic shock?

Answer 10

Increased anaerobic metabolism, leading to lactic acidosis

Question 11

Your patient has a regular, narrow complex, rapid heart rate greater than 140bpm, what is the rhythm?

Answer 11

Supra-ventricular tachycardia

Question 12

Your patient has an irregular rhythm, narrow complexes and no clear P wave, what rhythm is this?

Answer 12

Atrial Fibrillation