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Module 7 > Care Of A Cardiac Patient > Flashcards

Care Of A Cardiac Patient Flashcards

1
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How do cardiac pt take aspirin

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Chew it .. goes to blood stream faster

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2
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When a pt is prescribed nitro what should we teach

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Increases blood flow to area , you may pass out due to low BP and low HR

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In an emergent situation and a pt is getting a heart attack and you are not at the hospital .. what do we give ?

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Aspirin

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When a pt is taking an ACE/ARB for acute coronary syndrom.. what do we teach

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It may cause a dry hacking cough … adverse effect so report

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Nstemi

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No ST elevation
12-72 hours in cath lab
Partial occlusion
Still important ..cath labor meds
Cardiac enzymes will be raised

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After how many hours will necrosis take place in a nstemi

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12 hours

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Stemi

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Complete occulision
Code stemi , 02
Cath lab within 90 minutes
Elevated cardiac enzymes

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How can you assess for unstable angina

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Give them nitro and chest pain goes away

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9
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After how many hours does necrosis take place in a stemi

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4-6 hours

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10
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First thing you do when a patient comes in with a NSTEMI and it converts to a stemi …

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Call the physician to go to cath lab immediately

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11
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Squeezing description

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Burning /heartburn

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12
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Rightness feeling for MI

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Band like sensation

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13
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Why is the first thing we do not cardiac enzymes lab work after suspected MI

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Takes 5-6 hours to increase

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14
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Stress test

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Done physically on a treadmill …chemically is typically more expensive but is IVP

Long term treatment

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15
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Collateral circulation

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How your body compensates to get blood flow but can be a bad thing because you can get a clot into one of the small trees

Can live with it but higher BP and until you get a clot

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Troponin

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**BEST lab that determines an MI

Elevated 4-6 hours after injury and peaks 10-24 hours
Level is <0.03 (I)
<0.1 NG/mL (T)

Returns to baseline 10-14 days

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17
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Creatine kinase (CK )

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  • found in the muscle but not specific to the heart
    All it does is tell us muscle damage ( so not accurate for MI just in general can be high if you just worked out)

Can be + but does not mean you had an MI

Elevated 6 hours after injury peaks at 18 hours

Level 30-170 U/L
Returns to normal 24-36 hours following injury

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18
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Myoglobin (CK-MB)

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Tells us how much heart damage was

Specific to cardiac
Elevates within two hours peaks at 3-15 hours
Level = <90
Returns to normal 12-24 hours after injury

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19
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Medications for MI

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NITRATES
Beta blockers
Antiplatelets agents
Anticoagulants
Thrombolytic therapy

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20
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Nitrates

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Nitroglycerin

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21
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Betablocker for MI

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Metoprolol

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22
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Your patient complains of Chest pain what do you do?

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Rest
Apply o2 non rebreather
Vital signs- also check manually
EKG
Ensure adequate IV access ( large bore)
Meds
Get pt ready for repurfusion therapy

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23
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Thrombolytic therapy for MI

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Alteplase ( not given often)

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24
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Why do you need large bore access and 2 IV when a pt has a stemi

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Fluids and bloods getting them ready for cath lab

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25
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Order for chest pain of meds

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Nitrates 3X
Morphine
In cath lab for PCI

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26
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What is the function of a Betablocker for an MI

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Lower BP HR and pumping ability

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27
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What does the PT. And INR tell us

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How fast it clots should be elevated 2-3X normal be therapeutic

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28
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Heparin half life

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30 minutes

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29
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Antiplatelet agents for mi

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ASA /clopidogrel eptifibatide
Aspirin

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30
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What tells me if heparin or ENOXAPARIN is therapeutic

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Pt and INR

Must be 2-3x normal to be therapeutic

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31
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Before we take pt to cath lab what is the reason we give them heparin instead of an anti platelet agent?

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Heparin has a half life of 30 minutes and the anti platelet like plavix has a 6 hour half life

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32
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What should we do immediately if we notice the pt has heparin induced thrombocytopenia ( HIT)

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D/c heparin immediately

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When do we suspect HIT

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Pit. <150 or a drop of 50% or more from baseline **
Arterial or venous thrombosis
Acute systemic reactions after admin

34
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Gold standard for MI treatment

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PIC

35
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Biggest thing we are worried about after PCI or cardiac bypass

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Bleeding out

36
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Signs of bleeding out

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Low bp , high hr , no pulses

37
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What do we do when we realize a pt is bleeding out

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Call doc
Apply pressure lots

38
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How are we assessing for bleeding out

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Whatever leg it was on - right or left peripheral vascular assessment ( is it warm, can they move it, do they have a pulse, can they feel it, can’t move big toes, what’s the color)

Do also a peripheral vascular on opposite one to know baseline to see a change

39
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If a pt comes back from surgery and have no pulse after what do we do

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Call doctor immediately its an emergency

40
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Cardiogenic shock

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Low bp high HR

41
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common cause of cardiogenic shock

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trauma .. due to MI
Is life threatening / high mortality rate 50-75%

42
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Difference between cardiogenic shock and hypovolemic shock

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Cardiogenic shock is a pump problem

Hypovolemic is a fluid problem

43
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What symptoms are we treating for cardiogenic shock

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Dysrhythmias
Hypotension
Fluid over load

44
Q

Modifiable risk factors

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Diet
Lifestyle
Bad habits
Smoking
Etc

45
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Why do we want someone who had a cardiac bypass to cough

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To clear out secretions and to open up lungs to avoid pneumonia

46
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Why do we need a heart pillow after cardiac bypass

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So when they cough it hurts like crazy so holding the pillow and applying pressure helps

47
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When you are in pain how do you breath

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Shallow

48
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Why would someone with cardiac bypass have a high glucose

A

Due to stress so will have an insulin slide scale

49
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You are administering insulin to a pt and the family member comes in saying they dont need it because they are not diabetic.. what do you do??

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Educate.. when our body is stressed it releases epinephrine which increases our blood glucose so pt does need to be on insulin sliding scale to counteract that and control sugar

50
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Why is it important to control blood glucose in a cardiac bypass pt

A

To encourage healing

51
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How does chest tube fluid present immediately after post op

A

Frank blood

52
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Chest tube drainage greater than 1 hour post op

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Serosanguinous

53
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What should drainage not be in chest tube

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Not greater than 100 mL /hr

If it is greater than 100 ml /hr something is wrong so it messes with hemodynamics so call doctor asap
Pt may feel weak , tired, hr may drop bp may drop

54
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What should we never do with chest tubes

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Never milk or clamp them .. not our scope of practice

And it can cause trauma

55
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Why dont we use petroleum jelly with dressing on chest tube any more

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Eats the sutures and attracts bacteria

56
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How is the dressing on a chest tube

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Sterile dressing with tape so tape on 3 sides

57
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If chest tube disconnects from set up or set up breaks?

A

Change the collection system

58
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if chest tube is pulled out ?

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Put the tip in sterile water put pale over it immediately and cover the hole to prevent anything bad from being sucked in

59
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How many times do you lay eyes on chest tube drainage

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Every hour

60
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3 major symptoms of cardiac tampomade. “Becks triad”

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Hypotension
JVD
Muffled heart sounds

61
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Preload

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Volume of blood in ventricles at ther end of diastole ( end diastolic pressure)

62
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When is preload increased in

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Hypervolemia
Regurgitation of cardiac valves

63
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After load

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Resistance left ventricle must over come to circulate blood

64
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After load Increased in

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Hypertension
Vasoconstriction

65
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Stroke volume

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Amount of blood put out by left ventricle in one contraction

66
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Cardiac out put

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Amount of blood if the heart pumps through circulatory system in one min

67
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If the right side of my heart fails what will we see

A

Swollen ankles , generalized edema

68
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If in left sided failure what are we going to see

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Pulmonary congestion , decreased cardiac output which big toe lacks perfusion

69
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Decrease perfusion means

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Decrease o2 and nutrients

70
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Meds for CAD

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Metformin beta blockers , statin

71
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Statin education

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Take at night body produces more chol at night

Makes your face flush

72
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What do we assess for calcium blockers

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Hr above 60

73
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What do we assess for beta blockers

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Hr and bp

74
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Nitrates are given how

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Under the tongue

75
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If a pt goes from nstemi to stemi what do the patients typically have

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Pulmonary congestion, course crackles , trouble breathing

76
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Main goal of cardiac bypass and PCI

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Reprofusion of cardiac muscle

77
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Dysrhythmia treatment for cardiogenic shock

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Amiodarone

78
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Hypotension treatment for cardiogenic shock

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Positive inotropic and vasopressor agents such as norepinephrine and dopamine

79
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What should we avoid when treating cardiogenic shock

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Beta blockers lower bp

80
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Why do we treat cardiogenic shock with 250 mp fluid challenge

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To see if it would work and if it doesn’t we would stop

81
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Treatment for fluid overload with cardiogenic shock

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Diuretics and vasodialators

82
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At a hr greater than 180.. what starts to happen

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Leads to decrease CO , and stroke volume

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