Cardiovascular Study Guide/Lecture Outline

1. List the foods that are high in vitamin K?

2. Given a diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction (MI) what lab results should the nurse

expect to review?

3. What is TPA? Why is it given to a patient having an MI? How is it administered?

4. Review the following laboratory values. For each list a normal result and evaluate

the meaning for a patient with cardiovascular disease? Troponin, CK-MB, LDL,

SaO2, PT/INR, PTT, HDL, triglyceride, total cholesterol, homocysteine, C-

reactive protein, Magnesium and potassium.

5. Your client is scheduled for a heart catherization. You briefly teach him the

important things he needs to know before having the procedure. List priority

topics you will address for pre and post procedure.

6. What other source, besides cardiac ischemia, may be responsible for chest and

abdominal discomfort?

7. Nurses need good observational skills. Explain how a good nursing assessment

can contribute to understanding the cause of pain your client is having?

8. Your client rings her call bell. When you arrive, she has her hand placed over her

heart and tells you she is having that heavy feeling again.” She is not diaphoretic

or nauseated but states she is SOB. What can you do to make her more

comfortable?

9. Why does a client with a myocardial infarction need beta blockers?

10. What are some common side effects of beta blockers

11. What are some side effects of digoxin therapy you should monitor for your client

with cardiovascular disease?

12. What is the action of heparin and coumadin?

13. What is the antidote for heparin and coumadin?

14. List nursing implications for administering heparin and coumadin.

15. Your client is presenting with chest pain. What are some important questions you

should incorporate in your rapid assessment of this client?

16. Your client had been diagnosed with thromboangiitis obliterans. What should you

include in your client education, prior to discharge?

17. What is a normal PR interval?

18. What is a normal QRS complex?

19. What is atrial depolarization and atrial repolarization?

20. What is ventricular depolarization and repolarization?

21. What does an elevated ST segment indicate?

22. What does an elevated T wave indicate?

23. What are the nursing implications for a client receiving Nitroglycerin?

24. What is the purpose for administering Nitroglycerin?

25. What does the acronym ONAM or MONA mean?

26. How doe you determine an atrial rate?

27. How do you determine a ventricular rate?

28. What is NSTEMI?

29. What is STEMI?

30. What is unstable angina?

31. What is stable angina?

32. What is prinzmetal’s angina?

33. How do you differentiate an MI from angina and gastrointestinal problems?

34. What is a PTCA?

35. What is prehypertension?

36. What is hypertension?

37. What is stage I hypertension?

38. What is hypertension urgency?

39. What is hypertension emergency?

40. What is hypertension crisis?

41. What is Raynaud’ disease? What should you teach the client with Raynaud’s

disease?

42. Why would a client receive Isordil? What should you teach this client about

vasodilators?

43. What is t-PA? Why and when is it administered?

44. What is Virchow’s triad?

45. Identify risk factors for DVT.

46. Which medications would you expect a client with DVT to have ordered?

47. You are conducting a physical assessment on a client with a DVT. What are the

most important assessments you should make during this physical examination?
48. What is the most serious complication of DVT? List eight assessment findings

you should monitor closely in clients who have a diagnosis of DVT.

49. What is intermittent claudication?

50. List risk factors associated with intermittent claudication.

51. List non-modifiable risk factors for CAD.

52. List six modifiable risk factors for CAD.

53. Which laboratory values should you review for a client with hyperlipidemia?