Dr. Zeeshan's NCLEX Quick Tips - Cardio

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CARDIO

Dr. Zeeshan's NCLEX Quick Tips

Dr. Zeeshan Hoodbhoy | NCLEX High Yield


CARDIO

SuPraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) vs Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) suPraventricular tachycardcia - there is some sort of a P wave SVT is SKinny - it has a NARROW QRS Complex VT has no P wave VT has a WIDE QRS Complex


CARDIO

HEART FAILURE education: DR. BEEDSS Diet (no sodium or fluids) Risk for falls (orthostatic hypotension)

BP+BNP shouldn't be elevated Elevate with pillows in high Fowler's Exercise Daily Weights Sex (2 flights of stairs with no SOB) Smoking cessation


CARDIO

HOW TO REMEMBER NORMAL CHOLESTEROL VALUES They are in alphabetical order and increase by 50! HDL: 50 LDL: 100 Triglycerides: 150 Total Cholesterol: 200


CARDIO

Cardiology: Loop Diuretics Furosemide, Bumentanide, Torsemide Think "OOHH DANG!" Orthostatic Hypotension Ototoxicity Hypokalemia Hypomagnesemia Dehydration Allergy (Sulfa's) Nephrotoxic (check BUN and Creatinine) Gout


CARDIO

TREATMENT OF ANGINA "MONA"

Morphine (Make sure to check BP and HR first) Oxygen *helps lower the demand on the heart) Nitroglycerin (for vasodilation) Aspirin (125 - 325 mg)


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Blood Pressure Medication Safe In Pregnancy "Hypertensive Mothers Love Nifedipine" Hydralazine Methyldopa Labetalol Nifedipine Never give a hypertensive mother ARB's or ACE-I's, these are teratogens and will harm the baby!


CARDIO

Remember that heparin and warfarin prevent blood clots, by anti-coagulating.

They don't actually break them down


CARDIO

PAD P - Pale, cool skin - ulcer, intermittent pain A - Absent/decreased pulse, Activity causes pain (intermittent claudication) D - Dry, scale skin Patients with PAD should dangle their legs NEVER ELEVATE


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THE DOUBLE "A" You look at a telemetry strip and see Asystole; what do you do first? Think "Double-A" - Asystole, Assess! Because you always need to assess the patient and the leads first before you take the situation any further


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ACE Inhibitor Acronym "ACE-I" Angioedema - ASK GRAPH (Instead use ARBs) Cough - not worried (Instead use ARBs) Excess Potassium - ASK GRAPH Instead use ARBs Both ARBs and ACE-I cause Excess Potassium and are Teratogens


CARDIO

Popular foods with Vitamin K for the Boards

Kale, Spinach, Cabbage, Broccoli, and Liver


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