The conduction begins with the impulse from the SA node that travels down the atrial wall to the AV node, to the Bundle of His, to the bundle branches, and finally to the Purkinje fibers.

What is the path of blood travel thought the coronary circulation?

The blood travels through the vena cava to the right atrium, through the tricuspid valve to the right ventricle, through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. The pulmonary veins deliver the blood to the left atrium, then through the mitral valve to the left ventricle and out the aorta to the body.

List following indications of right-sided heart failure:

Increased abdominal girth. Edema of feet and ankles. Distended jugular veins.

What is the cause of ventricular fibrillation?

Myocardial ischemia. Infarction.

List some of the following causes of ventricular fibrillation:

Untreated ventricular tachycardia. Electrolyte imbalance. Hypothermia.

List the following nursing interventions for Digoxin/Lanoxin:

Monitor apical pulse; ensure rate is above 60bpm. Monitor for digitalis toxicity; nausea, vomiting, etc.

List the following nursing interventions for Beta-Adrenergic Blockers:

Monitor heart rate and BP carefully. Monitor for bradycardia, hypotension, etc.

List the following nursing interventions for Warfarin/Coumadin:

Asses patient for signs of bleeding and hemorrhage. Review food high in vitamin K. Monitor prothrombin time and international normalized ratio.

What's the CAB of CPR?

C, circulation. A, restore airway B, restore breathing

Decreased blood supply to body organ or part, often marked by pain and organ dysfunction.

Ischemia.

What is used to treat abrupt or threatened vessel closure after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA?

Stent placement.

What occurs from chronic deep vein insufficiency and stasis blood in the venous system of the legs?

Venous stasis ulcers.

What can develop after a deep vein thrombosis?

Postphlebetic syndrome; swelling of the extremity.

What is the inflammation of a vein in conjunction with the formation of the thrombus; it occurs frequently in women and effects people of all races.

Thrombophlebitis.

What is an occlusive vascular condition in which the small and medium-sized arteries become inflamed and thrombotic?

Buerger's disease.

A chronic condition; amputation may be necessary if the condition progresses due to chronic infection and extensive tissue distruction.

Buerger's disease.

What disease is cause by intermittent arterial spasms?

Raynaud's disease.

What would a patient complain about when having Raynaud's disease?

Chronically cold hands and feet.

True or False: People whose blood pressure is in the prehypertensive range are twice the risk for developing hypertension as people with normal value?

True.

List some of the following patient teaching for a patient with heart failure?

Monitor weight. Low sodium diet. Eat small meals. Eat foods high in potassium. Take ALL prescribed medications. Report signs of hypotension, to health care provider.

What is the prominent factor of the development o valvular disease?

History of rheumatic fever.

The streptococcal infection in children may lie dormant for years in where?

Mitral valve or aortic valves.

What is produced when pulmonary edema occurs.

Frothy sputum is produced from air mixing with the fluid in the alveoli.

The accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung tissues and alveoli, most often cause by heart failure.

Pulmonary edema.

The following consequences of left ventricular failure:

Decreased cardiac output. Pulmonary congestion.

The following consequences of right ventricular failure.

Chronic pulmonary disease. Pulmonary hypertension.