HTHRHSC 2500 Med Term Application 6

She also developed ventricular tachycardia type symptomatology due to sick sinus conduction system disease. At that time a permanent pacemaker was placed to control the arrhythmia. Select all correct responses that describe this arrhythmia.

-potentially fatal condition because the heart is beating so rapidly that it is unable to adequately pump blood through the body -a very rapid heartbeat that begins within the ventricles

Before placement of the pacemaker, Mrs. Doe also experienced bradycardia. What is this arrhythmia?

an abnormally slow resting heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute

Since the hospitalization, Mrs. Doe has been taking many medications to treat her heart disease and other chronic conditions. Amiodarone is a/an ________ (category) medication that controls irregularities of the heartbeat.

antiarrhythmic

Mrs. Doe is also on Coumadin to prevent clots from forming at the stent site. The drug category for Coumadin is ___.

anticoagulant

The cardiologist is concerned that the Plavix was not continued in the nursing home. The consult to the attending physician suggests that this medication be added to the drug regimen to reduce clot formation around the stent site. Plavix is a/an _______ (category), which acts to _______.

antiplatelet; prevents aggregation and clumping of platelets

The assessment indicated that the tachyarrhythmia was due to malfunction of the pacemaker, which was reprogrammed with subsequent resolution of the arrhythmia. Other conditions to be stabilized include the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, _____ and hypertensive heart disease. Hypertension is ____.

diabetes mellitus; the elevation of arterial blood pressure to a level that is likely to cause damage to the cardiovascular system

Mrs. Doe had a previous history of ____ myocardial infarction, which is __________.

non-Q wave; the closure of one or more coronary arteries caused by fatty plaque buildup or a thrombotic occlusion

Mrs. Doe is also taking Toprol XL 50 mg daily. Toprol is a beta blocker which acts to _______.

reduce the workload of heart by slowing the rate of the heartbeat. This drug also lowers blood pressure

During her hospitalization for the MI, Mrs. Doe had a PTCA and ___ placement with good results. PTCA is a ____.

stent; percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in which a small balloon on the end of a catheter is used to open a partially blocked artery.

"The patient was treated with Solu-Medrol in the emergency room and was given Lasix 40 mg IV." Lasix is a diuretic, which is given to ________.

stimulate the kidneys to increase the secretion of urine to rid the body of excess sodium and water; and thereby, decreasing the blood pressure and workload of the heart