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Is cardiac tamponade considered serious?
Cardiac tamponade is a serious medical emergency and must be treated immediately.
A stab wound to the heart can result in cardiac tamponade this means that?
a stab wound to the heart can result in cardiac tamponade
How common is cardiac tamponade?
Cardiac tamponade has an incidence of two in 10,000 the general U.S. population. Approximately 2% of cases are attributed to injuries that penetrate the chest.
What type of shock does cardiac tamponade predispose a patient to?
cardiogenic
What is the most accurate way to diagnose cardiac tamponade?
When cardiac tamponade is suspected, accurate diagnosis can be life-saving. The most accurate way to identify this condition is by using a test called an echocardiogram.
What injury would most likely cause obstructive shock?
Cardiac tamponade
Pericardial effusion may develop into a serious compression of the heart called?
Cardiac tamponade
What is pericardial aspiration?
aspiration of pericardial fluid for diagnostic purposes or treating cardiac tamponade
What is the most frequent cardiac manifestation of digoxin toxicity in children?
Bradycardia
When should cardiac pacing be administered to a patient with symptomatic bradycardia with a pulse?
AFTER CPR
What three nursing diagnosis for bradycardia?
Increases risk for alteration in tissue perfusion related to decreased cardiac output as evidenced by bradycardia. This is what i have.... I need 2 more! :)
What are 2 nursing diagnosis for bradycardia?
Decreased Cardiac output r/t slow heart rate supplying inadequate amount of blood for body function. Ineffective Tissue perfusion:cerebral r/t decreased cardiac output secondary to bradycardia
