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What is it called when you request for a medication that's to be administered to a patient in a hospital?
Medication orders
When should cardiac pacing be administered to a patient with symptomatic bradycardia with a pulse?
AFTER CPR
What significance do high pressure readings from a cardiac catheterization have?
Pressure readings that are higher than normal are significant for a patient's overall diagnosis.
What is the largest amount of medication to be administered in the patient immediately called?
Loading dose?
What restrictions must a patient adhere to prior to a cardiac catheterization?
Because this procedure is categorized as a surgery, the patient will be instructed not to eat or drink anything for at least six hours prior to the test.
What sensation may the patient feel when a dye is injected into the catheter during a cardiac catheterization?
During this time, the patient may experience a hot, flushed feeling or a quickly passing nausea.
Is heart failure chronic?
chronic heart failure is demonstrated by a cardiac catheterization or nuclear medicine study. During cardiac catheterization, the patient's cardiac function will be measured by cardiac output, ejection fraction and cardiovascular pressures.
A request for medication that is to be administered to a patient in a hospital is called?
That request is typically called a "medication order" or simply an "order" for short. It is a directive from a healthcare provider specifying the medication, dosage, frequency, and route of administration for a patient.
How is a patient's dose of radiation from cardiac catheterization minimized?
using lead shielding in the form of blankets or pads over certain body parts and by choosing the appropriate dose during fluoroscopy.
What must a patient do just prior to a cardiac catheterization?
Just before the test begins, the patient will urinate and change into a hospital gown, then lie flat on a padded table that may also be tilted in order for the heart to be examined from a variety of angles.
What are some of the tests that a patient will have before surgery for congenital heart defects?
includes a physical exam, a detailed family history, a chest x ray , an electrocardiogram, an echocardiogram, and usually, cardiac catheterization. Blood tests will be performed
What procedures may be recommended after a patient undergoes a cardiac catheterization?
The cardiologist may assess the patient's need and readiness for coronary bypass surgery, or perhaps a less invasive approach, such as dilation of a narrowed blood vessel either surgically or with the use of a balloon (angioplasty ).
