02.12 Myocardial Infarction- Inferior Wall for CCRN Review
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Study Tools For 02.12 Myocardial Infarction- Inferior Wall for CCRN Review
Outline
Nursing Points
General
- Inferior Wall MI (Myocardial Infarction)
- Supplied by R coronary artery
- Complications
- Sinus node
- Heart rate bradycardia
- Lightheaded, ringing in ears -> lie flat with legs up -> brings blood to atria (releases natriuretic hormone and increases HR)
- AV node
- Atria-ventricle ‘disconnection’
- Complete heart block
- 3rd degree heart block (multiple p waves for each QRS complex)
- Tx-> pacemaker
- Right atrium and Right ventricle -> Right ventricle infarction
- Mitral valve -> insufficiency
- Sinus node
CCRN Review (Critical Care Certification Review)
This course is a review for the CCRN exam. Experienced critical care nurses that meet the testing criteria can use this course to review key concepts for their CCRN exam, which is a certification for critical care nurses. Criteria to test includes having 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of acutely and/or critically ill patients during the last 2 years (prior to the exam). 875 hours need to be worked in the year prior to your application.