Heart Failure for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)

The physician orders Amiodarone (Cordarone) at a loading dose of 150 mg IV bolus over 10 minutes at 15 mg/min. Then a maintenance infusion of 360 mg over 6 hours at 1mg/min. Amiodarone (Cordarone) is indicated because it:

Which statement about dopamine is true?

The 12-lead EKG demonstrates ST elevation in leads V1 through V3. The nurse interprets this as an acute MI involving the:

The physician orders an ACE inhibitor to be added to the patient’s medication regimen for treatment of congestive heart failure. The nurse understands the pharmacologic effects of ACE inhibitors to include:

Treatment of a patient with symptomatic complete heart block that is refractory to atropine typically includes:

The nurse understands that the physical assessmentfindings of a patient with right ventricular failure would typically include:

The nurse anticipates which diagnostic results to be expected findings in a patient with congestive heart failure?

The nurse understands that the most common cause ofright ventricular failure is:

The nurse would suspect the development of a lateral wall MI in a patient who demonstrates:

You assess a patient’s blood pressure to be 90/60 mmHg and pulse rate 116 beats/minute and irregular. Based on the above vital signs, the nurse determines the patient’s pulse pressure to be: