Common Cardiac Procedures

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  1. 3. This blood thinning gtt can be stopped right before most of the procedures (not ORs).
  2. 6. Patients should use this one last time prior to leaving the floor for procedure.
  3. 7. A __________ heart catheterization is used for coronary angiography and angioplasty, stent placement, and other procedures on the vessels of the heart.
  4. 12. If this level is too high a procedure could be contraindicated.
  5. 14. A pacemaker implanted directly in the atria without leads.
  6. 15. Access sites (neck, groin, wrist) should initially be assessed during __________ to ensure a good baseline is obtained.
  7. 17. The neck and ________ access sites do not require bed rest.
  8. 18. A right heart catheterization uses _________ access.
  9. 19. The INR and this lab should be checked prior to taking the patient for procedure.
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  1. 1. Important medications that are ok to give prior to left heart catheterizations (acronym).
  2. 2. The document signed by patients with physicians showing patients are in agreement with the procedure and understand the associated risks.
  3. 4. Post procedural documentation occurs on this flowsheet.
  4. 5. A left heart catheterization uses _________ access.
  5. 8. The process of threading a catheter up to a narrow artery and inflating a balloon to push plaque aside and opening up the artery
  6. 9. An allergy to this requires premedication arrangements when the patient is going for a left heart cath.
  7. 10. Closure device for wrist access sites.
  8. 11. __________, redness, and swelling at the site are serious complications.
  9. 13. A ________ heart catheterization is used to measure pressures, cardiac output, diagnose heart conditions, and can also be used to obtain biopsies.
  10. 16. The number of times q1 hr vitals are done within progressive vital signs protocol.