Sandy - Cardiovascular

1. First-line medication for anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest
3. Heart rate increase seen in aortic stenosis and sickle cell crisis
6. Sublingual medication taken every 5 minutes for chest pain, up to 3 doses
7. Used for pain, preload and afterload reduction, and anxiety in MI and pulmonary edema
9. Life-threatening arrhythmia treated with magnesium
10. Medication used to treat symptomatic bradycardia
12. Pulses expected temporarily after cardiac catheterization
15. Lab where STEMI patients are transferred for reperfusion therapy
17. Yellow-green vision change seen in digoxin toxicity
18. Low blood pressure due to decreased cardiac output in aortic stenosis
19. Surgery where veins (often saphenous) are grafted to bypass blocked arteries

2. Ultrasound test used to evaluate heart structure and valve mobility
4. Medication that increases risk of kidney injury when combined with contrast dye
5. Lab test elevated in acute heart failure, released from ventricles when stretched
8. Common access site for cardiac angiography (along with radial)
11. Gold-standard cardiac enzyme elevated in myocardial infarction
12. Can increase systolic BP by causing vasoconstriction
13. Description of stiff aortic valve in aortic stenosis
14. Condition where the heart is compressed, hallmark = muffled heart sounds
16. Medication used for dysrhythmias, must assess HR before giving