CICU Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. Cath procedure for stenotic valves
  2. 6. Continuous IV medication often seen in heart transplants to help increase their heart rate, familiarly
  3. 10. Set this to 50% for PDA stents and BTT shunts
  4. 15. CPAP-PS 8/5 at 0600, perhaps?
  5. 16. Continuous IV loop diuretic, familiarly
  6. 17. VSD, overriding aorta, RV hypertrophy, and RVOT obstruction: Abbr.
  7. 21. Heart rate x stroke volume
  8. 22. This medication relaxes pulmonary, and other ;), vasculature
  9. 23. Heparin reversal agent
  10. 25. This ventilator maintains constant lung inflation to reduce injury
  11. 27. Do this starting at 0.5-1J/kg
  12. 29. Arrythmia commonly seen after surgeries involving the septal wall
  13. 32. Check for this prior to extubation
  14. 34. DIY ASD?
  15. 36. Pump resistance, in a way?
  16. 38. Protein found in the heart muscle that is released in myocardial injury or ischemia
  17. 39. Minutes in a CPR cycle
  18. 40. Continuous IV calcium channel blocker that relaxes vascular smooth muscle
  19. 42. This vent setting can be increased to help with oxygenation
  20. 43. Monitor for this after an arterial switch or BTT shunt
  21. 45. This surgery connects the SVC to the pulmonary artery
  22. 47. Agitation with elevated CVP, hypotension, tachycardia. Can someone grab my fentanyl!?
  23. 48. Syndrome with one or more R-pulmonary veins returning to IVC and a hypoplastic R-lung
Down
  1. 1. A straight line perhaps?
  2. 2. My heart is full, in a way?
  3. 3. pVT or VF perhaps?
  4. 4. This surgically implanted tube connects a branch of the aorta to the pulmonary artery, familiarly
  5. 7. It is said these are preload dependent and afterload sensitive: Abbr.
  6. 8. This medication slows conduction through the AV node with a half-life of <10 seconds
  7. 9. Syndrome that may cause cardiac defects as well as abnormally low calcium levels
  8. 11. Given every 3-5 minutes in codes
  9. 12. Continuous IV medication that improves inotropy and causes vasodilation
  10. 13. O2: oxygenation as CO2: _______
  11. 14. Monitoring this metabolism byproduct level in the blood indicates how well kidneys are filtering waste products.
  12. 18. Pacemaker mode used in complete heart block: Abbr.
  13. 19. Pacemaker mode used to break out of reentrant atrial tachyarrhythmias: Abbr.
  14. 20. Gas used for pulmonary hypertension and RV dysfunction, for short
  15. 24. Syndrome that affects connective tissues in the body including heart and blood vessels
  16. 26. This immunosuppressant adheres to plastic and requires flushing of NG tubes before and after administration (and no plastic spoons!)
  17. 28. LV and RV mix-up, in a way?
  18. 30. Defect with a malformation of the tricuspid valve leading to a big ol' RA
  19. 31. Hypotension, jugular vein distention, and muffled heart sounds
  20. 33. This surgically implanted tube connects the RV to the pulmonary artery
  21. 35. This heart failure medication combines two medications including an ACE-inhibitor
  22. 37. Byproduct of anaerobic metabolism, for short
  23. 41. 3 indicators of good quality CPR: rate, depth, and _____
  24. 44. A widdle tiny weft side: Abbr.
  25. 46. Post-op slump: Abbr.