Laboratory values and diagnostic tests

A. Explaining laboratory values and diagnostic tests:
Briefly describe what each laboratory value represents and the reason it is ordered.
Indicate what an abnormal finding means (include normal values if applicable)
1. Troponin I & T
2. Creatine kinase (CK)
3. Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB)
4. Electrocardiogram (ECG)
5. Echocardiogram
6. Stress testing
B. Define the following terms associated with cardiac function:
1. Afterload
2. Cardiac output
3. Contractility
4. Preload
5. Stroke volume
C. MI Medications:
For each medication class, answer each of the following:
1. What is its mechanism of action?
2. Why is it prescribed in an MI? What does it do for the patient?
3. Provide at least 1 example of a medication in this class (use generic names only).
4. List at least 3 nursing assessments that should be done prior to giving this medication.
5. List at least 2 nursing assessments that should be evaluated after giving the
medication.
6. What are complications and/or adverse effects of this medication?
7. What should the nurse teach the patient when taking this medication?
a. Antiplatelet
b. Anticoagulant
c. Narcotic
d. Beta blocker
e. Nitrates
f. Thrombolytics
D. Create a table that compares and contrasts right and left sided heart failure. The table
should include:
1. Signs and symptoms
2. Diagnostic tests
3. Treatment:
a. Dietary considerations
b. Medications (List at least 4 medications used in heart failure and include what
they do and why given)

References

Hoffman & Sullivan (2020). Davis Advantage for Medical Surgical Nursing, (2nd ed.).

Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC. (2016). RN adult medical surgical nursing (10th ed.).