Cardiovascular Critical Care |
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Preface xi | 1 |
The Cardiovascular Critical Care Nurse | 16 |
Anatomy and Physiology | 25 |
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activity acute altered aorta aortic arrhythmias assessment atrial atrium balloon becomes block blood flow blood pressure body cardiac output cardiovascular catheter cause cells changes chest circulation clinical closed complex conduction continuous contraction coronary artery critical decrease determine diastolic directed disease drugs effect electrical equipment factors fluid function heart heart failure heart rate hypertension impulse increase indication infarction insertion interval leads left ventricular Lung measures mechanical medications minute mitral valve monitoring muscle myocardial myocardial infarction necessary node normal nurse occur oxygen pain patient perfusion peripheral phase placed position potential prepared present problem procedure produces pulmonary artery pulse pump recorded reduce reflect requires resistance response rest result risk severe shock sodium sounds stimulation surgery systolic Table therapy tion tissue treatment unit usually valve vascular veins venous ventricle ventricular vessels volume wave