You are caring for a 63-year-old woman who has just returned to the cardiac care unit after PTCA and stent placement to the right coronary artery. Her proximal right coronary artery had a 90%...


You are caring for a 63-year-old woman who has just returned to the cardiac care unit after PTCA and stent placement to the right coronary artery. Her proximal right coronary artery had a 90% occlusive lesion. She has her arterial sheath in place to the right femoral artery. She is receiving intravenous nitroglycerin and eptifibatide (Integrilin).


a. What type of dysrhythmia would you anticipate if her right coronary artery were to reocclude?


b. Prioritize your actions on her arrival.


c. What type of assessment would you perform regarding the sheath?



May 04, 2022
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