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MED-SURG: CARDIOVASC ULAR
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT CORRECT
ANSWER:WERS
- A client complains of crushing chest pain that radiates
to his left arm. He should be presented with the following
treatment:
- Aspirin, oxygen, nitroglycerin, and morphine
- Aspirin, oxygen, nitroglycerin, and codeine
- Oxygen, nitroglycerin, meperidine, and thrombolytics
- Aspirin, oxygen, nitroprusside, and morphine
CORRECT ANSWE R:wer: 1. Aspirin, oxygen, nitroglycerin, and morphine
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- Which lifestyle changes should a client diagnosed with
- Smoking cessation
coronary artery disease consider?
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- Establishing a regular exercise routine
- Weight reduction
- All of the Above
CORRECT ANSWER: wer: 4. All of the Above
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- A client's cardiac monitor alarm sounds, indicating
ventricular tachycardia. The nurse should:
- perform immediate defibrillation.
- Assess the client.
- Call the physician.
- Administer a precordial thump.
CORRECT ANSWER: wer: 2. Assess the client.
4. A complication of peripheral vascular disease may be:
- stasis ulcer.
- Pressure ulcer.
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- Gastric ulcer.
- Duodenal ulcer.
CORRECT ANSWER: wer: 1. stasis ulcer.
5. A key diagnostic test for heart failure is:
- serum potassium.
- B-type natriuretic peptide.
- Troponin I
- cardiac enzymes.
CORRECT ANSWER: wer: 2. B-type natriuretic peptide.
- While auscultating the heart sounds of a client with
mitral insufficiency, the nurse hears an extra heart sound immediately after the S2. The nurse should document this
extra heart sound as a:
1. S1.
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2. S3.
3. S4.
- mitral murmur.
CORRECT ANSWER: wer: 2. S3.
Rationale: An S3, is heard following an S2. This indicates
that the client is experiencing heart failure and results from increased filling pressures. An S1 is a normal heart sound made by the closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves. An S4 is heard before S1 and is caused by resistance to ventricular filling. A murmur of mitral insufficiency occurs during systole and is heard when there's turbulent blood flow across the valve.
- A nurse administers heparin to a client with deep vein
thrombophlebitis. Which laboratory value should the nurse monitor to determine the effectiveness of heparin?