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NUR 445 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ /ARIZONA COLLEGE OF
NURSING
What are the side/adverse effects of antidysrhythmic drugs like amiodarone and dronedarone?
- Slows heart rate
- Affects thyroid and liver, and pulmonary function
What changes do you expect with ST elevation?Signs of a STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction)
What is isosorbide dinitrate and what does it do?This is another form of nitrate that reduces preload and afterload
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What is the treatment for symptomatic bradycardia?Atropine
Which patients are at high risk for digitalis toxicity?People with poor renal function, CKD, and the elderly
What do we look for when we give digoxin?Improved contractility (ejection fraction)
What are the signs and symptoms of digoxin toxicity?Visual disturbances, N/V, anorexia
What does a lipid profile measure?
- TG
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- HDL
- Total cholesterol
What are the risks for heart disease?Various factors such as...
- Smoking
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Family history (genetics)
What medications are indicated for patients with angina?ONAM (Oxygen, Nitroglycerin, Aspirin, Morphine)
Which medications are contraindicated in angina?-fil drugs (e.g., sildenafil, vardenafil) and Viagra 3 / 4
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What are the atypical manifestations of myocardial infarction?
- Women: Neck, jaw, shoulder, abdominal pain
- Elderly: Confused, dyspnea, syncope, weakness
- Diabetics: SOB, fatigue
When should discharge medications for total obstruction prevention be given to patients with coronary artery disease?When they are admitted for coronary artery disease
Describe what causes prinzmetal angina.Prinzmetal angina is caused by coronary artery spasm, not plaque formation, and usually occurs at rest and in clusters and at night
Where do you get the blood from when doing ABGs?Artery, ART line
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