NU551 Unit 6 midterm exam
questions with correct
answers.
52-year-old male presents with pooling of blood in the veins of the lower extremities and
edema. The diagnosis is chronic venous insufficiency, and an expected assessment
finding of
this disorder is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Symptoms include edema of the lower
extremities and hyperpigmentation of the skin of the feet and
ankles. Edema in these areas may extend to the knees.
56-year-old male is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Which of the
following modifiable risk factors would the nurse suggest the patient change? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be
the first behavior the patient changes
60-year-old male is diagnosed with cerebral aneurysm. Where does the nurse suspect
the cerebral aneurysm is located? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cerebral aneurysms
often occur in the circle of Willis
A 1-month-old infant visits his primary care provider for a well-baby check. Physical
exam reveals decreased cardiac output, hypotension, tachycardia, and a loud murmur
suggestive of aortic stenosis. Which of the following would be expected with this
diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The infant with aortic stenosis will also be
experiencing ventricular hypertrophy because of the resistance of blood flow from the
left ventricle into the aorta.
A 1-month-old infant was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus (TA) with a ventricular
septal defect. Which of the following would the nurse also expect? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅TA is failure of normal separation and division of the embryonic outflow
track into a pulmonary artery
and an aorta, resulting in a single vessel that exits the heart.
A 1-year-old female with a ventricular septal defect is experiencing left-sided heart
failure. Which of the following symptoms will most likely occur? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Left heart failure in infants is manifested as poor feeding and sucking,
often leading to failure to
thrive and periorbital edema.
, A 13-year-old female took a weight loss drug that activated the sympathetic nervous
system. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse expect?
a. Increased intranodal conduction time
b. Increased cardiac conduction
c. Decreased heart rate
d. Decreased myocardial contraction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. INCREASED
CARDIAC CONDUCTION
A 2-week-old infant presents with poor feeding, fatigue, dyspnea, and a murmur. She is
diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). A nurse recalls this condition results
in
a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅PDA is failure of the fetal ductus arteriosus to close.
The continued patency of this vessel allows blood
to flow from the higher-pressure aorta to the lower-pressure pulmonary artery, causing a
left-to-right
shunt.
A 22-year-old pregnant female presents for a fetal echocardiogram. Tests reveal small
left
atrium and mitral valve and an absent left ventricle and aortic valve. The diagnosis is
hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). The nurse will anticipate that the treatment for
this
defect is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An indication for neonatal heart transplant
A 22-year-old pregnant woman presents to her OB/GYN for a prenatal checkup. The
heartbeat sounds irregular, and a fetal echocardiogram reveals an atrioventricular canal
(AVC) defect. This defect is the result of: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅AVC defect is the
result of incomplete fusion of endocardial cushions. A
patent ductus is the failure of the ductus arteriosus to close.
A 28-year-old female presents with severe chest pain and shortness of breath. She
is diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, which most likely originated from the: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The most likely origin of the embolism is from the deep
veins of the legs.
A 28-year-old female with seizure disorder has a vagus nerve stimulator implanted to
help control seizure activity. Which of the following would the nurse also expect to
occur?
a. Increased speed of cardiac cycle
b. Decreased cardiac conduction
c. Increased cardiac contractility
d. Decreased vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. DECREASED CARDIAC
CONDUCTION
questions with correct
answers.
52-year-old male presents with pooling of blood in the veins of the lower extremities and
edema. The diagnosis is chronic venous insufficiency, and an expected assessment
finding of
this disorder is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Symptoms include edema of the lower
extremities and hyperpigmentation of the skin of the feet and
ankles. Edema in these areas may extend to the knees.
56-year-old male is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Which of the
following modifiable risk factors would the nurse suggest the patient change? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be
the first behavior the patient changes
60-year-old male is diagnosed with cerebral aneurysm. Where does the nurse suspect
the cerebral aneurysm is located? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Cerebral aneurysms
often occur in the circle of Willis
A 1-month-old infant visits his primary care provider for a well-baby check. Physical
exam reveals decreased cardiac output, hypotension, tachycardia, and a loud murmur
suggestive of aortic stenosis. Which of the following would be expected with this
diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The infant with aortic stenosis will also be
experiencing ventricular hypertrophy because of the resistance of blood flow from the
left ventricle into the aorta.
A 1-month-old infant was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus (TA) with a ventricular
septal defect. Which of the following would the nurse also expect? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅TA is failure of normal separation and division of the embryonic outflow
track into a pulmonary artery
and an aorta, resulting in a single vessel that exits the heart.
A 1-year-old female with a ventricular septal defect is experiencing left-sided heart
failure. Which of the following symptoms will most likely occur? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Left heart failure in infants is manifested as poor feeding and sucking,
often leading to failure to
thrive and periorbital edema.
, A 13-year-old female took a weight loss drug that activated the sympathetic nervous
system. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse expect?
a. Increased intranodal conduction time
b. Increased cardiac conduction
c. Decreased heart rate
d. Decreased myocardial contraction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. INCREASED
CARDIAC CONDUCTION
A 2-week-old infant presents with poor feeding, fatigue, dyspnea, and a murmur. She is
diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). A nurse recalls this condition results
in
a(n): - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅PDA is failure of the fetal ductus arteriosus to close.
The continued patency of this vessel allows blood
to flow from the higher-pressure aorta to the lower-pressure pulmonary artery, causing a
left-to-right
shunt.
A 22-year-old pregnant female presents for a fetal echocardiogram. Tests reveal small
left
atrium and mitral valve and an absent left ventricle and aortic valve. The diagnosis is
hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). The nurse will anticipate that the treatment for
this
defect is: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An indication for neonatal heart transplant
A 22-year-old pregnant woman presents to her OB/GYN for a prenatal checkup. The
heartbeat sounds irregular, and a fetal echocardiogram reveals an atrioventricular canal
(AVC) defect. This defect is the result of: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅AVC defect is the
result of incomplete fusion of endocardial cushions. A
patent ductus is the failure of the ductus arteriosus to close.
A 28-year-old female presents with severe chest pain and shortness of breath. She
is diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, which most likely originated from the: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The most likely origin of the embolism is from the deep
veins of the legs.
A 28-year-old female with seizure disorder has a vagus nerve stimulator implanted to
help control seizure activity. Which of the following would the nurse also expect to
occur?
a. Increased speed of cardiac cycle
b. Decreased cardiac conduction
c. Increased cardiac contractility
d. Decreased vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. DECREASED CARDIAC
CONDUCTION
