ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM
CARDIOVASCULAR ENDOCRINE
GASTROINTESTINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Hypertension.
Answer: high blood pressure
◉ myocardial infarction (MI).
Answer: heart attack; death of myocardial tissue (infarction) caused
by ischemia (loss of blood flow) as a result of an occlusion
(plugging) of a coronary artery; usually caused by atherosclerosis;
symptoms include pain in the chest or upper body (shoulders, neck,
and jaw), shortness of breath, diaphoresis, and nausea
◉ angiography (arteriography).
Answer: x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast
material
◉ cardiac catheterization.
, Answer: CC; a diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed
into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart
◉ cardiac catheter ablation.
Answer: flexible tube is threaded through blood vessels into the
heart to destroy (ablate) abnormal tissue that causes arrhythmias;
electricity
◉ CABG.
Answer: coronary artery bypass graft
◉ coronary artery bypass graft.
Answer: surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to heart
muscle by detouring around blocked arteries
◉ Stents.
Answer: wire mesh cylinder inserted into a clogged artery to hold it
open
◉ balloon angioplasty.
Answer: a procedure in which a balloon attached to the end of a
catheter is used to clear blockages in blood vessels
CARDIOVASCULAR ENDOCRINE
GASTROINTESTINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Hypertension.
Answer: high blood pressure
◉ myocardial infarction (MI).
Answer: heart attack; death of myocardial tissue (infarction) caused
by ischemia (loss of blood flow) as a result of an occlusion
(plugging) of a coronary artery; usually caused by atherosclerosis;
symptoms include pain in the chest or upper body (shoulders, neck,
and jaw), shortness of breath, diaphoresis, and nausea
◉ angiography (arteriography).
Answer: x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast
material
◉ cardiac catheterization.
, Answer: CC; a diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed
into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart
◉ cardiac catheter ablation.
Answer: flexible tube is threaded through blood vessels into the
heart to destroy (ablate) abnormal tissue that causes arrhythmias;
electricity
◉ CABG.
Answer: coronary artery bypass graft
◉ coronary artery bypass graft.
Answer: surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to heart
muscle by detouring around blocked arteries
◉ Stents.
Answer: wire mesh cylinder inserted into a clogged artery to hold it
open
◉ balloon angioplasty.
Answer: a procedure in which a balloon attached to the end of a
catheter is used to clear blockages in blood vessels
