NURSING 1118 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
4 chambers of the Heart correct answer right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium,
left ventricle
Afterload correct answer the amount of resistance to ejection of blood from the
ventricle
Angina correct answer All patients should with chest pain and history of CAD
should be treated as having cardiac ischemia until medical eval and labs are done.
angiogram correct answer Check creatinine dye can cause harm to kidneys.
Antiarrhythmics correct answer Amiodarone(slows HR get back into the NSR),
Disopyamide, Dofetifide, Procainamide, Quinidine, Sotalol.
Antidysrythmics correct answer Assess HR, BP
Convert AFIB to Sinus
aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) correct answer 21-33sec used to
check heparin
Auscultate heart sounds correct answer over the aortic ( second inercostal space
just right of the sternum) pulmonic (second inercostal space just left of the
sternum) tricuspid (4th intercostal space left of the sternum) and mitral valve (5th
intercostal space midclavicular region)
, Auscultate lung sounds correct answer Crackles, Rhonchi,Wheezes, Stridor
Auscultate lung sounds correct answer Look at picture
average stroke volume correct answer 70 mL
Beta Blockers Contraindications correct answer Causes Bronchospasms; Asthma
and COPD
Calcium levels correct answer 9-11 mg/dl
Cardiac Output (CO) correct answer Stroke volume (SV) x Heart rate (HR) =
cardiac reserve correct answer the ability to respond to demands (exercise, stress,
hypovolemia) by altering cardiac output threefold or fourfold. I.E. Cross country
skier
Cardiac Reserve for Elderly correct answer Anticipate low CO and lower ability to
respond to demands
Cardio Output (CO) of average adult correct answer 4-8 liters
Cardiomyopathy (CMP) correct answer disease that weakness and enlarges the
heart muscle.
ANSWERS
4 chambers of the Heart correct answer right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium,
left ventricle
Afterload correct answer the amount of resistance to ejection of blood from the
ventricle
Angina correct answer All patients should with chest pain and history of CAD
should be treated as having cardiac ischemia until medical eval and labs are done.
angiogram correct answer Check creatinine dye can cause harm to kidneys.
Antiarrhythmics correct answer Amiodarone(slows HR get back into the NSR),
Disopyamide, Dofetifide, Procainamide, Quinidine, Sotalol.
Antidysrythmics correct answer Assess HR, BP
Convert AFIB to Sinus
aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) correct answer 21-33sec used to
check heparin
Auscultate heart sounds correct answer over the aortic ( second inercostal space
just right of the sternum) pulmonic (second inercostal space just left of the
sternum) tricuspid (4th intercostal space left of the sternum) and mitral valve (5th
intercostal space midclavicular region)
, Auscultate lung sounds correct answer Crackles, Rhonchi,Wheezes, Stridor
Auscultate lung sounds correct answer Look at picture
average stroke volume correct answer 70 mL
Beta Blockers Contraindications correct answer Causes Bronchospasms; Asthma
and COPD
Calcium levels correct answer 9-11 mg/dl
Cardiac Output (CO) correct answer Stroke volume (SV) x Heart rate (HR) =
cardiac reserve correct answer the ability to respond to demands (exercise, stress,
hypovolemia) by altering cardiac output threefold or fourfold. I.E. Cross country
skier
Cardiac Reserve for Elderly correct answer Anticipate low CO and lower ability to
respond to demands
Cardio Output (CO) of average adult correct answer 4-8 liters
Cardiomyopathy (CMP) correct answer disease that weakness and enlarges the
heart muscle.
