NR 545 EXAM 2 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ What are test of Atherosclerosis?
Answer: - Stress tests (either exercise or pharmacological)
- Chest x-ray
- 12-lead ECG
- Ankle-Brachial index might also be performed to assess blood
pressure in the extremities.
◉ What is the pharmacologic management of Atherosclerosis?
Answer: - Antiplatelet medications (Aspirins)
- Statins
- ACE) inhibitors
◉ What are Arrhythmias?
Answer: irregular heart rhythms; uncoordinated atrial and
ventricular contractions
◉ What is a bradyarrhythmia?
Answer: slow irregular heart rate
,◉ What is a supraventricular arrhythmia?
Answer: Arrhythmias are identifiable by heart rates over 100 bpm
(tachycardia) at rest. The rhythm can be regular or irregular. Types
of supraventricular arrhythmias are:
- Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common types of arrythmias
seen around the world, can produced extremely fast heart rates.
- Atrial flutter differs from atrial fibrillation in that the signal does
not make it all the way through both atria to achieve a full
contraction thus also resulting in a slower rate than seen in atrial
fibrillation. The signal usually encounters some type of damaged
myocardial tissue and the signal get stuck in a loop that causes the
atria to attempt contraction repetitively. Because of this, the atria
and ventricles beat at different rates.
◉ Types of supraventricular arrhythmias are:
Answer: Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
◉ what is Atrial fibrillation?
Answer: one of the most common types of arrythmias seen around
the world, can produced extremely fast heart rates.
, ◉ What is Atrial flutter?
Answer: Differs from atrial fibrillation in that the signal does not
make it all the way through both atria to achieve a full contraction
thus also resulting in a slower rate than seen in atrial fibrillation.
The signal usually encounters some type of damaged myocardial
tissue and the signal get stuck in a loop that causes the atria to
attempt contraction repetitively. Because of this, the atria and
ventricles beat at different rates
◉ What is paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
Answer: Occurs during vigorous activity and tends to occur in young
people. Like the other supraventricular arrhythmias, this one too
begins in the SA Node. However, in PSVT, the electrical signal makes
it to the AV node to trigger the ventricles so the tachycardic rate is
successful in both the upper and lower chambers of the heart. While
these ra
◉ What is ventricular arrhythmia?
Answer: Ventricular arrhythmias originate in the ventricles and also
create tachycardia. However, ventricular arrhythmias can be
perilous and often require expedited medical attention.
◉ What are the types of ventricular arrhythmias?
Answer: Ventricular tachycardia
VERIFIED ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ What are test of Atherosclerosis?
Answer: - Stress tests (either exercise or pharmacological)
- Chest x-ray
- 12-lead ECG
- Ankle-Brachial index might also be performed to assess blood
pressure in the extremities.
◉ What is the pharmacologic management of Atherosclerosis?
Answer: - Antiplatelet medications (Aspirins)
- Statins
- ACE) inhibitors
◉ What are Arrhythmias?
Answer: irregular heart rhythms; uncoordinated atrial and
ventricular contractions
◉ What is a bradyarrhythmia?
Answer: slow irregular heart rate
,◉ What is a supraventricular arrhythmia?
Answer: Arrhythmias are identifiable by heart rates over 100 bpm
(tachycardia) at rest. The rhythm can be regular or irregular. Types
of supraventricular arrhythmias are:
- Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common types of arrythmias
seen around the world, can produced extremely fast heart rates.
- Atrial flutter differs from atrial fibrillation in that the signal does
not make it all the way through both atria to achieve a full
contraction thus also resulting in a slower rate than seen in atrial
fibrillation. The signal usually encounters some type of damaged
myocardial tissue and the signal get stuck in a loop that causes the
atria to attempt contraction repetitively. Because of this, the atria
and ventricles beat at different rates.
◉ Types of supraventricular arrhythmias are:
Answer: Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
◉ what is Atrial fibrillation?
Answer: one of the most common types of arrythmias seen around
the world, can produced extremely fast heart rates.
, ◉ What is Atrial flutter?
Answer: Differs from atrial fibrillation in that the signal does not
make it all the way through both atria to achieve a full contraction
thus also resulting in a slower rate than seen in atrial fibrillation.
The signal usually encounters some type of damaged myocardial
tissue and the signal get stuck in a loop that causes the atria to
attempt contraction repetitively. Because of this, the atria and
ventricles beat at different rates
◉ What is paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
Answer: Occurs during vigorous activity and tends to occur in young
people. Like the other supraventricular arrhythmias, this one too
begins in the SA Node. However, in PSVT, the electrical signal makes
it to the AV node to trigger the ventricles so the tachycardic rate is
successful in both the upper and lower chambers of the heart. While
these ra
◉ What is ventricular arrhythmia?
Answer: Ventricular arrhythmias originate in the ventricles and also
create tachycardia. However, ventricular arrhythmias can be
perilous and often require expedited medical attention.
◉ What are the types of ventricular arrhythmias?
Answer: Ventricular tachycardia
