Cardiac Nursing
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PreloadB-BAnswerBTheBamountBofBbloodBreturningBtoBtheBheart
AfterloadB-
BAnswerBTheBpressureBinBtheBaortaBandBperipheralBarteriesBthatBtheBleftBventricleBh
asBtoBpumpBagainstBtoBgetBtheBbloodBout
-referredBtoBasBresistance
-TheBresistanceBtheBLVBhasBtoBovercomeBtoBgetBtheBbloodBout
StrokeBVolumeB-
BAnswerBTheBamountBofBbloodBpumpedBoutBofBtheBventriclesBwithBeachBbeat
CardiacBOutputB-BAnswerBHeartBRateB(HR)BxBStrokeBVolumeB(SV)
-tissueBperfusionBisBdependentBonBanBadequateBcardiacBoutput
-COBchangesBaccordingBtoBtheBbody'sBneeds
FactorsBthatBaffectBcardiacBoutputB-BAnswerBHeartBrateBandBcertainBarrhythmias
BloodBvolume
DecreasedBcontractilityB(MI,Bmedication,BmuscleBdisease)
WhatBdoesBaBpatientBwithBdecreasedBCOBlookBlike?B-BAnswerBNotBperfusingBproperly
LOCBdecreases
chestBpain
shortBofBbreathB(wetBlungBsounds)
coldBandBclamy
, urinaryBoutputBdecreases
weakBperipheralBpulses
WhichB3BarrhythmiasBcauseBnoBcardiacBoutput?B-BAnswerB1.BV-fib
2.BpulselessBV-tach
3.Basystole
ChronicBStableBAnginaBPathoB-BAnswerB-
decreasedBbloodBflowBtoBtheBmyocardiumBcausesBischemiaBandBthereBisBtemporaryBp
ainBandBpressureBinBtheBchest
-UsuallyBcausedBbyBCAD
-LowBO2BdueBtoBexertionBusuallyBbringsBthisBpainBon
-RestBorBnitroBrelievesBthisBpain
TreatmentBforBChronicBStableBAngina:BNitroglycerinB-BAnswerB-
NitroglycerinB(Nitrostat):BSublingualB(tabletBorBspray)
-causesBvenousBandBarterialBdilation
-resultBwillBdecreaseBpreloadBandBafterload
-
AlsoBcausesBdilationBofBcoronaryBarteriesBwhichBwillBincreaseBbloodBflowBtoBtheBactu
alBheartBmuscle
TakingBandBstoringBNitroB-BAnswerB-TakeBqB5BminutesBupBtoB3Bdoses
-DoBnotBswallow
-KeepBinBaBdark,BglassBbottleBandBstoreBinBaBdry,BcoolBplace
-MightBburnBorBfizzBwhenByouBtakeBit
-RenewB3-5BmonthsBandBtheBsprayBneedsBtoBbeBrenewedB2Byears
-TheBBPBmayBgoBdownBandBthereBmayBbeBaBheadache
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PreloadB-BAnswerBTheBamountBofBbloodBreturningBtoBtheBheart
AfterloadB-
BAnswerBTheBpressureBinBtheBaortaBandBperipheralBarteriesBthatBtheBleftBventricleBh
asBtoBpumpBagainstBtoBgetBtheBbloodBout
-referredBtoBasBresistance
-TheBresistanceBtheBLVBhasBtoBovercomeBtoBgetBtheBbloodBout
StrokeBVolumeB-
BAnswerBTheBamountBofBbloodBpumpedBoutBofBtheBventriclesBwithBeachBbeat
CardiacBOutputB-BAnswerBHeartBRateB(HR)BxBStrokeBVolumeB(SV)
-tissueBperfusionBisBdependentBonBanBadequateBcardiacBoutput
-COBchangesBaccordingBtoBtheBbody'sBneeds
FactorsBthatBaffectBcardiacBoutputB-BAnswerBHeartBrateBandBcertainBarrhythmias
BloodBvolume
DecreasedBcontractilityB(MI,Bmedication,BmuscleBdisease)
WhatBdoesBaBpatientBwithBdecreasedBCOBlookBlike?B-BAnswerBNotBperfusingBproperly
LOCBdecreases
chestBpain
shortBofBbreathB(wetBlungBsounds)
coldBandBclamy
, urinaryBoutputBdecreases
weakBperipheralBpulses
WhichB3BarrhythmiasBcauseBnoBcardiacBoutput?B-BAnswerB1.BV-fib
2.BpulselessBV-tach
3.Basystole
ChronicBStableBAnginaBPathoB-BAnswerB-
decreasedBbloodBflowBtoBtheBmyocardiumBcausesBischemiaBandBthereBisBtemporaryBp
ainBandBpressureBinBtheBchest
-UsuallyBcausedBbyBCAD
-LowBO2BdueBtoBexertionBusuallyBbringsBthisBpainBon
-RestBorBnitroBrelievesBthisBpain
TreatmentBforBChronicBStableBAngina:BNitroglycerinB-BAnswerB-
NitroglycerinB(Nitrostat):BSublingualB(tabletBorBspray)
-causesBvenousBandBarterialBdilation
-resultBwillBdecreaseBpreloadBandBafterload
-
AlsoBcausesBdilationBofBcoronaryBarteriesBwhichBwillBincreaseBbloodBflowBtoBtheBactu
alBheartBmuscle
TakingBandBstoringBNitroB-BAnswerB-TakeBqB5BminutesBupBtoB3Bdoses
-DoBnotBswallow
-KeepBinBaBdark,BglassBbottleBandBstoreBinBaBdry,BcoolBplace
-MightBburnBorBfizzBwhenByouBtakeBit
-RenewB3-5BmonthsBandBtheBsprayBneedsBtoBbeBrenewedB2Byears
-TheBBPBmayBgoBdownBandBthereBmayBbeBaBheadache