NR 574 CEA Midterm Exam Questions and Verified Answers 2026/27 Graded A+
What are the classic symptoms of DVT? - Unilateral leg swelling, pain, warmth, erythema
What is the most common risk factor for DVT? - Immobility
What is the initial diagnostic test for suspected DVT? - Duplex ultrasound
What are the classic symptoms of pulmonary embolism? - Sudden dyspnea, pleuritic chest
pain, tachycardia
What is the most common EKG finding in pulmonary embolism? - Sinus tachycardia
What is the gold standard diagnostic test for stable pulmonary embolism? - CT
angiography of the chest
What is the best diagnostic test for PE in renal failure? - V/Q scan
What is the role of D-dimer in PE evaluation? - Rule out PE in low-risk patients only
How is hemodynamically unstable PE defined? - Hypotension or shock
What is the management of hemodynamically unstable PE? - Thrombolytics
What are the classic symptoms of DVT? - Unilateral leg swelling, pain, warmth, erythema
What is the most common risk factor for DVT? - Immobility
What is the initial diagnostic test for suspected DVT? - Duplex ultrasound
What are the classic symptoms of pulmonary embolism? - Sudden dyspnea, pleuritic chest
pain, tachycardia
What is the most common EKG finding in pulmonary embolism? - Sinus tachycardia
What is the gold standard diagnostic test for stable pulmonary embolism? - CT
angiography of the chest
What is the best diagnostic test for PE in renal failure? - V/Q scan
What is the role of D-dimer in PE evaluation? - Rule out PE in low-risk patients only
How is hemodynamically unstable PE defined? - Hypotension or shock
What is the management of hemodynamically unstable PE? - Thrombolytics