PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: CARDIOVASCULAR QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
An ejection fraction of 0.40 or higher is considered
normal.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b
A common cause of secondary hypertension is:
a. anemia
b. renal disease
c. myocardial infarction
d. dissecting aneurysm - ANSWER-b
A nurse is discussing the pressure generated at the end
of diastole. Which term is the nurse describing?
a. Preload
b. Afterload
c. Systemic vascular resistance
d. Total peripheral resistance - ANSWER-a
A nurse is evaluating stroke volume. Which of the
following factors affect stroke volume? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Preload
b. Peripheral vascular resistance
c. Afterload
d. Ejection fraction
e. Contractility - ANSWER-a, c, e
, A nurse observes a cardiologist multiplying the heart
rate by stroke volume. What is the cardiologist
measuring?
a. Vascular resistance
b. Preload
c. Cardiac output
d. Ejection fraction - ANSWER-c
A patient with a history of myocardial infarction
continues to complain of intermittent chest pain brought
on by exertion and relieved by rest. The likely cause of
this pain is:
a. stable angina.
b. myocardial infarction.
c. coronary vasospasm.
d. unstable angina. - ANSWER-a
A patient with pure left-sided heart failure is likely to
exhibit:
a. jugular vein distention.
b. pulmonary congestion with dyspnea.
c. peripheral edema.
d. hepatomegaly. - ANSWER-b
After activation of the alpha-1 adrenergic receptors in a
patient, the nurse assesses for: (Select all that apply.)
a. increased myocardial contractility.
b. decreased blood pressure.
c. increased rate and depth of respirations.
AND ANSWERS
An ejection fraction of 0.40 or higher is considered
normal.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-b
A common cause of secondary hypertension is:
a. anemia
b. renal disease
c. myocardial infarction
d. dissecting aneurysm - ANSWER-b
A nurse is discussing the pressure generated at the end
of diastole. Which term is the nurse describing?
a. Preload
b. Afterload
c. Systemic vascular resistance
d. Total peripheral resistance - ANSWER-a
A nurse is evaluating stroke volume. Which of the
following factors affect stroke volume? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Preload
b. Peripheral vascular resistance
c. Afterload
d. Ejection fraction
e. Contractility - ANSWER-a, c, e
, A nurse observes a cardiologist multiplying the heart
rate by stroke volume. What is the cardiologist
measuring?
a. Vascular resistance
b. Preload
c. Cardiac output
d. Ejection fraction - ANSWER-c
A patient with a history of myocardial infarction
continues to complain of intermittent chest pain brought
on by exertion and relieved by rest. The likely cause of
this pain is:
a. stable angina.
b. myocardial infarction.
c. coronary vasospasm.
d. unstable angina. - ANSWER-a
A patient with pure left-sided heart failure is likely to
exhibit:
a. jugular vein distention.
b. pulmonary congestion with dyspnea.
c. peripheral edema.
d. hepatomegaly. - ANSWER-b
After activation of the alpha-1 adrenergic receptors in a
patient, the nurse assesses for: (Select all that apply.)
a. increased myocardial contractility.
b. decreased blood pressure.
c. increased rate and depth of respirations.
