ENA: Cardiovascular Emergencies, Part 2 Exam Questions With Solutions

ENA: Cardiovascular Emergencies, Part 2
Exam Questions With Solutions

You should expect to administer ibuprofen (Motrin) to a patient with which disorder? Pericarditis




When performing right-sided electrocardiography, which lead should you place at the fifth

intercostal space in the right midaxillary line? RV6




A patient presents with a headache, blurred vision, and a blood pressure of 280/150 mm Hg.

Which drug is the most effective in rapidly managing this patient's disorder? Nitroprusside

(Nitropress)




Damage to which area of the heart is most liekly to result in severe heart failure? Anterior wall




A patient with electrocardiogram changes in leads V3 and V4 that reflect an infarction is

experiencing an injury to which area of the heart? Anterior




Which statement accurately describes the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis? The pathogenesis of

atherosclerosis includes lipid accumulation in the intimal lining of the arteries, calcification and

sclerosis of the medial layer of arteries, and the thickening of the walls of the arteries. Usually,

atherosclerosis affects the aorta and the coronary, cerebral, femoral, and other large or medium-

size arteries.