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ChapterC1CCardiovascularCDisorders
MULTIPLECCHOICE
1.TheCnurseCisCawareCthatCtheCmuscleClayerCofCtheCheart,CwhichCisCresponsibleCforCtheCheart
sCcontraction,CisCthe:
a. endocardium.
b. pericardium.
c. mediastinum.
d. myocardium.
ANS:CD
TheCmyocardiumCisCtheCspecializedCmuscleClayerCthatCallowsCtheCheartCtoCcontrac
t.C2.TheCnurseCclarifiesCthatCtheCmasterCpacemakerCofCtheCheartCisCthe:
a. leftCventricle.
b. atrioventricularC(AV)Cnode.
c. sinoatrialC(SA)Cnode.
d. bundleCofCHis.
ANS:CC
TheCSACnodeCisCtheCmasterCpacemakerCofCtheCheart.
3. TheCnurseCisCawareCthatCtheCsymptomsCofCanCimpendingCmyocardialCinfarctionC(MI)CdifferCinC
womenCbecauseCacuteCchestCpainCisCnotCpresent.CWomenCareCfrequentlyCmisdiagnosedCasChavin
g:
a. hepatitisCA.
b. indigestion.
c. urinaryCinfection.
d. menopausalCcomplications.
,ANS:CB
Indigestion,CgallbladderCattack,CanxietyCattack,CandCdepressionCareCfrequentCmisdiagnosesCfo
rCwomenChavingCanCMI.
4. TheCnurseCidentifiesCtheCLUBBCsoundCofCtheCLUBB/DUBBCofCtheCcardiacCcycleCasCtheCsoundC
ofCthe:
a. AVCvalvesCclosing.
b. closureCofCtheCsemilunarCvalves.
c. contractionCofCtheCpapillaryCmuscles.
d. contractionCofCtheCventricles.
ANS:CA
TheCLUBBCisCtheCfirstCsoundCofCaClowCpitchCheardCwhenCtheCAVCvalvesCclose.
5.ACpatientCisCadmittedCfromCtheCemergencyCdepartment.CTheCemergencyCdepartmentCphysicia
nCnotesCtheCpatientChasCaCdiagnosisCofCheartCfailureCwithCaCNewCYorkCHeartCAssociationC(NYH
A)CclassificationCofCIV.CThisCindicatesCtheCpatientsCconditionCas:
a. moderateCheartCfailure.
b. severeCheartCfailure.
c. congestiveCheartCfailure.
d. negligibleCheartCfailure.
ANS:CB
ClassCIV:CSevere;CpatientCunableCtoCperformCanyCphysicalCactivityCwithoutCdiscomfort.CAnginaCo
rCsymptomsCofCcardiacCinefficiencyCmayCdevelopCatCrest.
6. TheCnurseCassessesCthatCtheChomeChealthCpatientChasCnoCsignsCorCsymptomsCofCheartCfailure,Cb
utCdoesChaveCaChistoryCofCrheumaticCfeverCandChasCbeenCrecentlyCdiagnosedCwithCdiabetesCmellit
us.CTheCnurseCisCawareCthatCusingCtheCAmericanCCollegeCofCCardiologyCandCtheCAmericanCHeart
CAssociationC(ACC/AHA)Cstaging,CthisCpatientCwouldC beCa:
a. stageCA.
b. stageCB.
c. stageCC.
d. stageCD.
ANS:CA
TheCACC/AHACstagingCdescribesCstageCACasCaCpersonCwithoutCsymptomsCofCheartCfailure,Cb
utCwithCprimaryCconditionsCassociatedCwithCtheCdevelopmentCofCtheCdisease.
,7. TheCnurseCcaringCforCaCpatientCrecoveringCfromCaCmyocardialCinfarctCwhoCisConCremoteCtelemetr
yCrecognizesCtheCneedCforCaddedCinstructionCwhenCtheCpatientCsays:
a. ICcanCambulateCinCtheChallwayCwithCthisCgadgetCon.
b. ICalwaysCtakeCoffCtheCtelemetryCdeviceCwhenCICshower.
c. MyCEKGCisCbeingCwatchedCbyConeCofCtheCnursesCinCCCUConCtheChomeCunit.
d. ICamCableCtoCsleepCjustCfineCwithCthisCdeviceCon.
ANS:CB
RemoteCtelemetryCallowsCtheCpatientCtoCbeConCaCseparateCunit,CbutCbeCmonitoredCinCaCcentralCl
ocation.CTheCpatientsCcanCbeCambulatoryCandCcanCsleepCwithCtheCmonitorCon.CThey
shouldCnotCremoveCtheCmonitorCtoCshower.
8. TheCnurseCassessesCpittingCedemaCthatCcanCbeCdepressedCapproximatelyCinchCandCrefillsCinC1
5Cseconds.CTheCnurseCwouldCdocumentCthisCassessmentCas:
a. +1Cedema.
b. +2Cedema.
c. +3Cedema.
d. +4Cedema.
ANS:CB
AC+2CedemaCcanCbeCdocumentedCifCtheCskinCcanCbeCdepressedCinchCandCrespondCwithinC1
5Cseconds.
9. WhatCdoCdarkCorCcoldCspotsConCaCthalliumCscanCindicate?
a. TissueCwithCadequateCbloodCsupply
b. DilatedCvessels
c. AreasCofCneoplasticCgrowth
d. TissueCthatChasCinadequateCperfusion
ANS:CD
ThalliumCscansCshowCadequateCperfusedCareasCbyCtheCcollectionCofCthallium.CDarkCspotsCorCcol
dCspotsCindicateCtissuesCthatChaveCinadequateCperfusion.
10. TheCnurseCrecognizesCtheCechocardiogramCreportCthatCshowsCanCejectionCfactorCofC42%CasCa
nCindicationCof:
a. normalCheartCaction.
b. mildCheartCfailure.
c. moderateCheartCfailure.
, d. severeCheartCfailure.
ANS:CC
AnCejectionCfactorC(cardiacCoutput)CofC42%CindicatesCmoderateCheartCfailure.
11. TheCnurseCtakesCintoCconsiderationCthatCage-
relatedCchangesCcanCaffectCtheCperipheralCcirculationCbecauseCof:
a. sclerosedCbloodCvessels.
b. hypotension.
c. inactivity.
d. poorCnutrition.
ANS:CA
AgingCcausesCscleroticCchangesCinCtheCbloodCvesselsCthatCleadCtoCdecreasedCelasticityCan
dCnarrowingCofCtheCvesselClumen.
12. TheCnurseCassessingCaCcardiacCmonitorCnotesCthatCtheCcardiacCcomplexesCeachChaveCaCPCwav
eCfollowedCbyCaCQRSCandCaCT.CTheCrateCisC120.CTheCnurseCrecognizesCthisCarrhythmiaCas:
a. sinusCbradycardia.
b. atrialCfibrillation.
c. sinusCtachycardia.
d. ventricularCtachycardia.
ANS:CC
SinusCtachycardiaChasCaCPCwaveCfollowedCbyCtheCQRSCandCtheCT.CAllCtheCcomponentsCofCth
eCcomplexCareCpresentCandCinCtheCcorrectCorder,CbutCtheCrateCisCoverC100CbeatsCaCminute.
13. AfterCanCinfluenza-
likeCillness,CtheCpatientCcomplainsCofCchillsCandCsmallCpetechiaeCinChisCmouthCandChisClegs.C
ACheartCmurmurCisCdetectable.CTheseCareCcharacteristicCsignsCof:
a. congestiveCheartCfailure.
b. heartCblock.
c. aorticCstenosis.
d. infectiveCendocarditis.
ANS:CD
CollectionCofCsubjectiveCdataCincludesCnotingCpatientCcomplaintsCofCinfluenza-
likeCsymptomsCwithCrecurrentCfever,CundueCfatigue,CchestCpain,CandCchills.CObjectiveCdataCmayCrev
ealCtheCsignificant