NURS 6030 – Cardiac Questions With Complete Solutions
are HDLs good or bad? why? Correct Answers good, go to
liver to be eliminated
are LDLs good or bad? why? Correct Answers bad, embed into
vessel layers to form plaques
if a limb has what three characteristics should you investigate
promptly? Correct Answers no pulse, cold, painful
in atherosclerosis, after the macrophages engulf LDLs, what
forms and occurs? (3) Correct Answers foam cells, fatty streak,
combines with enzymes to injure wall
in atherosclerosis, LDLs combine with inflammation to form
_________ __________, which bind to _____________.
Correct Answers adhesion molecules, monocytes
in atherosclerosis, monocytes become ___________ as they
penetrate and these engulf the lipoproteins _________. Correct
Answers macrophages, LDLs
in atherosclerosis, when enzymes injure the vessel wall, what
are the four stages that occur to form plaques? Correct Answers
growth factor, smooth muscle proliferation, collagen, fibrous
plaque
in atherosclerosis, which type of lipoprotein penetrates damaged
walls? Correct Answers LDL
, in endocarditis, bacteria/fungus affects what? how does this
affect the rest of the body? Correct Answers valve function,
provides avenue to spread to the rest of the body
in individuals with left sided heart failure, how should the bed
be positioned while sleeping? Correct Answers head of bed up
to breathe
in mitral valve regurgitation, where does blood protrude to?
what does this cause? less blood ends up going where? Correct
Answers left atrium, pulmonary congestion, aorta
in right sided heart failure, where does the blood have trouble
getting to? what is the key hallmark of this type of HF? Correct
Answers lungs, fluid overload
what are 4 factors that can cause injury to endothelial cells that
line arterial walls in atherosclerosis? Correct Answers
smoking, age, HTN, diabetes
what are 5 s/s of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Correct
Answers dyspnea, SOB, hepatomegaly, ascites, lower extremity
edema
what are s/s for acute pericarditis? (3) Correct Answers SOB,
intense chest pain, friction rub
what are stable plaques? Correct Answers older/harder due to
calcium deposits, do not grow
are HDLs good or bad? why? Correct Answers good, go to
liver to be eliminated
are LDLs good or bad? why? Correct Answers bad, embed into
vessel layers to form plaques
if a limb has what three characteristics should you investigate
promptly? Correct Answers no pulse, cold, painful
in atherosclerosis, after the macrophages engulf LDLs, what
forms and occurs? (3) Correct Answers foam cells, fatty streak,
combines with enzymes to injure wall
in atherosclerosis, LDLs combine with inflammation to form
_________ __________, which bind to _____________.
Correct Answers adhesion molecules, monocytes
in atherosclerosis, monocytes become ___________ as they
penetrate and these engulf the lipoproteins _________. Correct
Answers macrophages, LDLs
in atherosclerosis, when enzymes injure the vessel wall, what
are the four stages that occur to form plaques? Correct Answers
growth factor, smooth muscle proliferation, collagen, fibrous
plaque
in atherosclerosis, which type of lipoprotein penetrates damaged
walls? Correct Answers LDL
, in endocarditis, bacteria/fungus affects what? how does this
affect the rest of the body? Correct Answers valve function,
provides avenue to spread to the rest of the body
in individuals with left sided heart failure, how should the bed
be positioned while sleeping? Correct Answers head of bed up
to breathe
in mitral valve regurgitation, where does blood protrude to?
what does this cause? less blood ends up going where? Correct
Answers left atrium, pulmonary congestion, aorta
in right sided heart failure, where does the blood have trouble
getting to? what is the key hallmark of this type of HF? Correct
Answers lungs, fluid overload
what are 4 factors that can cause injury to endothelial cells that
line arterial walls in atherosclerosis? Correct Answers
smoking, age, HTN, diabetes
what are 5 s/s of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Correct
Answers dyspnea, SOB, hepatomegaly, ascites, lower extremity
edema
what are s/s for acute pericarditis? (3) Correct Answers SOB,
intense chest pain, friction rub
what are stable plaques? Correct Answers older/harder due to
calcium deposits, do not grow
