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Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam 16: Cardiovascular Nursing 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 80
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+


1. 1. Which of the following ar- coronary blood flow by which of the
teries primarily feeds the following mecha-
an- terior wall of the heart?

a. Circumflex artery
b. Internal mammary artery
c. Left anterior descending
artery
d. Right coronary artery

2. 2. When do coronary arteries
primarily receive blood
flow?

a. During inspiration
b. During diastole
c. During expiration
d. During systole

3. 3. Which of the following ill-
nesses is the leading cause
of death in the US?

a. Cancer
b. Coronary artery disease
c. Liver failure
d. Renal failure

4. 4. Which of the following
con- ditions most commonly
re- sults in CAD?

a. Atherosclerosis
b. DM
c. MI
d. Renal failure

5. 5. Atherosclerosis impedes
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c. Left anterior descending cause of CAD. DM is a risk factor for
artery CAD but isn't the most common
The left anterior descending cause. Renal failure doesn't cause
artery is the primary source of CAD, but the two conditions are
blood for the anterior wall of related. Myocardial infarction is
the heart. The circumflex commonly a result of CAD.
artery supplies the lateral wall,
the internal mammary artery
supplies the mammary, and b.Plaques obstruct the artery
the right coro- nary artery Arteries, not veins, supply the
supplies the inferior wall of the coronary ar- teries with oxygen and
heart. other nutrients. Ath-


b. During diastole
Although the coronary arteries
may receive a minute portion
of blood during systole, most
of the blood flow to coronary
arteries is sup- plied during
diastole. Breathing patterns
are irrelevant to blood flow


b.Coronary artery disease
Coronary artery disease
accounts for over 50% of all
deaths in the US. Cancer
accounts for approximately
20%. Liver failure and renal
failure account for less than
10% of all deaths in the US.



a. Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis, or plaque
formation, is the leading
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nisms? erosclerosis is a direct result of plaque
for- mation in the artery. Hardened
a. Plaques obstruct the vein vessels can't dilate properly and,
b. Plaques obstruct the therefore, constrict blood flow.
artery
c. Blood clots form
outside the vessel wall
d. Hardened vessels
dilate to allow the blood
to flow through
c. Heredity
6. 6. Which of the following Because "heredity" refers to our
risk factors for coronary genetic
artery
disease cannot be corrected? makeup, it can't be changed. Cigarette
smok-
ing cessation is a lifestyle change that
in-
a. Cigarette smoking signs and symptoms of coronary
b. DM artery disease?
c. Heredity
d. HPN a. Decrease anxiety
b. Enhance myocardial oxy-

7. 7. Exceeding which of the
fol- lowing serum cholesterol
lev- els significantly
increases the risk of
coronary artery dis- ease?

a. 100 mg/dl
b. 150 mg/dl
c. 175 mg/dl
d. 200 mg/dl

8. 8. Which of the following
ac- tions is the first priority
care for a client exhibiting
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volves behavior modification.
Diabetes melli- tus is a risk
factor that can be controlled
with diet, exercise, and
medication. Altering one's diet,
exercise, and medication can
correct hypertension.

d.200 mg/dl
Cholesterol levels above 200
mg/dl are con- sidered
excessive. They require dietary
re- striction and perhaps
medication. Exercise also helps
reduce cholesterol levels. The
oth- er levels listed are all
below the nationally accepted
levels for cholesterol and carry
a lesser risk for CAD.



b. Enhance myocardial
oxygenation Enhancing
myocardial oxygenation is
always the first priority when a
client exhibits signs and
symptoms of cardiac
compromise. With- out
adequate oxygen, the
myocardium suf- fers damage.
Sublingual nitroglycerin is ad-
ministered to treat acute
angina, but its ad- ministration
isn't the first priority. Although



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