Critical Care: Cardiac Practice Questions and Answers Latest Update

Critical Care: Cardiac Practice Questions
and Answers 2025-2026 Latest Update
TrueAorAFalse:ATheAleftAanteriorAdescendingAcoronaryAarteryAprovidesAbloodAsupplyAtoAtheA
rightAventricleAandAtoAtheAfrontAofAtheAseptumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-False
WhichAcoronaryAarteryAprovidesAbloodAtoAtheAleftAatriumAandAleftAventricle:

A.ARightAmarginalAartery

B.APosteriorAdescendingAartery

C.ALeftAcircumflexAartery

D.ARightAcoronaryAarteryA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C
WhichApatient(s)AareAmostAatAriskAforAdevelopingAcoronaryAarteryAdisease?ASelect-all-that-
apply:

A.AAA25AyearAoldApatientAwhoAexercisesA3AtimesAperAweekAforA30AminutesAaAdayAandAhasAa
AhistoryAofAcervicalAcancer.




B.AAA35AyearAoldAmaleAwithAaABMIAofA30AandAreportsAsmokingA2ApacksAofAcigarettesAaAday.

C.AAA45AyearAoldAfemaleAthatAreportsAherAfatherAdiedAatAtheAageAofA42AfromAaAmyocardialAi
nfraction.

D.AAA29AyearAoldAthatAhasAtypeAIAdiabetes.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B,AC,AD
AApatientAreportsAduringAaAroutineAcheck-
upAthatAheAisAexperiencingAchestApainAandAshortnessAofAbreathAwhileAperformingAactivities
.AHeAstatesAtheApainAgoesAawayAwhenAheArests.AThisAisAknownAas:

A.AUnstableAangina

B.AVariantAangina

C.AStableAangina

D.APrinzmetalAanginaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-c
KeepingAtheApatientAinAquestionA4AinAmind:AWhatAtypeAofAdiagnosticAtestsAwillAtheAphysicia
nAmostAlikelyAorderA(atAfirst)AforAthisApatientAtoAevaluateAtheAcauseAofAtheApatient'sAsympto
ms?ASelect-all-that-apply:

A.AEKG

,B.AStressAtest

C.AHeartAcatheterization

D.ABalloonAangioplastyA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A,AB,
You'reAprovidingAeducationAtoAaApatientAwhoAwillAbeAundergoingAaAheartAcatheterization.A
WhichAstatementAbyAtheApatientArequiresAyouAtoAre-
educateAtheApatientAaboutAthisAprocedure?

A.A"TheAbrachialAarteryAisAmostAcommonlyAusedAforAthisAprocedure."

A

B.A"AAdyeAisAinjectedAintoAtheAcoronaryAarteriesAtoAassessAforAblockages."

C.A"NotAallApatientsAwhoAhaveAaAheartAcatheterizationAwillAneedAaAstentAplacement."

D.A"IAwillAnotAbeAcompletelyAasleepAandAwillAbeAableAtoAbreatheAonAmyAownAduringAtheAproc
edure."A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
AApatientAreportsAhavingAcrushingAchestApainAthatAradiatesAtoAtheAjaw.AYouAadministerAsub
lingualAnitroglycerinAandAobtainAaA12AleadAEKG.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAEKGAfindingsAconf
irmsAyourAsuspicionAofAaApossibleAmyocardialAinfraction?

A.AabsentAQAwave

B.AQRSAwidening

C.AabsentAP-wave

D.ASTAsegmentAelevationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D
AApatientAisAreceivingAtreatmentAforAstableAcoronaryAarteryAdisease.ATheAdoctorAprescribe
sAtheApatientAPlavix.AWhatAimportantAinformationAwillAyouAincludeAinAtheApatient'sAteaching
?ASelect-all-that-apply:

A.AIfAyouAareAscheduledAforAanyAplannedAsurgicalAprocedures,AletAyourAdoctorAknowAyouAar
eAtakingAPlavixAbecauseAthisAmedicationAwillAneedAtoAbeAdiscontinuedA5-
7AdaysApriorAtoAtheAprocedure.

A

B.AAAnormalAsideAeffectAofAthisAmedicationAisAaAdryAcough.

C.AAvoidAgreenAleafyAvegetablesAwhileAtakingAPlavix.

D.ANotifyAtheAdoctor,Aimmediately,AifAyouAdevelopAbruising,AproblemsAurinating,AorAfever.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-A,AD

, AApatientAcallsAtheAcardiacAclinicAyouAareAworkingAatAandAreportsAthatAtheyAhaveAtakenA3As
ublingualAdosesAofAnitroglycerinAasAprescribedAforAchestApain,AbutAtheAchestApainAisAnotArel
ieved.AWhatAdoAyouAeducateAtheApatientAtoAdoAnext?

A.ATakeAanotherAdoseAofANitroglycerinAinA5Aminutes.

B.ACallA911Aimmediately

C.ALieAdownAandArestAtoAseeAifAthatAhelpsAwithArelievingAtheApain

D.ATakeAtwoAdosesAofANitroglycerinAinA5AminutesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
LipitorAisAprescribedAforAaApatientAwithAaAhighAcholesterolAlevel.AAsAtheAnurse,AhowAdoAyouA
educateAtheApatientAonAhowAthisAdrugsAworksAonAtheAbody?

A.ALipitorAincreasesALDLAlevelsAandAdecreasesAHDLAlevels,AtotalAcholesterol,AandAtriglycer
ideAlevels.

A

B.ALipitorAdecreasesALDL,AHDLAlevels,AtotalAcholesterol,AandAtriglycerideAlevels.

C.ALipitorAincreasesAHDLAlevels,AtotalAcholesterol,AandAtriglycerideAlevels.

D.ALipitorAincreasesAHDLAlevelsAandAdecreasesALDL,AtotalAcholesterol,AandAtriglycerideAle
vels.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D
AApatientAtakingAZocorAisAreportingAmuscleApain.AYouAareAevaluatingAtheApatient'sAlabAwor
kAandAnoteAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAcouldAcauseAmuscleApain?

A.AElevatedApotassiumAlevel

B.AElevatedACPKA(creatineAkinaseAlevel)

C.ADecreasedApotassiumAlevel

D.ADecreasedACPKA(creatineAkinaseAlevel)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
AApatientAwhoAhasAdiabetesAwillAbeAstartedAonAMetoprololAforAmedicalAmanagementAofAcor
onaryAarteryAdisease.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwillAyouAincludeAinAyourAdischargeAteachingA
aboutAthisAmedication?

A.ACheckAyourAheartArateAregularlyAbecauseAMetoprololAcanAcauseAanAirregularAheartArate.

B.ACheckAyourAglucoseAregularlyAbecauseAthisAmedicationAcanAcauseAhyperglycemia.

C.ACheckAyourAbloodApressureAregularlyAbecauseAthisAmedicationAcanAcauseAhypertensio
n.

A