NURS 5461 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
common initial symptom of ACS in pts >80 years? - CORRECT ANSWER - SOB
initial dx test of stable coronary ischemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stress test
indicated for all CAD pts regardless of LDL? - CORRECT ANSWER - Statins
med of choice after MI, EF <40%, and tx of angina? - CORRECT ANSWER - BB
antischemic agent if BB CI? - CORRECT ANSWER - CCB
STEMI or MI with new left BBB? - CORRECT ANSWER - PCI within 6-12hour or 90-120
min of admission
gold standard diagnosis of coronary artery lesion severity? - CORRECT ANSWER - coronary
angiography
corneal arcus (arcus senilis) - CORRECT ANSWER - This grayish white arc or circle not
quite at the edge of the cornea; normal with aging, or with cholesterol and LDL levels
positive ischemic change on ECG? - CORRECT ANSWER - ST depression by .08
PVCs cause? - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease in CO, more dangerous when present with
heart disease