6531 /
Combined
/ /
midterm
/ /
and
/ /
final review questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
A/
/health /
/care /
/provider /
/in //
a/
/clinic /
/finds //
a/
/patient /
/in //
a/
/room, /
/unresponsive /
/and /
/pale. /
/Which /
/sign /
/should //be //used //to //identify //the //need //to //initiate //cardiopulmonary //resuscitation //(CPR)?
Evaluation //of //peripheral //perfusion //and //level //of //consciousness
Obtaining //a //history //of //previous //myocardial //infarction
Determination //of //pulselessness //or //bradycardia
,Assessment //of //gasping //breaths //or //not //breathing //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Assessment //of //gasping //breaths //or //not //breathing
An //African-
American /
/patient /
/who /
/is /
/being /
/treated /
/with //
a/
/thiazide /
/diuretic /
/for /
/chronic /
/hypertension /
/reports /
/blurred /
/vision /
/and /
/shortness /
/of /
/breath. /
/The /
/provider /
/notes //a //blood //pressure //of //185/115. //What //is //the //recommended //action //for //this //patient?
Increase //the //dose //of //the //thiazide //medication
// Add //a //beta //blocker //to //the //patient's //regimen
Admit //to //the //hospital //for //evaluation //and //treatment
Prescribe //a //calcium //channel //blocker //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Admit //to //the //hospital //for //evaluation //and //treatment
,A/
/patient /
/reports /
/sustained, /
/irregular //heart //palpitations. //What //is //the //most //likely //cause //of //these //symptoms? //
Atrial //fibrillation //
Anemia //
Extrasystole //
Paroxysmal //attacks //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Atrial //fibrillation
A/
/patient /
/has //a //cardiac //murmur //that //peaks //in //midsystole //and //is //best //heard //along //the //left //sternal
//border. /
/The /
/provider /
/determines /
/that /
/the /
/murmur /
/decreases /
/in /
/intensity /
/when /
/the /
/patient /
/changes /
/from /
/standing /
/to /
/squatting /
/and /
/increases /
/in /
, /intensity /
/with //the //Valsalva //maneuver. //Which //cause //will //the //provider //suspect //for //this //murmur?
Aortic //stenosis
Tricuspid //regurgitation
Hypertrophic //cardiomyopathy
Mitral //valve //prolapse //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Hypertrophic //cardiomyopathy
A //patient //is //brought //to //an //emergency //department //with //symptoms //of //acute //ST-
segment /
/elevation /
/MI /
/(STEMI). /
/The /
/nearest /
/hospital /
/that /
/can /
/perform /
/percutaneous /
/coronary /
/intervention //(PCI) //is //3 //hours //away. //What //is //the //initial //treatment //for //this //patient?
Give //the //patient //an //oral //beta //blocker
Transfer //to //the //PCI-capable //institution
Administer //heparin
Initiate //fibrinolytic //treatment //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Initiate //fibrinolytic //treatment
Patients /
/who /
/meet /
/the /
/criteria /
/for /
Combined
/ /
midterm
/ /
and
/ /
final review questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
A/
/health /
/care /
/provider /
/in //
a/
/clinic /
/finds //
a/
/patient /
/in //
a/
/room, /
/unresponsive /
/and /
/pale. /
/Which /
/sign /
/should //be //used //to //identify //the //need //to //initiate //cardiopulmonary //resuscitation //(CPR)?
Evaluation //of //peripheral //perfusion //and //level //of //consciousness
Obtaining //a //history //of //previous //myocardial //infarction
Determination //of //pulselessness //or //bradycardia
,Assessment //of //gasping //breaths //or //not //breathing //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Assessment //of //gasping //breaths //or //not //breathing
An //African-
American /
/patient /
/who /
/is /
/being /
/treated /
/with //
a/
/thiazide /
/diuretic /
/for /
/chronic /
/hypertension /
/reports /
/blurred /
/vision /
/and /
/shortness /
/of /
/breath. /
/The /
/provider /
/notes //a //blood //pressure //of //185/115. //What //is //the //recommended //action //for //this //patient?
Increase //the //dose //of //the //thiazide //medication
// Add //a //beta //blocker //to //the //patient's //regimen
Admit //to //the //hospital //for //evaluation //and //treatment
Prescribe //a //calcium //channel //blocker //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Admit //to //the //hospital //for //evaluation //and //treatment
,A/
/patient /
/reports /
/sustained, /
/irregular //heart //palpitations. //What //is //the //most //likely //cause //of //these //symptoms? //
Atrial //fibrillation //
Anemia //
Extrasystole //
Paroxysmal //attacks //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Atrial //fibrillation
A/
/patient /
/has //a //cardiac //murmur //that //peaks //in //midsystole //and //is //best //heard //along //the //left //sternal
//border. /
/The /
/provider /
/determines /
/that /
/the /
/murmur /
/decreases /
/in /
/intensity /
/when /
/the /
/patient /
/changes /
/from /
/standing /
/to /
/squatting /
/and /
/increases /
/in /
, /intensity /
/with //the //Valsalva //maneuver. //Which //cause //will //the //provider //suspect //for //this //murmur?
Aortic //stenosis
Tricuspid //regurgitation
Hypertrophic //cardiomyopathy
Mitral //valve //prolapse //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Hypertrophic //cardiomyopathy
A //patient //is //brought //to //an //emergency //department //with //symptoms //of //acute //ST-
segment /
/elevation /
/MI /
/(STEMI). /
/The /
/nearest /
/hospital /
/that /
/can /
/perform /
/percutaneous /
/coronary /
/intervention //(PCI) //is //3 //hours //away. //What //is //the //initial //treatment //for //this //patient?
Give //the //patient //an //oral //beta //blocker
Transfer //to //the //PCI-capable //institution
Administer //heparin
Initiate //fibrinolytic //treatment //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Initiate //fibrinolytic //treatment
Patients /
/who /
/meet /
/the /
/criteria /
/for /
