NUR 376 Pathophysiology Exam 1 – Kahoot Questions 2025-2026
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What would not be an assessment finding with heart failure?
a. crackles
b. cyanosis
c. pitting edema
d. weight loss d. weight loss CORRECT ANSWER Your 55 year old patient has mitral valve
prolapse, and is an IV drug user. He is most likely at risk for:
a. Cardiomyopathy
b. Peripheral artery disease
c. Endocarditis
d. Aneurism c. Endocarditis CORRECT ANSWER A patient comes in with a third BP
reading of >140/90. He most likely has...
a. Primary Hypertension
b. Hypertensive Crisis
c. Secondary Hypertension
d. Diabetes Mellitus a. Primary Hypertension CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
represents depolarization of the ventricles on an EKG?
a. P wave
b. Normal sinus rhythm
c. QRS Complex
d. ST Segment c. QRS Complex CORRECT ANSWER A patient has been diagnosed with
CAD. He asks the name of the surgery he needs. Your response is:
a. "You are having CT angiography."
b. "You don't need surgery, just medications."
c."You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
, d. "You are getting a pacemaker." c. "You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse checks a blood donor's blood pressure which is 180/110.
Which nurse response is correct?
a. You should see your doctor anyway;he will want to know
b. I will call 911
c. Maybe you are just nervous about giving blood
d. When you go home, take an extradose of your blood pressure medicine. b. I will call 911
CORRECT ANSWER What is preload?
a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
b. The maximum volume the heart pumps
c. Volume of the heart at the end of systole
d. Volume in the vena cava before diastole a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
CORRECT ANSWER A patient with heart failure is in the hospital for 10 days. What is not
likely a nursing diagnosis?
a. excess fluid volume
b. impaired gas exchange
c. risk for impaired skin integrity
d. Ineffective breathing pattern d. Ineffective breathing pattern CORRECT ANSWER
High blood pressure increases the workload of the left ventricle by increasing:
a. Stroke Volume (SV)
b. Blood Volume
c. Afterload
d. Preload c. Afterload CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is not a sign of
right sided heart failure?
a. Pale extremities
b. Persistent Cough
c. Peripheral Edema
d. Weight gain b. persistent cough CORRECT ANSWER Cause of atherosclerosis:
a. >65 years of age
b. Hyperlipidemia
c. Heredity
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What would not be an assessment finding with heart failure?
a. crackles
b. cyanosis
c. pitting edema
d. weight loss d. weight loss CORRECT ANSWER Your 55 year old patient has mitral valve
prolapse, and is an IV drug user. He is most likely at risk for:
a. Cardiomyopathy
b. Peripheral artery disease
c. Endocarditis
d. Aneurism c. Endocarditis CORRECT ANSWER A patient comes in with a third BP
reading of >140/90. He most likely has...
a. Primary Hypertension
b. Hypertensive Crisis
c. Secondary Hypertension
d. Diabetes Mellitus a. Primary Hypertension CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following
represents depolarization of the ventricles on an EKG?
a. P wave
b. Normal sinus rhythm
c. QRS Complex
d. ST Segment c. QRS Complex CORRECT ANSWER A patient has been diagnosed with
CAD. He asks the name of the surgery he needs. Your response is:
a. "You are having CT angiography."
b. "You don't need surgery, just medications."
c."You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
, d. "You are getting a pacemaker." c. "You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
CORRECT ANSWER A nurse checks a blood donor's blood pressure which is 180/110.
Which nurse response is correct?
a. You should see your doctor anyway;he will want to know
b. I will call 911
c. Maybe you are just nervous about giving blood
d. When you go home, take an extradose of your blood pressure medicine. b. I will call 911
CORRECT ANSWER What is preload?
a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
b. The maximum volume the heart pumps
c. Volume of the heart at the end of systole
d. Volume in the vena cava before diastole a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
CORRECT ANSWER A patient with heart failure is in the hospital for 10 days. What is not
likely a nursing diagnosis?
a. excess fluid volume
b. impaired gas exchange
c. risk for impaired skin integrity
d. Ineffective breathing pattern d. Ineffective breathing pattern CORRECT ANSWER
High blood pressure increases the workload of the left ventricle by increasing:
a. Stroke Volume (SV)
b. Blood Volume
c. Afterload
d. Preload c. Afterload CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is not a sign of
right sided heart failure?
a. Pale extremities
b. Persistent Cough
c. Peripheral Edema
d. Weight gain b. persistent cough CORRECT ANSWER Cause of atherosclerosis:
a. >65 years of age
b. Hyperlipidemia
c. Heredity
