NURS305 / NURS 305 Med Surg Full
Study Guide: (Latest 2025/2026
Update) Pharmacology/
pharmacotherapeutics | Questions &
Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A –
Goshen
Terms in this set (839)
Quiz_________________?
CABG -
Answer☑️
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- *Bypass the clot providing other pathway for blood to reach heart
- Take graft from somewhere else in the body*
- Ie. arm or leg (you'll see an incision)
- Ie. Chest wall (no visible incision)
- watch for post-op infection
Quiz_________________?
CABG candidates -
Answer☑️
1. *Left main coronary artery disease* pts make up 50% of CAGBs
1
, 2. Proximal 3 vessel disease
3. Multivessel disease w/ L ventricular dysfunction
4. Angina affects ADLs and is not improved with medication
5. Pt is not a candidate for a PCI (too difficult to access)
Quiz_________________?
Sternal Precautions -
Answer☑️
No pulling or pushing up with arms when transferring
No driving for 4 weeks post-operative
No shoulder elevation above 90 degrees
No lifting more than 10 lbs for 6 weeks following surgery.
Quiz_________________?
Pacer Wires -
Answer☑️
- ASEPTIC wires put directly into the atria and ventricles of the heart during a CABG
- Regulate nodes to stop them from arrythmia/spasming when hands touch the heart during surgery
Quiz_________________?
Why might a patient be NPO -
2
, Answer☑️
- aspiration risk
- fasting before procedure
- post abdominal surgery
Quiz_________________?
Why do we have to TREND Hemoglobin levels? -
Answer☑️
- keep track of Hgb trend because it has such a LARGE RANGE
- we must know whats normal FOR THEM
- all in relation to previous values, which direction its heading
Quiz_________________?
COPD / Asthma -
Answer☑️
What has changed that made it unmanageable/required them to come to hospital?
Symptoms
-Dyspnea
-Low SpO2
-Cyanosis
Tx
-Ventalin
-Steroids
Discharge teaching
-Knowing how to self administer medications
-Preventing whatever brought them into the hospital in the first place
3
, -Discuss what new baseline is
Quiz_________________?
what is the most common reason for hospitalization in canada -
Answer☑️
Cardiovascular Disease
(stoke, angina, MI, peripheral artery disease/clotting, atherosclerosis)
Quiz_________________?
Atherosclerosis -
Answer☑️
plaque build up in the arteries
Quiz_________________?
arteriosclerosis -
Answer☑️
physical hardening of the artery walls
Quiz_________________?
Damage to Endothelial lining in vessels causes... -
Answer☑️
1. impaired vasodilation = HTN = heart must work harder
2. incr clotting risk
3. Incr secretion of GROWTH FACTORS
4. Incr oxidation of LDL fats
4
Study Guide: (Latest 2025/2026
Update) Pharmacology/
pharmacotherapeutics | Questions &
Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A –
Goshen
Terms in this set (839)
Quiz_________________?
CABG -
Answer☑️
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- *Bypass the clot providing other pathway for blood to reach heart
- Take graft from somewhere else in the body*
- Ie. arm or leg (you'll see an incision)
- Ie. Chest wall (no visible incision)
- watch for post-op infection
Quiz_________________?
CABG candidates -
Answer☑️
1. *Left main coronary artery disease* pts make up 50% of CAGBs
1
, 2. Proximal 3 vessel disease
3. Multivessel disease w/ L ventricular dysfunction
4. Angina affects ADLs and is not improved with medication
5. Pt is not a candidate for a PCI (too difficult to access)
Quiz_________________?
Sternal Precautions -
Answer☑️
No pulling or pushing up with arms when transferring
No driving for 4 weeks post-operative
No shoulder elevation above 90 degrees
No lifting more than 10 lbs for 6 weeks following surgery.
Quiz_________________?
Pacer Wires -
Answer☑️
- ASEPTIC wires put directly into the atria and ventricles of the heart during a CABG
- Regulate nodes to stop them from arrythmia/spasming when hands touch the heart during surgery
Quiz_________________?
Why might a patient be NPO -
2
, Answer☑️
- aspiration risk
- fasting before procedure
- post abdominal surgery
Quiz_________________?
Why do we have to TREND Hemoglobin levels? -
Answer☑️
- keep track of Hgb trend because it has such a LARGE RANGE
- we must know whats normal FOR THEM
- all in relation to previous values, which direction its heading
Quiz_________________?
COPD / Asthma -
Answer☑️
What has changed that made it unmanageable/required them to come to hospital?
Symptoms
-Dyspnea
-Low SpO2
-Cyanosis
Tx
-Ventalin
-Steroids
Discharge teaching
-Knowing how to self administer medications
-Preventing whatever brought them into the hospital in the first place
3
, -Discuss what new baseline is
Quiz_________________?
what is the most common reason for hospitalization in canada -
Answer☑️
Cardiovascular Disease
(stoke, angina, MI, peripheral artery disease/clotting, atherosclerosis)
Quiz_________________?
Atherosclerosis -
Answer☑️
plaque build up in the arteries
Quiz_________________?
arteriosclerosis -
Answer☑️
physical hardening of the artery walls
Quiz_________________?
Damage to Endothelial lining in vessels causes... -
Answer☑️
1. impaired vasodilation = HTN = heart must work harder
2. incr clotting risk
3. Incr secretion of GROWTH FACTORS
4. Incr oxidation of LDL fats
4
