NR 545 ACTUAL EXAM 2 | WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATED | 100 % RATED AND
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What is CAD ? - (ANSWER)coronary artery disease
What causes coronary heart disease? - (ANSWER)build up of plaque made by cholesterol in the
arteries
How do you diagnose CAD ? - (ANSWER)EKG
Echo
Stress test
Chest xray
Angiogram
What is ischemia? - (ANSWER)lack of blood flow
ischemia is also called ? - (ANSWER)Coronary artery disease
what are the assessment findings for ischemia ? - (ANSWER)Pain or discomfort in upper body
,Angina
Cold sweat
Feeling full , indigestion
Nausea
Dizzy
Fast ir irregular heart beat
What is a holter monitor? - (ANSWER)An ambulatory ECG that monitors patients for 24-48
hours
what are the EKG findings of myocardial ischemia ? - (ANSWER)ST depression
How do you treat Ischemia ? - (ANSWER)Nitroglycerin
Beta blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Thrombolytics
people who can't take aspirin should take what instead ? - (ANSWER)Clopidogrel
,What is angina? - (ANSWER)Insufficient oxygen to the heart muscle causing sudden, severe
substernal pain radiating to the left arm
what are the symptoms of angina ? - (ANSWER)- pallor
- Diaphoresis
- Nausea
- elevated BP
- Gallop rhythm or apical murmur
How long do attacks of angina last ? - (ANSWER)3-20 mins
How do you diagnoses angina ? - (ANSWER)- troponin
- CK-MB
-ECG
what is the other name for myocardial infarction? - (ANSWER)heart attack
What causes a myocardial infarction? - (ANSWER)atherosclerosis
, pain at rest, severe and not relived by nitroglycerin is ? - (ANSWER)Myocardial infarction
what is the ECG findings for MI? - (ANSWER)ST elevation
Other than high troponin how do you diagnoses MI through blood test ? -
(ANSWER)Leukocytosis and elevated CRP
what does CRP levels suggest ? - (ANSWER)signifies inflammation
what is atherosclerosis? - (ANSWER)a build-up of cholesterol that forms plaque in the arteries,
when plaque breaks away it can form a clot
Assessment of Atherosclerosis - (ANSWER)- Neck vein distention
-Pulse deficits
-Edema and calf pain
- Recent and increasing fatigue
Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis - (ANSWER)-Serum lipid panels
- CRP
ANSWERS | 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATED | 100 % RATED AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS | GET AN A+
What is CAD ? - (ANSWER)coronary artery disease
What causes coronary heart disease? - (ANSWER)build up of plaque made by cholesterol in the
arteries
How do you diagnose CAD ? - (ANSWER)EKG
Echo
Stress test
Chest xray
Angiogram
What is ischemia? - (ANSWER)lack of blood flow
ischemia is also called ? - (ANSWER)Coronary artery disease
what are the assessment findings for ischemia ? - (ANSWER)Pain or discomfort in upper body
,Angina
Cold sweat
Feeling full , indigestion
Nausea
Dizzy
Fast ir irregular heart beat
What is a holter monitor? - (ANSWER)An ambulatory ECG that monitors patients for 24-48
hours
what are the EKG findings of myocardial ischemia ? - (ANSWER)ST depression
How do you treat Ischemia ? - (ANSWER)Nitroglycerin
Beta blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Thrombolytics
people who can't take aspirin should take what instead ? - (ANSWER)Clopidogrel
,What is angina? - (ANSWER)Insufficient oxygen to the heart muscle causing sudden, severe
substernal pain radiating to the left arm
what are the symptoms of angina ? - (ANSWER)- pallor
- Diaphoresis
- Nausea
- elevated BP
- Gallop rhythm or apical murmur
How long do attacks of angina last ? - (ANSWER)3-20 mins
How do you diagnoses angina ? - (ANSWER)- troponin
- CK-MB
-ECG
what is the other name for myocardial infarction? - (ANSWER)heart attack
What causes a myocardial infarction? - (ANSWER)atherosclerosis
, pain at rest, severe and not relived by nitroglycerin is ? - (ANSWER)Myocardial infarction
what is the ECG findings for MI? - (ANSWER)ST elevation
Other than high troponin how do you diagnoses MI through blood test ? -
(ANSWER)Leukocytosis and elevated CRP
what does CRP levels suggest ? - (ANSWER)signifies inflammation
what is atherosclerosis? - (ANSWER)a build-up of cholesterol that forms plaque in the arteries,
when plaque breaks away it can form a clot
Assessment of Atherosclerosis - (ANSWER)- Neck vein distention
-Pulse deficits
-Edema and calf pain
- Recent and increasing fatigue
Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis - (ANSWER)-Serum lipid panels
- CRP
