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NSG 3130/ NSG3130 Final Exam – Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing Practice II Guide| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION What is the purpose of a chest x-ray in cardiac assessment? Answer: To examine the lungs, heart, and bones of the chest for abnormalities. QUESTION What is a common cause of anemia? Answer: Loss of red blood cells due to bleeding or deficiencies in iron/folic acid. QUESTION What is the significance of troponin levels in diagnosing a heart attack? Answer: Troponin levels increase after a myocardial infarction and are used to diagnose the condition. QUESTION What is the role of an echocardiogram? Answer: To visualize heart structure and evaluate heart function using ultrasound. QUESTION What is the purpose of cardiac catheterization? Answer: To visualize heart chambers and coronary arteries using contrast dye. QUESTION What are potential complications of cardiac catheterization? Answer: Allergy to contrast medium, acute kidney injury, arrhythmia, blood clots, bleeding. QUESTION What is the difference between the right and left sides of the heart? Answer: The right side handles deoxygenated blood, while the left side handles oxygenated blood. QUESTION What are the signs of respiratory distress in patients with heart failure? Answer: Shortness of breath, especially when supine, and increased cough. QUESTION What does the QT interval represent in an ECG? Answer: The total time needed for ventricular depolarization and repolarization. QUESTION What should be monitored after a cardiac catheterization procedure? Answer: Signs of bleeding and patient consent prior to the procedure. QUESTION What is cardiac output? Answer: The amount of blood pumped by the ventricles in one minute. QUESTION How is cardiac output calculated? Answer: Cardiac output (CO) = Heart Rate (HR) x Stroke Volume (SV). QUESTION What is the normal range for cardiac output? Answer: 4-8 L/min. QUESTION What does preload refer to? Answer: The amount of blood and pressure in the ventricle at the end of diastole. QUESTION What conditions can increase preload?

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NSGl 3130/l NSG3130l Finall Examl –l
Fundamentall Conceptsl &l Skillsl forl
Nursingl Practicel IIl Guide|l Galenl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl al chestl x-rayl inl cardiacl assessment?l
Answer:
Tol examinel thel lungs,l heart,l andl bonesl ofl thel chestl forl abnormalities.



Q:l Whatl isl al commonl causel ofl anemia?l
Answer:
Lossl ofl redl bloodl cellsl duel tol bleedingl orl deficienciesl inl iron/folicl acid.



Q:l Whatl isl thel significancel ofl troponinl levelsl inl diagnosingl al heartl attack?l
Answer:
Troponinl levelsl increasel afterl al myocardiall infarctionl andl arel usedl tol diagnosel thel
condition.



Q:l Whatl isl thel rolel ofl anl echocardiogram?l
Answer:
Tol visualizel heartl structurel andl evaluatel heartl functionl usingl ultrasound.



Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl cardiacl catheterization?l

,Answer:
Tol visualizel heartl chambersl andl coronaryl arteriesl usingl contrastl dye.



Q:l Whatl arel potentiall complicationsl ofl cardiacl catheterization?l
Answer:
Allergyl tol contrastl medium,l acutel kidneyl injury,l arrhythmia,l bloodl clots,l bleeding.



Q:l Whatl isl thel differencel betweenl thel rightl andl leftl sidesl ofl thel heart?l
Answer:
Thel rightl sidel handlesl deoxygenatedl blood,l whilel thel leftl sidel handlesl oxygenatedl
blood.



Q:l Whatl arel thel signsl ofl respiratoryl distressl inl patientsl withl heartl failure?l
Answer:
Shortnessl ofl breath,l especiallyl whenl supine,l andl increasedl cough.



Q:l Whatl doesl thel QTl intervall representl inl anl ECG?l
Answer:
Thel totall timel neededl forl ventricularl depolarizationl andl repolarization.



Q:l Whatl shouldl bel monitoredl afterl al cardiacl catheterizationl procedure?l
Answer:
Signsl ofl bleedingl andl patientl consentl priorl tol thel procedure.



Q:l Whatl isl cardiacl output?l

, Answer:
Thel amountl ofl bloodl pumpedl byl thel ventriclesl inl onel minute.



Q:l Howl isl cardiacl outputl calculated?l
Answer:
Cardiacl outputl (CO)l =l Heartl Ratel (HR)l xl Strokel Volumel (SV).



Q:l Whatl isl thel normall rangel forl cardiacl output?l
Answer:
4-8l L/min.



Q:l Whatl doesl preloadl referl to?l
Answer:
Thel amountl ofl bloodl andl pressurel inl thel ventriclel atl thel endl ofl diastole.



Q:l Whatl conditionsl canl increasel preload?l
Answer:
Hypervolemia,l regurgitationl ofl cardiacl valves,l andl heartl failurel (HF).



Q:l Whatl isl afterload?l
Answer:
Thel resistancel thatl mustl bel exceededl forl thel ventriclel tol ejectl bloodl duringl systole.



Q:l Whatl conditionsl canl increasel afterload?l

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