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NR 545 EXAM 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION REVIEW
MATERIAL

●● 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

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