NR574 ACUTE CARE PRACTICUM EXAMPREP
2026 GUARANTEED PASS TESTED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the key EKG finding in STEMI? Answer: ST elevation in
two or more contiguous leads.
◉ What finding often accompanies ST elevation in STEMI? Answer:
Reciprocal ST depression.
◉ What are troponin levels early in STEMI? Answer: May be normal
initially.
◉ What is the first step in the management of STEMI? Answer:
Immediate activation of the cath lab.
◉ What should NOT delay cath lab activation in STEMI? Answer:
Waiting for troponin results.
◉ When are thrombolytics indicated in STEMI? Answer: When PCI is
unavailable and no contraindications exist.
, ◉ What are the EKG findings in NSTEMI? Answer: ST depression or
T-wave inversion.
◉ What are troponin levels in NSTEMI? Answer: Elevated.
◉ What is the primary management of NSTEMI? Answer:
Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy with cardiology consult.
◉ What are troponin levels in unstable angina? Answer: Normal.
◉ How is unstable angina managed? Answer: Treat the same as
NSTEMI.
◉ What chest pain features are most concerning for ischemia?
Answer: Pressure, squeezing, radiation, diaphoresis, nausea,
shortness of breath.
◉ What does sharp, reproducible chest pain suggest? Answer: Non-
cardiac etiology.
◉ What is the most important diagnostic test in acute chest pain?
Answer: EKG.
2026 GUARANTEED PASS TESTED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the key EKG finding in STEMI? Answer: ST elevation in
two or more contiguous leads.
◉ What finding often accompanies ST elevation in STEMI? Answer:
Reciprocal ST depression.
◉ What are troponin levels early in STEMI? Answer: May be normal
initially.
◉ What is the first step in the management of STEMI? Answer:
Immediate activation of the cath lab.
◉ What should NOT delay cath lab activation in STEMI? Answer:
Waiting for troponin results.
◉ When are thrombolytics indicated in STEMI? Answer: When PCI is
unavailable and no contraindications exist.
, ◉ What are the EKG findings in NSTEMI? Answer: ST depression or
T-wave inversion.
◉ What are troponin levels in NSTEMI? Answer: Elevated.
◉ What is the primary management of NSTEMI? Answer:
Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy with cardiology consult.
◉ What are troponin levels in unstable angina? Answer: Normal.
◉ How is unstable angina managed? Answer: Treat the same as
NSTEMI.
◉ What chest pain features are most concerning for ischemia?
Answer: Pressure, squeezing, radiation, diaphoresis, nausea,
shortness of breath.
◉ What does sharp, reproducible chest pain suggest? Answer: Non-
cardiac etiology.
◉ What is the most important diagnostic test in acute chest pain?
Answer: EKG.