Cardiopulmonary NPTE questions and answers updated 2026

Cardiopulmonary NPTE questions
and answers updated 2026
WhichAtermAisAusedAtoAdescribeAtheAouterAlayerAofAtheAcardiacAtissueAwhichAprotectsAtheAs
urfaceAofAtheAheartAagainstAtraumaAorAinfection?
Aa.AendocardiumA
b.Aepicardium
Ac.Amyocardium
Ad.ApericardiumA-AAnswerAB


AAtherapistAdiscussesAtheAimportantAofAcholesterolAlevelAasAaAriskAfactorAforAcoronaryAarter
yAdisease.AWhichAtotalAbloodAcholesterolAlevelAwouldAplaceAtheApatientAatAtheAgreatestArisk
?
Aa.A110Amg/dL
Ab.A140Amg/dL
Ac.A190Amg/dL
Ad.A230Amg/dLA-AAnswerAd


WhichAheartAsoundAoccursAwhenAtheAmitralAandAtricuspidAvalvesAcloseAatAtheAonsetAofAsyst
ole?
Aa.AS1
Ab.AS2
Ac.AS3
Ad.AS4A-AAnswerAa


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmeasuresAwouldAbeAutilizedAtoAdetermineAcardiacAoutput?
Aa.AendAsystolicAvolumeAandAheartArateAreserve
Ab.AstrokeAvolumeAandAheartArate
Ac.AvenousAreturnAandAheartArate
Ad.AejectionAfractionAandAheartArateAreserveA-AAnswerAb


AAtherapistAbeginsAanAexerciseAsessionAwithAaApatientAdiagnosedAwithAleftAsidedAheartAfail
ure.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAwouldAmostAlikelyAoccurAwithAtheAinitiationAofAtheAex
erciseAsession?

,Aa.Ahyperoxemia
Ab.Adyspnea
Ac.Abradycardia
Ad.ApittingAedemaA-AAnswerAb


AApatientAinAaAcardiacArehabilitationAprogramAisAclinicallyAstable,AindependentAwithAself-
monitoringAtechniques,AandAnoAlongerArequiresAelectrocardiographAmonitoring.AThisAdescripti
onAisAmostAconsistentAwithAaApatientAentering:
Aa.AphaseAI
Ab.AphaseAII
Ac.AphaseAIII
Ad.AphaseAIVA-AAnswerAc


TheAmostAappropriateAlocationAtoApalpateAtheAposteriorAtibialAarteryAisAonAthe:
Aa.AanteriorAaspectAofAtheAmedialAmalleolus
Ab.AposteriorAaspectAofAtheAmedialAmalleolus
Ac.AanteriorAaspectAofAtheAlateralAmalleolus
Ad.AposteriorAaspectAofAtheAlateralAmalleolusA-AAnswerAb


AAtherapistAreviewsAaAlaboratoryAreportAforAaApatientAreceivingAoralAanticoagulantAtherapy.
AWhichAtestAwouldAbeAmostAimportantAtoAdetermineAtheAeffectivenessAofAtheAtherapy?
Aa.Ahematocrit
Ab.Ahemoglobin
Ac.AplateletAcount
Ad.AprothrombinAtimeA-AAnswerAd


WhatAvalueAisAmostArepresentativeAofAtheApHAofAarterialAblood?
Aa.A7.2
Ab.A7.3
Ac.A7.4
Ad.A7.5A-AAnswerAc


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAvaluesAwouldAbeAconsideredAaAnormalAplateletAcount?

, Aa.A100,000A/mm3
Ab.A250,000A/mm3
Ac.A500,000A/mm3
Ad.A700,000A/mm3A-AAnswerAb


WhichAcomponentAofAtheAcardiacAcycleAwouldAbeAtheAmostAusefulAinAidentifyingAtheApresenc
eAofAmyocardialAischemia?
Aa.APAwave
Ab.AQRSAcomplex
Ac.ASTAsegment
Ad.ATAwaveA-AAnswerAc


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAwouldAmaintainAaAnormalAheartArateAofA60-
100AbeatsAperAminute?
Aa.AatrialAfibrillation
Ab.AprematureAatrialAcontractions
Ac.AsupraventricularAtachycardia
Ad.AventricularAtachycardiaA-AAnswerAB


AAtherapistAattemptsAtoAlocateAtheAulnarAarteryAatAtheAwrist.AWhichAtwoAtendonsAshouldAt
heAtherapistAutilizeAtoAlocateAtheAulnarAartery?
Aa.AextensorAdigitorumAandAextensorAcarpiAulnaris
Ab.AextensorAdigitiAminimiAandAextensorAcarpiAulnaris
Ac.AflexorAcarpiAradialisAandAflexorAcarpiAulnaris
Ad.AflexorAdigitorumAsuperficialisAandAflexorAcarpiAulnarisA-AAnswerAD


AAtherapistAnotesAthatAtheApulseAofAaApatientAwithAprematureAventricularAcontractionsAskip
sAeveryAotherAbeat.AThisAfindingAisAbestAtermed?
Aa.Acouplet
Ab.Abigeminy
Ac.Atrigemini
Ad.AquadrigeminyA-AAnswerAB