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NU 185/ NU185 Exam 3– Medical-Surgical Nursing II Guide | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION sudden cardiac death Answer: a nontraumatic, unexpected death from sudden cardiac arrest, most often due to arrhythmia; in most instances, victims have underlying heart disease QUESTION CPR Answer: cardiopulmonary resuscitation QUESTION AED Answer: automatic external defibrillator QUESTION Cardiac Rehabilitation Answer: An intervention program designed to help heart patients achieve their optimal physical, medical, psychological, social, emotional, vocational, and economic status after the diagnosis of heart disease or a heart attack. QUESTION What is EKG? Answer: electrocardiogram, measures electrical activity of the heart QUESTION what can EKG diagnose Answer: Heartbeat disturbances Chamber enlargement Ischemia Injury Infarction and electrolyte imbalances QUESTION P wave Answer: atrial depolarization (atrial contraction) QUESTION PR interval Answer: delay of AV node to allow filling of ventricles 0.12-0.20 seconds (3-5 small boxes) QUESTION normal sinus rhythm Answer: 60-100 bpm QUESTION Bradycardia Answer: slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm) QUESTION Sinus Tachycardia Answer: 100 bpm QUESTION SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) Answer: Increased heart rhythm caused by impulses originating above the ventricles, as in the AV node QUESTION Vagal/Valsalva Maneuver Answer: technique where the patient bears down as if having a bowel movement, which increases intrathoracic pressure and stimulates the vagus nerve, causing a temporary drop in heart rate. It's commonly used to help terminate supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) QUESTION Ablation Answer: the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function QUESTION atrial fibrillation Answer: rapid, random, ineffective contractions of the atrium commonly causes poor blood flow QUESTION Digoxin is what class of drug Answer: cardiac glycoside QUESTION What does digoxin do? Answer: Slows, strengthens, and regulates the heartbeat. QUESTION Atrial flutter Sawtooth on ekg irregular beating of the atria(beating too quickly; often described as a-flutter QUESTION

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NUl 185/l NU185l Examl 3–l Medical-
Surgicall Nursingl IIl Guidel |l Galenl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l suddenl cardiacl death
Answer:
al nontraumatic,l unexpectedl deathl froml suddenl cardiacl arrest,l mostl oftenl duel tol
arrhythmia;l inl mostl instances,l victimsl havel underlyingl heartl disease



Q:l CPR
Answer:
cardiopulmonaryl resuscitation



Q:l AED
Answer:
automaticl externall defibrillator



Q:l Cardiacl Rehabilitation
Answer:
Anl interventionl programl designedl tol helpl heartl patientsl achievel theirl optimall physical,l
medical,l psychological,l social,l emotional,l vocational,l andl economicl statusl afterl thel
diagnosisl ofl heartl diseasel orl al heartl attack.

,Q:l Whatl isl EKG?
Answer:
electrocardiogram,l measuresl electricall activityl ofl thel heart



Q:l whatl canl EKGl diagnose
Answer:
Heartbeatl disturbancesl
Chamberl enlargement
Ischemia
Injury
Infarctionl andl electrolytel imbalances



Q:l Pl wave
Answer:
atriall depolarizationl (atriall contraction)



Q:l PRl interval
Answer:
delayl ofl AVl nodel tol allowl fillingl ofl ventricles
0.12-0.20l secondsl (3-5l smalll boxes)



Q:l normall sinusl rhythm
Answer:
60-100l bpm



Q:l Bradycardia

,Answer:
slowl heartl ratel (lessl thanl 60l bpm)



Q:l Sinusl Tachycardia
Answer:
>100l bpm



Q:l SVTl (supraventricularl tachycardia)
Answer:
Increasedl heartl rhythml causedl byl impulsesl originatingl abovel thel ventricles,l asl inl thel
AVl node



Q:l Vagal/Valsalval Maneuver
Answer:
techniquel wherel thel patientl bearsl downl asl ifl havingl al bowell movement,l whichl
increasesl intrathoracicl pressurel andl stimulatesl thel vagusl nerve,l causingl al temporaryl
dropl inl heartl rate.l It'sl commonlyl usedl tol helpl terminatel supraventricularl tachycardial
(SVT)



Q:l Ablation
Answer:
thel removall ofl al bodyl partl orl thel destructionl ofl itsl function



Q:l atriall fibrillation
Answer:
rapid,l random,l ineffectivel contractionsl ofl thel atriuml commonlyl causesl poorl bloodl flow

, Q:l Digoxinl isl whatl classl ofl drug
Answer:
cardiacl glycoside



Q:l Whatl doesl digoxinl do?
Answer:
Slows,l strengthens,l andl regulatesl thel heartbeat.



Q:l Atriall flutter
Answer:
Sawtoothl onl ekgl
irregularl beatingl ofl thel atria(beatingl tool quickly;l oftenl describedl asl a-flutter



Q:l Ventricularl tachycardia
Answer:
Al rapidl heartl rhythml inl whichl thel electricall impulsel beginsl inl thel ventriclel (insteadl ofl
thel atrium),l whichl mayl resultl inl inadequatel bloodl flowl andl eventuallyl deterioratel intol
cardiacl arrest.



Q:l ventricularl fibrillation
Answer:
Al life-threateningl heartl rhythml thatl resultsl inl al rapid,l inadequatel heartbeat.



Q:l Whatl isl shock?
Answer:
Poorl perfusionl tol majorl organs

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