NSG 360: Cardiovascular System Exam #3 Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest Updated 2026

NSG 360: Cardiovascular System Exam #3
Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest Updated 2026



What are the different heart Atria
chambers? - carries away from the heart.
Ventricles
- carries toward heart.


What are the two different Pulmonary and Systemic
circulatory loops?


What are the three different blood Arteries, veins, and capillaries.
vessels?


What are the five common - Hypertension
cardiovascular disorders? - Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Heart Failure
- Myocardial Infarction
- Arrhythmias


If somebody has a high BP, should No
we drop it fast? - This can cause an acute kidney injury.
- The patient's kidneys are used to filtering
a certain
amount.


With Arrhythmias, what are we V-fib and A-fib
concerned about? - The heart is quivering

, What is the patho behind Caused by increased systemic vascular
Hypertension? What two things resistance
can - Damaged blood vessels can occur due to
it cause? chronic
elevation.
- Left ventricular hypertrophy can occur
due to
increased workload.


Where in the US is high BP most The South
prevalent?


What is systolic and diastolic BP? Systolic
- The heart is pumping.
Diastolic
- The heart is relaxed.


What is the classification for <120 and <80
normal
BP?


What is the classification for 120-129 and <80
prehypertension/elevated?


What are the classifications for 130-139 or 80-89
Stage
1 hypertension?


What are the classifications for >/= 140 or >/= 90
Stage
2 hypertension?