ECCO 2026 STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CARE
OPERATIONS CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ A patient has reduced cardiac output, an EF of 33%....Which of
these... Answer: Peripartum,
Congenital,
myocardial infection
◉ A nurse observes HR 112, RR 28, and weak pulse....admitted for
stress-induced cardiomyopathy.....the nurse to anticipate? Answer:
BETA,
ACE,
Aspirin
◉ Which best describes the pathophysiology of restrictive
cardiomyopathy? Answer: Impaired filling
◉ For a patient with mitral stenosis, what interventions should the
nurse anticipate to manage the patient's atrial fibrillation? SATA
Answer: Warfarin
, Catheter or surgical ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation
Cardioversion with or w/o antidysrhythmic medicaiton
◉ Assessment reveals a patient's decreased CO/CI, increased
SVR/SVRI....What evaluations will distinguish...? Answer: Normal EF
◉ A patient with systolic heart failure is being treated. Which
reflects the patient is responding to therapy? Answer:
Normalizations of BP
◉ A patient with mitral stenosis, increased HR, and shorter diastole
ultimately result in what? Answer: X pulm, pulm, decreased
X pulm edema, decreased CO
X decreased CO, pulm HTN
◉ Which statement best describes the pathophysiology of aortic
regurgitation? Answer: There is a backflow of blood to the LV
◉ A patient with systolic heart failure receiving carvedilol (Coreg
requires additional afterload reduction. What treatment options
should the nurse anticipate? Answer: X Atenolol, hydralazine
EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CARE
OPERATIONS CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ A patient has reduced cardiac output, an EF of 33%....Which of
these... Answer: Peripartum,
Congenital,
myocardial infection
◉ A nurse observes HR 112, RR 28, and weak pulse....admitted for
stress-induced cardiomyopathy.....the nurse to anticipate? Answer:
BETA,
ACE,
Aspirin
◉ Which best describes the pathophysiology of restrictive
cardiomyopathy? Answer: Impaired filling
◉ For a patient with mitral stenosis, what interventions should the
nurse anticipate to manage the patient's atrial fibrillation? SATA
Answer: Warfarin
, Catheter or surgical ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation
Cardioversion with or w/o antidysrhythmic medicaiton
◉ Assessment reveals a patient's decreased CO/CI, increased
SVR/SVRI....What evaluations will distinguish...? Answer: Normal EF
◉ A patient with systolic heart failure is being treated. Which
reflects the patient is responding to therapy? Answer:
Normalizations of BP
◉ A patient with mitral stenosis, increased HR, and shorter diastole
ultimately result in what? Answer: X pulm, pulm, decreased
X pulm edema, decreased CO
X decreased CO, pulm HTN
◉ Which statement best describes the pathophysiology of aortic
regurgitation? Answer: There is a backflow of blood to the LV
◉ A patient with systolic heart failure receiving carvedilol (Coreg
requires additional afterload reduction. What treatment options
should the nurse anticipate? Answer: X Atenolol, hydralazine
