AACN CCRN cardiovascular studiesExam
Question Amnd Answers 2025
If bleeding is in pericardial sac, what must be ruled out? - correct
answers ✅✅If bleeding is in pericardial sac, cardiac tamponade
must be ruled out.
Oxygen reperfusion injury - correct answers ✅✅Oxygen
promotes systemic vasodilation and is the source of toxic
metabolites and had been associated with poor outcomes.
Carotid artery stenosis risk factors, signs and symptoms, and
priority intervention. - correct answers ✅✅Risk factors are
Hypertension, Obesity, Diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
Signs/symptoms are transient blindness in one eye, memory loss,
numbness in the face, headache, and dizziness.
Carotid artery duplex would confirm it's presence.
Anterior Wall MI on EKG would show what? Papillary muscle
rupture on an Pulmonary Artery Occlusive pressure waveform
readings look like what? - correct answers ✅✅V2, V3, V4, V5: ST
segment elevation.
Large, Giant, elevated V-waves.
After a CABG and mediastinal chest tube in place, what are the
signs of an acute bleed? What is the priority intervention? -
correct answers ✅✅Warm bloody drainage.
Return to the OR Stop the bleeding.
cardiac tamponade occurs when what infiltrates the pericardial
sac? - correct answers ✅✅Blood or fluid.
,AACN CCRN cardiovascular studiesExam
Question Amnd Answers 2025
Cardiac Tamponade s/s - correct answers ✅✅JVD, narrow pulse
pressure, hypotension (on inspiration), muffled heart sounds.
Chest heaviness, tachycardia, tachypnea, decreased cardiac
output, decreased stroke volume.
Afib to WPW syndrome is common. What does the ECG show in
WPW? - correct answers ✅✅Short PR interval.
Inverted T waves seen in WPW.
INR 5-10 and uncontrolled bleeding treatments. What to
administer? - correct answers ✅✅Fresh frozen plasma or
prothrombin complex concentrate.
Signs of instability for possible cardioversion - correct answers
✅✅Hypotension.
Mental status changes.
Chest pain.
SOB.
Crackles.
Cold clammy skin.
Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia and hyperkalemia
treatment? - correct answers ✅✅Calcium to prevent ventricular
fibrillation.
Calcium stabilizes cardiac heart tissues.
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy signs and symptoms - correct answers
✅✅SOB, 4+ edema, O2% decreases, EF <40% or less, lack of
energy, S3 and S4 heart sounds.
Signs of pulmonary edema - correct answers ✅✅HTN.
, AACN CCRN cardiovascular studiesExam
Question Amnd Answers 2025
Heart failure with EF 15%.
S3 heart sounds.
Increased work of breathing.
Accessory muscle use.
What always indicates myocardial contusion due to blunt cardiac
trauma? - correct answers ✅✅Cardiac dysrhythmia.
Signs of Papillary muscle rupture in an acute myocardial
infarction. - correct answers ✅✅New murmur with acute
myocardial infarction.
What is Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? - correct answers ✅✅A
genetically inherited disease characterized by an asymmetrical
ventricular septal wall thickening that can cause diastolic heart
failure and sudden cardiac death.
What is dilated cardiomyopathy? - correct answers ✅✅Common
cause of systolic heart failure.
As the left ventricular wall thins, the heart dilates.
Loss of inotropy.
Left ventricular ejection fraction drops and heart failure develops.
SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE = LVEF < 40%.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy - correct answers ✅✅Ventricles
stiffen due to infiltration of fibroelastic tissues into cardiac muscle.
Rigidity of myocardial wall - can't expand during cardiac filling.
Causes diastolic failure.
Amyloid is an abnormal protein that infiltrates healthy tissue.
Results in firm myocardial wall, but not dilated.
Question Amnd Answers 2025
If bleeding is in pericardial sac, what must be ruled out? - correct
answers ✅✅If bleeding is in pericardial sac, cardiac tamponade
must be ruled out.
Oxygen reperfusion injury - correct answers ✅✅Oxygen
promotes systemic vasodilation and is the source of toxic
metabolites and had been associated with poor outcomes.
Carotid artery stenosis risk factors, signs and symptoms, and
priority intervention. - correct answers ✅✅Risk factors are
Hypertension, Obesity, Diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
Signs/symptoms are transient blindness in one eye, memory loss,
numbness in the face, headache, and dizziness.
Carotid artery duplex would confirm it's presence.
Anterior Wall MI on EKG would show what? Papillary muscle
rupture on an Pulmonary Artery Occlusive pressure waveform
readings look like what? - correct answers ✅✅V2, V3, V4, V5: ST
segment elevation.
Large, Giant, elevated V-waves.
After a CABG and mediastinal chest tube in place, what are the
signs of an acute bleed? What is the priority intervention? -
correct answers ✅✅Warm bloody drainage.
Return to the OR Stop the bleeding.
cardiac tamponade occurs when what infiltrates the pericardial
sac? - correct answers ✅✅Blood or fluid.
,AACN CCRN cardiovascular studiesExam
Question Amnd Answers 2025
Cardiac Tamponade s/s - correct answers ✅✅JVD, narrow pulse
pressure, hypotension (on inspiration), muffled heart sounds.
Chest heaviness, tachycardia, tachypnea, decreased cardiac
output, decreased stroke volume.
Afib to WPW syndrome is common. What does the ECG show in
WPW? - correct answers ✅✅Short PR interval.
Inverted T waves seen in WPW.
INR 5-10 and uncontrolled bleeding treatments. What to
administer? - correct answers ✅✅Fresh frozen plasma or
prothrombin complex concentrate.
Signs of instability for possible cardioversion - correct answers
✅✅Hypotension.
Mental status changes.
Chest pain.
SOB.
Crackles.
Cold clammy skin.
Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia and hyperkalemia
treatment? - correct answers ✅✅Calcium to prevent ventricular
fibrillation.
Calcium stabilizes cardiac heart tissues.
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy signs and symptoms - correct answers
✅✅SOB, 4+ edema, O2% decreases, EF <40% or less, lack of
energy, S3 and S4 heart sounds.
Signs of pulmonary edema - correct answers ✅✅HTN.
, AACN CCRN cardiovascular studiesExam
Question Amnd Answers 2025
Heart failure with EF 15%.
S3 heart sounds.
Increased work of breathing.
Accessory muscle use.
What always indicates myocardial contusion due to blunt cardiac
trauma? - correct answers ✅✅Cardiac dysrhythmia.
Signs of Papillary muscle rupture in an acute myocardial
infarction. - correct answers ✅✅New murmur with acute
myocardial infarction.
What is Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? - correct answers ✅✅A
genetically inherited disease characterized by an asymmetrical
ventricular septal wall thickening that can cause diastolic heart
failure and sudden cardiac death.
What is dilated cardiomyopathy? - correct answers ✅✅Common
cause of systolic heart failure.
As the left ventricular wall thins, the heart dilates.
Loss of inotropy.
Left ventricular ejection fraction drops and heart failure develops.
SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE = LVEF < 40%.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy - correct answers ✅✅Ventricles
stiffen due to infiltration of fibroelastic tissues into cardiac muscle.
Rigidity of myocardial wall - can't expand during cardiac filling.
Causes diastolic failure.
Amyloid is an abnormal protein that infiltrates healthy tissue.
Results in firm myocardial wall, but not dilated.
