ENA: Cardiovascular Emergencies, Part 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
1. Which drug reduces preload and afterload? Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat)
2. Which drug is administered to treat acutely decompen- Nesirititde (Natrecor)
sated heart failure?
3. The left circumflex branch supplies which are of the Lateral wall of the left ven-
heart? tricle
4. Which medication is infused to improve cardiac con- Dobutamine (Dobutrex)
tractility?
5. In addition to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, sodium Tricyclic antidepressant
bicarbonate is the treatment for cardiac arrest caused overdose
by which disorder?
6. After an acute myocardial infarction, which cardiac bio- Troponin T
marker returns to baseline last?
7. The right coronary artery supplies which area of the Posterior surface of the left
heart? ventricle
8. Hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest requires which Calcium chloride
treatment in addition to cardiopulmonary resuscita-
tion?
9. You should expect to administer ibuprofen (Motrin) to Pericarditis
a patient with which disorder?
10. When performing right-sided electrocardiography, RV6
which lead should you place at the fifth intercostal
space in the right midaxillary line?
11. A patient presents with a headache, blurred vision, and Nitroprusside (Nitropress)
a blood pressure of 280/150 mm Hg. Which drug is
and CORRECT Answers
1. Which drug reduces preload and afterload? Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat)
2. Which drug is administered to treat acutely decompen- Nesirititde (Natrecor)
sated heart failure?
3. The left circumflex branch supplies which are of the Lateral wall of the left ven-
heart? tricle
4. Which medication is infused to improve cardiac con- Dobutamine (Dobutrex)
tractility?
5. In addition to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, sodium Tricyclic antidepressant
bicarbonate is the treatment for cardiac arrest caused overdose
by which disorder?
6. After an acute myocardial infarction, which cardiac bio- Troponin T
marker returns to baseline last?
7. The right coronary artery supplies which area of the Posterior surface of the left
heart? ventricle
8. Hyperkalemia-induced cardiac arrest requires which Calcium chloride
treatment in addition to cardiopulmonary resuscita-
tion?
9. You should expect to administer ibuprofen (Motrin) to Pericarditis
a patient with which disorder?
10. When performing right-sided electrocardiography, RV6
which lead should you place at the fifth intercostal
space in the right midaxillary line?
11. A patient presents with a headache, blurred vision, and Nitroprusside (Nitropress)
a blood pressure of 280/150 mm Hg. Which drug is
