NURS 5461 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALREADY
GRADED A+
STEMI or MI with new left BBB? - ANSWERS-PCI within 6-12hour or 90-120
min of admission
gold standard diagnosis of coronary artery lesion severity? - ANSWERS-
coronary angiography
corneal arcus (arcus senilis) - ANSWERS-This grayish white arc or circle not
quite at the edge of the cornea; normal with aging, or with cholesterol and
LDL levels
positive ischemic change on ECG? - ANSWERS-ST depression by .08
PVCs cause? - ANSWERS-decrease in CO, more dangerous when present
with heart disease
most common cause of right sided heart failure? - ANSWERS-left sided
heart failure
left ventricle thickens without enlargement? - ANSWERS-Hypertropic
Cardiomyopathy
common initial symptom of ACS in pts >80 years? - ANSWERS-SOB
initial dx test of stable coronary ischemia? - ANSWERS-Stress test
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALREADY
GRADED A+
STEMI or MI with new left BBB? - ANSWERS-PCI within 6-12hour or 90-120
min of admission
gold standard diagnosis of coronary artery lesion severity? - ANSWERS-
coronary angiography
corneal arcus (arcus senilis) - ANSWERS-This grayish white arc or circle not
quite at the edge of the cornea; normal with aging, or with cholesterol and
LDL levels
positive ischemic change on ECG? - ANSWERS-ST depression by .08
PVCs cause? - ANSWERS-decrease in CO, more dangerous when present
with heart disease
most common cause of right sided heart failure? - ANSWERS-left sided
heart failure
left ventricle thickens without enlargement? - ANSWERS-Hypertropic
Cardiomyopathy
common initial symptom of ACS in pts >80 years? - ANSWERS-SOB
initial dx test of stable coronary ischemia? - ANSWERS-Stress test
