NRSG 357 Exam | Verified Exam Questions and Answers | Latest
Updated Study Material 2026
Question:
1. the sympathetic nervous system increas- norepinephrine by binding to beta adrener-
es HR & forces contractions through re-
lease of...
Answer:
gic receptors
Question:
2. the parasympathetic nervous system de- acetylcholine by receptors in myocardium &
creases HR through release of...
Answer:
coronary vessels
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3. neural reflex that controls BP
Answer:
baroreceptors
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4. norepinephrine effect on:
contractility
blood vessels
Answer:
increases contractility
constricts blood vessels
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5. epinephrine effect on:
vessels of liver/skeletal muscle
myocardial contractility
Answer:
dilates vessels of liver/skeletal muscle
increases myocardial contractility
,Question:
6. hydrocortisone potentiates the effect of... catecholamines
Answer:
- epi/norepi
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7. thyroid hormone effect on:
HR & contractility
systemic vascular resistance
Answer:
increases HR & contractility
decreases systemic vascular resistance
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8. growth hormone + IGF-1 effect on con-
tractility?
Answer:
increases
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9. tachycardic
Answer:
excessive thyroid hormone will cause the
heart rate to be?
Question:
10. low preload can be caused by
Answer:
hemorrhage, shock, dehydration
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11. high preload can be caused by
Answer:
heart failure, kidney failure, fluid volume
overload
,Question:
12. increased preload means
volume
Answer:
stroke increased
Question:
13. increase in blood volume --
> increase stretch of myocardium --> in-
creased?
Answer:
force to pump blood out
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14. increase in afterload means
stroke volume
Answer:
decreased
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15. increase in contractility means
stroke volume &
Answer:
increased stroke volume & increased CO
CO
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16. inotropic
Answer:
contractility
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17. positive inotropic factors (contractility)
Answer:
epinephrine
, norepinephrine
dopamine
calcium
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18. negative inotropic factors (contractility)
Answer:
calcium channel blockers
beta blockers
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19. in heart failure contractility...
Answer:
decreases
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20. Anticoagulation: Pharmacological treat-
Answer:
ment: anticoagulants (heparin and war-
farin), fibrinolytics, antiplatelet (aspirin,
clopidogrel); Patient and family education
related to VTE, DVT, PE, and anticoagula-
tion in general.
Question:
21. thrombocytes (aka platelets) live for?
Answer:
7-10 days
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22. stops bleeding after vessel dam- hemostasis
Answer:
age
Question:
23. key enzyme in clot breakdown is...
Updated Study Material 2026
Question:
1. the sympathetic nervous system increas- norepinephrine by binding to beta adrener-
es HR & forces contractions through re-
lease of...
Answer:
gic receptors
Question:
2. the parasympathetic nervous system de- acetylcholine by receptors in myocardium &
creases HR through release of...
Answer:
coronary vessels
Question:
3. neural reflex that controls BP
Answer:
baroreceptors
Question:
4. norepinephrine effect on:
contractility
blood vessels
Answer:
increases contractility
constricts blood vessels
Question:
5. epinephrine effect on:
vessels of liver/skeletal muscle
myocardial contractility
Answer:
dilates vessels of liver/skeletal muscle
increases myocardial contractility
,Question:
6. hydrocortisone potentiates the effect of... catecholamines
Answer:
- epi/norepi
Question:
7. thyroid hormone effect on:
HR & contractility
systemic vascular resistance
Answer:
increases HR & contractility
decreases systemic vascular resistance
Question:
8. growth hormone + IGF-1 effect on con-
tractility?
Answer:
increases
Question:
9. tachycardic
Answer:
excessive thyroid hormone will cause the
heart rate to be?
Question:
10. low preload can be caused by
Answer:
hemorrhage, shock, dehydration
Question:
11. high preload can be caused by
Answer:
heart failure, kidney failure, fluid volume
overload
,Question:
12. increased preload means
volume
Answer:
stroke increased
Question:
13. increase in blood volume --
> increase stretch of myocardium --> in-
creased?
Answer:
force to pump blood out
Question:
14. increase in afterload means
stroke volume
Answer:
decreased
Question:
15. increase in contractility means
stroke volume &
Answer:
increased stroke volume & increased CO
CO
Question:
16. inotropic
Answer:
contractility
Question:
17. positive inotropic factors (contractility)
Answer:
epinephrine
, norepinephrine
dopamine
calcium
Question:
18. negative inotropic factors (contractility)
Answer:
calcium channel blockers
beta blockers
Question:
19. in heart failure contractility...
Answer:
decreases
Question:
20. Anticoagulation: Pharmacological treat-
Answer:
ment: anticoagulants (heparin and war-
farin), fibrinolytics, antiplatelet (aspirin,
clopidogrel); Patient and family education
related to VTE, DVT, PE, and anticoagula-
tion in general.
Question:
21. thrombocytes (aka platelets) live for?
Answer:
7-10 days
Question:
22. stops bleeding after vessel dam- hemostasis
Answer:
age
Question:
23. key enzyme in clot breakdown is...
