NSG 6001 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● 2. Which of the following is a chest wall syndrome?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Angina
C. Costochondritis
D. Pericarditis
Answer: C. Costochondritis
●● 3. Which of the following may help a clinician to determine whether
palpitations are caused by a potentially lethal cardiac rhythm?
A. Holter monitoring
B. Complete blood count (CBC)
C. Thyroid panel
D. Computed axial tomography (CAT) scan
Answer: A. Holter monitoring
●● 4. A blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered:
A. Stage 2 hypertension
B. Hypertensive
,C. Normal in healthy older adults
D. Acceptable if the patient has diabetes mellitus (DM)
Answer: C. Normal in healthy older adults
●● 5. Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension (HTN) include:
A. Maintaining a body mass index of 17
B. Restricting dietary sodium to 5 grams per day
C. Engaging in exercise or physical activity for 90 minutes a day
D. Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day
Answer: D. Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day
●● 6. Mary has hypertension and previously had a stroke. Which
hypertensive drug has been shown to reduce stroke?
A. Chlorthalidone
B. Metoprolol
C. Amlodipine
D. Losartan
Answer: A. Chlorthalidone
●● 7. Which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level is considered
cardioprotective?
A. Greater than 30
B. Greater than 40
, C. Greater than 50
D. Greater than 60
Answer: D. Greater than 60
●● 8. You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her
parameters is indicative of this syndrome?
A. Her waist is 36 inches.
B. Her triglyceride level is 140 mg/dL.
C. Her BP is 128/84.
D. Her fasting blood sugar (BS) is 108 mg/dL.
Answer: A. Her waist is 36 inches
●● 9. Which type of angina do you suspect in Harvey, who complains of
chest pain that occurs during sleep and most often in the early morning
hours?
A. Stable angina
B. Unstable angina
C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
D. Probably not angina but hiatal hernia
Answer: C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
●● 10. A patient is undergoing a cardiac stress test. Which of the
following parts of their history could cause a false-positive reading?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● 2. Which of the following is a chest wall syndrome?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Angina
C. Costochondritis
D. Pericarditis
Answer: C. Costochondritis
●● 3. Which of the following may help a clinician to determine whether
palpitations are caused by a potentially lethal cardiac rhythm?
A. Holter monitoring
B. Complete blood count (CBC)
C. Thyroid panel
D. Computed axial tomography (CAT) scan
Answer: A. Holter monitoring
●● 4. A blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered:
A. Stage 2 hypertension
B. Hypertensive
,C. Normal in healthy older adults
D. Acceptable if the patient has diabetes mellitus (DM)
Answer: C. Normal in healthy older adults
●● 5. Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension (HTN) include:
A. Maintaining a body mass index of 17
B. Restricting dietary sodium to 5 grams per day
C. Engaging in exercise or physical activity for 90 minutes a day
D. Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day
Answer: D. Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day
●● 6. Mary has hypertension and previously had a stroke. Which
hypertensive drug has been shown to reduce stroke?
A. Chlorthalidone
B. Metoprolol
C. Amlodipine
D. Losartan
Answer: A. Chlorthalidone
●● 7. Which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level is considered
cardioprotective?
A. Greater than 30
B. Greater than 40
, C. Greater than 50
D. Greater than 60
Answer: D. Greater than 60
●● 8. You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her
parameters is indicative of this syndrome?
A. Her waist is 36 inches.
B. Her triglyceride level is 140 mg/dL.
C. Her BP is 128/84.
D. Her fasting blood sugar (BS) is 108 mg/dL.
Answer: A. Her waist is 36 inches
●● 9. Which type of angina do you suspect in Harvey, who complains of
chest pain that occurs during sleep and most often in the early morning
hours?
A. Stable angina
B. Unstable angina
C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
D. Probably not angina but hiatal hernia
Answer: C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
●● 10. A patient is undergoing a cardiac stress test. Which of the
following parts of their history could cause a false-positive reading?
