BKAT 9R PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Major therapeutic goal of cardiogenic shock?
Answer: Increased cardiac output
◉ Elevated cardiac iso-enzyme occur when___
Answer: closed chest injury, pericarditis, cardiac surgery, MI
◉ ECG change with muscle injury in an acute MI
Answer: STEMI
◉ Systolic murmur that is auscultated 2nd intercostal space, right
sternal border is called
Answer: aortic stenosis
◉ what is the importance of synchronizing during cardioversion?
Answer: to prevent aflutter with RVR and R on T wave
◉ List some signs of cardiac tamponade
Answer: Decreased systolic blood pressure, JVD, pulsus paradoxus
, ◉ Initial measures for the treatment of angina pectoris are:
Answer: MONA (morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin, aspirin
◉ QRS complex wider than 0.12 seconds most likely indicates
Answer: Bundle branch block
◉ Upon recognizing ventricular fibrillation, the nurse's first priority
is
Answer: responsiveness
◉ treatment of symptomatic complete heart block in an emergency
Answer: transcutaneous pacing
◉ What is the treatment for a patient in aflutter RVR
Answer: cardioversion and amiodarone (cardizem)
◉ using a biphasic defibrillator, how many joules do you use on the
first debrillation?
Answer: 120-200 joules
SOLUTIONS
◉ Major therapeutic goal of cardiogenic shock?
Answer: Increased cardiac output
◉ Elevated cardiac iso-enzyme occur when___
Answer: closed chest injury, pericarditis, cardiac surgery, MI
◉ ECG change with muscle injury in an acute MI
Answer: STEMI
◉ Systolic murmur that is auscultated 2nd intercostal space, right
sternal border is called
Answer: aortic stenosis
◉ what is the importance of synchronizing during cardioversion?
Answer: to prevent aflutter with RVR and R on T wave
◉ List some signs of cardiac tamponade
Answer: Decreased systolic blood pressure, JVD, pulsus paradoxus
, ◉ Initial measures for the treatment of angina pectoris are:
Answer: MONA (morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin, aspirin
◉ QRS complex wider than 0.12 seconds most likely indicates
Answer: Bundle branch block
◉ Upon recognizing ventricular fibrillation, the nurse's first priority
is
Answer: responsiveness
◉ treatment of symptomatic complete heart block in an emergency
Answer: transcutaneous pacing
◉ What is the treatment for a patient in aflutter RVR
Answer: cardioversion and amiodarone (cardizem)
◉ using a biphasic defibrillator, how many joules do you use on the
first debrillation?
Answer: 120-200 joules
