Nsg 6001 U2 Section 6. Cardiovascular Problems Questions
and Answers with complete solution
1. What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?
A. Jerry is a 55-year-old male with a history of syncope.
B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).
C. Manny is a 75-year-old male with a 10-year cardiovascular risk of 6.5%.
D. April is an 80-year-old female with a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 180.
B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).
2. Which of the following is a chest wall syndrome?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Angina
C. Costochondritis
D. Pericarditis
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
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)
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
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
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
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.
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
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?
A. Patient is on labetalol.
B. Patient is a man.
C. Patient is on amlodipine.
D. Patient has a potassium level of 4.
A. Patient is on labetalol
11. Which of these patients is at a higher risk for developing deep vein thrombosis?
A. Jerry, a 64-year-old man with a history of epilepsy
B. Samantha, a 45-year-old female undergoing a hysterectomy
C. Diane, a 15-year-old female with type 1 diabetes
D. Ben, a 23-year-old male with a history of a pneumothorax
B. Samantha, a 45-year-old female undergoing a hysterectomy
12. Claire is a patient complaining that her left leg is cool, pale, smaller than her right, and
has thick toenails. Which condition may she be experiencing?
A. Peripheral artery disease
B. Anemia
and Answers with complete solution
1. What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?
A. Jerry is a 55-year-old male with a history of syncope.
B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).
C. Manny is a 75-year-old male with a 10-year cardiovascular risk of 6.5%.
D. April is an 80-year-old female with a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 180.
B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).
2. Which of the following is a chest wall syndrome?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Angina
C. Costochondritis
D. Pericarditis
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
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)
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
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
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
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.
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
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?
A. Patient is on labetalol.
B. Patient is a man.
C. Patient is on amlodipine.
D. Patient has a potassium level of 4.
A. Patient is on labetalol
11. Which of these patients is at a higher risk for developing deep vein thrombosis?
A. Jerry, a 64-year-old man with a history of epilepsy
B. Samantha, a 45-year-old female undergoing a hysterectomy
C. Diane, a 15-year-old female with type 1 diabetes
D. Ben, a 23-year-old male with a history of a pneumothorax
B. Samantha, a 45-year-old female undergoing a hysterectomy
12. Claire is a patient complaining that her left leg is cool, pale, smaller than her right, and
has thick toenails. Which condition may she be experiencing?
A. Peripheral artery disease
B. Anemia
