CHAPTER 28 - ASSESSMENT OF
CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatTinformationTshouldTbeTinTtheTteachingTplanTofTa
76-year-oldTpatientTafterTaTphysical?
A.TInitiatingTaTnewTstrenuousTexerciseTregimenTis
recommended.
B.TLimitTphysicalTactivityTandTexercise.
C.TReportTanyTnewTorTexcessiveTfatigue.
D.TExcessiveTfatigueTisTnotTunusualTasTyouTage.T-TANSWERTAnswer:TC
Rationale:TExcessiveTfatigueTisTnotTnormalTandTmay
indicateTtheTonsetTofTheartTfailure.TWhileTphysical
activityTshouldTbeTcontinued,TevenTifThealthy,Ta
newTstrenuousTexerciseTregimeTshouldTbeTcarefully
monitored.
WhatTisTanTimportantTnursingTactionTpostTcardiac
catheterizationTinterventions?
A.TEarlyTmobilizationTtoTpreventTclotTformation
B.TFluidTrestrictionTtoTavoidTfluidToverload
C.TBedrestTtoTavoidTstressTonTcannulaTinsertionTsite
D.THeadTofTbedTatT30TdegreesTforTrespiratoryTsupportT-TANSWERTAnswer:TC
Rationale:TAvoidingTstressTatTtheTcannulaTinsertionTsite
byTmaintainingTflatTbedTrestThelpsTreduceTtheTincidenceTof
bleeding.TEncouragingTfluidsThelpsTclearTtheTcontrastTdye.
WhatTisTtheTmostTlikelyTprocedureTtoTdetermine
, theTcauseTofTsevereTchestTpainTinTtheTpatientTnewly
admittedTtoTtheThospital?
A.TCoronaryTangiography
B.TNuclearTstressTtesting
C.TRightTheartTcatheterization
D.TTEET-TANSWERTAnswer:TA
Rationale:TCoronaryTangiographyTisTdoneTtoTspecificallyTevaluateTtheTcoronaryTarteries.TStressTtestingTeval
uatesTheartTfunctioningTduringTtimesTofTincreased
workload.TRightTheartTcatheterizationTevaluatesTcardiac
fillingTpressures,TcardiacToutput,TandTvalvularTfunction.
TransesophagealTechoTevaluatesTtheTposteriorTaspectTof
theTheartTandTtheTpresenceTofTclots.
ATnurseTisTprovidingTcareTforTaTpatientTnewly
diagnosedTwithTheartTdisease.TWhichTdietary,Tactivity,
orTlifestyleTmodification(s)TshouldTbeTincludedTinTthe
planTofTcare?T(SelectTallTthatTapply.)
A.TStopTsmoking.
B.TDrinkTlotsTofTwater.
C.TLimitTsedentaryTlifestyle.
D.TEatTaTdietTrichTinTredTmeatTprotein.
E.TLimitTalcohol.T-TANSWERTAnswer:TA,TC,TandTE
Rationale:TSmoking,Texercise,TandTalcoholTintake
areTmodifiableTriskTfactorsTforTheartTdisease.TPatients
shouldTnotTbeTtoldTtoTdrinkTlotsTofTwaterTasTtheTheart
mayTnotTbeTableTtoThandleTexcessiveTfluids.TATdietTrich
inTredTmeatTisTaTriskTfactor
ATpatientTwithThypertensionThasTwhichTphysical
CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatTinformationTshouldTbeTinTtheTteachingTplanTofTa
76-year-oldTpatientTafterTaTphysical?
A.TInitiatingTaTnewTstrenuousTexerciseTregimenTis
recommended.
B.TLimitTphysicalTactivityTandTexercise.
C.TReportTanyTnewTorTexcessiveTfatigue.
D.TExcessiveTfatigueTisTnotTunusualTasTyouTage.T-TANSWERTAnswer:TC
Rationale:TExcessiveTfatigueTisTnotTnormalTandTmay
indicateTtheTonsetTofTheartTfailure.TWhileTphysical
activityTshouldTbeTcontinued,TevenTifThealthy,Ta
newTstrenuousTexerciseTregimeTshouldTbeTcarefully
monitored.
WhatTisTanTimportantTnursingTactionTpostTcardiac
catheterizationTinterventions?
A.TEarlyTmobilizationTtoTpreventTclotTformation
B.TFluidTrestrictionTtoTavoidTfluidToverload
C.TBedrestTtoTavoidTstressTonTcannulaTinsertionTsite
D.THeadTofTbedTatT30TdegreesTforTrespiratoryTsupportT-TANSWERTAnswer:TC
Rationale:TAvoidingTstressTatTtheTcannulaTinsertionTsite
byTmaintainingTflatTbedTrestThelpsTreduceTtheTincidenceTof
bleeding.TEncouragingTfluidsThelpsTclearTtheTcontrastTdye.
WhatTisTtheTmostTlikelyTprocedureTtoTdetermine
, theTcauseTofTsevereTchestTpainTinTtheTpatientTnewly
admittedTtoTtheThospital?
A.TCoronaryTangiography
B.TNuclearTstressTtesting
C.TRightTheartTcatheterization
D.TTEET-TANSWERTAnswer:TA
Rationale:TCoronaryTangiographyTisTdoneTtoTspecificallyTevaluateTtheTcoronaryTarteries.TStressTtestingTeval
uatesTheartTfunctioningTduringTtimesTofTincreased
workload.TRightTheartTcatheterizationTevaluatesTcardiac
fillingTpressures,TcardiacToutput,TandTvalvularTfunction.
TransesophagealTechoTevaluatesTtheTposteriorTaspectTof
theTheartTandTtheTpresenceTofTclots.
ATnurseTisTprovidingTcareTforTaTpatientTnewly
diagnosedTwithTheartTdisease.TWhichTdietary,Tactivity,
orTlifestyleTmodification(s)TshouldTbeTincludedTinTthe
planTofTcare?T(SelectTallTthatTapply.)
A.TStopTsmoking.
B.TDrinkTlotsTofTwater.
C.TLimitTsedentaryTlifestyle.
D.TEatTaTdietTrichTinTredTmeatTprotein.
E.TLimitTalcohol.T-TANSWERTAnswer:TA,TC,TandTE
Rationale:TSmoking,Texercise,TandTalcoholTintake
areTmodifiableTriskTfactorsTforTheartTdisease.TPatients
shouldTnotTbeTtoldTtoTdrinkTlotsTofTwaterTasTtheTheart
mayTnotTbeTableTtoThandleTexcessiveTfluids.TATdietTrich
inTredTmeatTisTaTriskTfactor
ATpatientTwithThypertensionThasTwhichTphysical
