NR 571 Midterm Exam Study Set Questions
and Answers latest update 2025
A 72-year-old patient with a history of CAD presents to the ER with
unstable angina. TIMI score is 5. The nurse practitioner should expect
which of the following is the next step in the care for this patient?
A. coronary angiography
B. CABG
C. notify family that death is imminent
D. tPA --- correct answers ---A. coronary angiography
A 49-year-old patient presents to the ER and is diagnosed with
NSTEMI. The nurse practitioner can expect which of the following to
be included in the initial treatment plan?
a. tPA
b. ASA, clopidogrel, and enoxaparin
c. norvasc
d. CABG --- correct answers ---b. ASA, clopidogrel, and enoxaparin
All of the following are appropriate treatments for a patient with
cocaine-induced STEMI, except:
,Beta-blockers
benzodiazepines
Full-dose AC
DAPT --- correct answers ---Beta-blockers
Etiologies of right axis deviation --- correct answers ---normal variant
in children and thin adults
RVH
COPD w/o RVH
left posterior fascicular block
lateral wall MI
ectopic ventricular rhythm
WPW
etiologies of left axis deviation --- correct answers ---normal in older,
obese adults
LVH
elevated diaphragm
left anterior fascicular block
inferior wall MI
ectopic ventricular rhythm
,WPW
etiologies of low voltage --- correct answers ---obesity
COPD
pleural or pericardial effusion
myocardial infiltration (amyloidosis or sarcoidosis)
examine the QRS morphology --- correct answers ---look for delta
wave
-slurred upstroke of the QRS in WPW
Etiologies of ST segment elevation --- correct answers ---STEMI
LBBB
LVH
pericarditis
vasospasm
severe hyperkalemia
hypothermia
brugada syndrome
LV aneurysm
, etiologies of ST segment depression --- correct answers ---
ischemia/infarction
tachycardia
digoxin
hypokalemia
RBBB
LBBB
RVH/LVH
etiologies of inverted T waves --- correct answers ---IC hemorrhage
late stage pericarditis
hypothyroidism
etiologies of ST depression
etiologies of peaked T waves --- correct answers ---hyperkalemia
T wave inversion is normal in leads..... --- correct answers ---III
aVR
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and Answers latest update 2025
A 72-year-old patient with a history of CAD presents to the ER with
unstable angina. TIMI score is 5. The nurse practitioner should expect
which of the following is the next step in the care for this patient?
A. coronary angiography
B. CABG
C. notify family that death is imminent
D. tPA --- correct answers ---A. coronary angiography
A 49-year-old patient presents to the ER and is diagnosed with
NSTEMI. The nurse practitioner can expect which of the following to
be included in the initial treatment plan?
a. tPA
b. ASA, clopidogrel, and enoxaparin
c. norvasc
d. CABG --- correct answers ---b. ASA, clopidogrel, and enoxaparin
All of the following are appropriate treatments for a patient with
cocaine-induced STEMI, except:
,Beta-blockers
benzodiazepines
Full-dose AC
DAPT --- correct answers ---Beta-blockers
Etiologies of right axis deviation --- correct answers ---normal variant
in children and thin adults
RVH
COPD w/o RVH
left posterior fascicular block
lateral wall MI
ectopic ventricular rhythm
WPW
etiologies of left axis deviation --- correct answers ---normal in older,
obese adults
LVH
elevated diaphragm
left anterior fascicular block
inferior wall MI
ectopic ventricular rhythm
,WPW
etiologies of low voltage --- correct answers ---obesity
COPD
pleural or pericardial effusion
myocardial infiltration (amyloidosis or sarcoidosis)
examine the QRS morphology --- correct answers ---look for delta
wave
-slurred upstroke of the QRS in WPW
Etiologies of ST segment elevation --- correct answers ---STEMI
LBBB
LVH
pericarditis
vasospasm
severe hyperkalemia
hypothermia
brugada syndrome
LV aneurysm
, etiologies of ST segment depression --- correct answers ---
ischemia/infarction
tachycardia
digoxin
hypokalemia
RBBB
LBBB
RVH/LVH
etiologies of inverted T waves --- correct answers ---IC hemorrhage
late stage pericarditis
hypothyroidism
etiologies of ST depression
etiologies of peaked T waves --- correct answers ---hyperkalemia
T wave inversion is normal in leads..... --- correct answers ---III
aVR
V1
