CH. 5 HEMODYNAMICS NCLEX EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What conditions below can result in an increased cardiac afterload?
Select all that apply:
a. Vasoconstriction
b. Aortic stenosis
c. Vasodilation
d. Dehydration
e. Pulmonary hypertension - ANS a. Vasoconstriction
b. Aortic stenosis
e. Pulmonary hypertension
The volume of blood in the left ventricle at the end of diastole is best described as:
a. Afterload
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, b. Stroke volume
c. Preload
d. Contractility - ANS c. Preload
A 56 year-old female patient with a blood pressure of 220/140 mmHg is admitted to the
hospital. The physician prescribes Nitroglycerin for the patient. What will this medication do to
the patient?
a. It will decrease the patient's blood pressure and increase cardiac afterload
b. It will decrease the patient's blood pressure and increase cardiac preload
c. It will decrease the patient's blood pressure and decrease cardiac afterload
d. It will increase the patient's blood pressure, but decrease cardiac output - ANS c. It will
decrease the patient's blood pressure and decrease cardiac afterload
In an effort to improve cardiac output, a positive inotropic drug is given to:
a. Increase the contractility of the heart
b. Increase the heart rate
c. Increase the conduction velocity
d. Increase the automaticity of the heart - ANS a. Increase the contractility of the heart
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What conditions below can result in an increased cardiac afterload?
Select all that apply:
a. Vasoconstriction
b. Aortic stenosis
c. Vasodilation
d. Dehydration
e. Pulmonary hypertension - ANS a. Vasoconstriction
b. Aortic stenosis
e. Pulmonary hypertension
The volume of blood in the left ventricle at the end of diastole is best described as:
a. Afterload
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, b. Stroke volume
c. Preload
d. Contractility - ANS c. Preload
A 56 year-old female patient with a blood pressure of 220/140 mmHg is admitted to the
hospital. The physician prescribes Nitroglycerin for the patient. What will this medication do to
the patient?
a. It will decrease the patient's blood pressure and increase cardiac afterload
b. It will decrease the patient's blood pressure and increase cardiac preload
c. It will decrease the patient's blood pressure and decrease cardiac afterload
d. It will increase the patient's blood pressure, but decrease cardiac output - ANS c. It will
decrease the patient's blood pressure and decrease cardiac afterload
In an effort to improve cardiac output, a positive inotropic drug is given to:
a. Increase the contractility of the heart
b. Increase the heart rate
c. Increase the conduction velocity
d. Increase the automaticity of the heart - ANS a. Increase the contractility of the heart
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