NSG 6001 WEEK 5 FINAL EXAM (60 Q/A)
Question 1: More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria.
A) True
B) False
Question 2: What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias?
a) Sweating
b) Thirst
c) Palpitations
d) Headaches
Question 3: For women with known CAD and diabetes, which is most appropriate
to assess CAD risk?
a) ETT
b) Coronary bypass surgery
c) Coronary catheterization
d) ETT with imaging
Question 4: Of the following, which is the best answer when asked for an
advantage of echocardiogram exercise testing over thallium stress testing?
a) Does not depend on operator experience
b) Costs are the same
c) Results are available more quickly
d) Doesn’t matter because there are no advantages
Question 5: Your patient has uncomplicated pyelonephritis. In deciding your
recommended treatment, you consider the most common pathogenic reason for this
diagnosis. What pathogen accounts for the majority of pyelonephritis?
a) E. Coli
b) Gardnerella Vaginalis
c) Mycoplasma
d) Hominis Chlamydia
Question 6: What purpose does the principle of fidelity serve in the
provider/patient relationship?
a) Ensures that providers honor their commitments to the patient
b) Obligates the provider to a one-on-one relationship with the individual
, c) Ensures that patients receive whatever they want
d) Maintains costs in the healthcare arena
Question 7: In CAD, after both systolic and diastolic dysfunction have occurred,
the typical pattern of chest pain and related EKG changes occur. During an EKG,
you should expect to see ST-segment and T-wave changes that are central to
demonstration of ischemia occurring relatively late in the ischemic cascade. Is this
true or false?
a) True
b) False
Question 8: The leads on the ECG showing ischemic changes during or
immediately after an ETT can correlate roughly to the culprit artery or arteries with
significant CAD. Is this true or false?
a) True
b) False
Question 9: Skin cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm in males in the
US. What is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men greater than 50 years
of age?
a) Prostate cancer
b) Lung cancer
c) Lymphoma
d) Lupus
Question 10: What ECG changes can reduce the specificity of the ETT?
a) Exercise induced bundle branch blocks
b) Paced rhythm and resting bundle branch block
c) Paced rhythm and exercise induced bundle branch blocks
d) Low voltage up sloping of the ST-segment
Question 11: You have confirmed that your patient does indeed have an abdominal
aortic aneurysm. In teaching your patient about symptoms to report immediately to
the vascular surgeon, you instruct the patient to report which of the following?
a) Newly diagnosed diabetes
b) Back pain or flank pain
c) Visual disturbances
d) Headaches
Question 12: What is one of the common causes of a Saccular Abdominal
Aneurysm?
Question 1: More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria.
A) True
B) False
Question 2: What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias?
a) Sweating
b) Thirst
c) Palpitations
d) Headaches
Question 3: For women with known CAD and diabetes, which is most appropriate
to assess CAD risk?
a) ETT
b) Coronary bypass surgery
c) Coronary catheterization
d) ETT with imaging
Question 4: Of the following, which is the best answer when asked for an
advantage of echocardiogram exercise testing over thallium stress testing?
a) Does not depend on operator experience
b) Costs are the same
c) Results are available more quickly
d) Doesn’t matter because there are no advantages
Question 5: Your patient has uncomplicated pyelonephritis. In deciding your
recommended treatment, you consider the most common pathogenic reason for this
diagnosis. What pathogen accounts for the majority of pyelonephritis?
a) E. Coli
b) Gardnerella Vaginalis
c) Mycoplasma
d) Hominis Chlamydia
Question 6: What purpose does the principle of fidelity serve in the
provider/patient relationship?
a) Ensures that providers honor their commitments to the patient
b) Obligates the provider to a one-on-one relationship with the individual
, c) Ensures that patients receive whatever they want
d) Maintains costs in the healthcare arena
Question 7: In CAD, after both systolic and diastolic dysfunction have occurred,
the typical pattern of chest pain and related EKG changes occur. During an EKG,
you should expect to see ST-segment and T-wave changes that are central to
demonstration of ischemia occurring relatively late in the ischemic cascade. Is this
true or false?
a) True
b) False
Question 8: The leads on the ECG showing ischemic changes during or
immediately after an ETT can correlate roughly to the culprit artery or arteries with
significant CAD. Is this true or false?
a) True
b) False
Question 9: Skin cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm in males in the
US. What is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men greater than 50 years
of age?
a) Prostate cancer
b) Lung cancer
c) Lymphoma
d) Lupus
Question 10: What ECG changes can reduce the specificity of the ETT?
a) Exercise induced bundle branch blocks
b) Paced rhythm and resting bundle branch block
c) Paced rhythm and exercise induced bundle branch blocks
d) Low voltage up sloping of the ST-segment
Question 11: You have confirmed that your patient does indeed have an abdominal
aortic aneurysm. In teaching your patient about symptoms to report immediately to
the vascular surgeon, you instruct the patient to report which of the following?
a) Newly diagnosed diabetes
b) Back pain or flank pain
c) Visual disturbances
d) Headaches
Question 12: What is one of the common causes of a Saccular Abdominal
Aneurysm?
