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Med-Surg Cardiovascular Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 62-year-old woman has prehypertension (BP 142/90 mm Hg) and smokes a pack of cigarettes per day. She has no symptoms of CAD but a recent LDL level was 154 mg/dL (3.98 mmol/L). Based on these findings, the nurse would expect that which treatment plan would be used first for this patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lifestyle changes are prioritized before pharmacotherapy.
Question 2 of 5
During the initial post-operative assessment of a patient who has just transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) after repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, you obtain all of these data. Which has the most immediate implications for the patient's care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypertension can increase the risk of bleeding or aneurysm re-rupture.
Question 3 of 5
When caring for a patient following a cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography, which of the following findings would be of most concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An absence of pulses distal to the insertion site indicates that clotting around the site is occluding blood flow to the extremity and is an emergency that requires immediate medical attention.
Question 4 of 5
Before taking hemodynamic measurements, the monitoring equipment must be referenced by
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Referencing hemodynamic monitoring equipment means positioning the monitoring equipment so that the zero reference point is at the vertical level of the left atrium of the heart.
Question 5 of 5
You would expect to find first when auscultating Mrs. Payer's lung fields
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rales indicate fluid accumulation in lungs.