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Cardiovascular NCLEX Questions with Rationale Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 34-year-old male patient went to the hospital to check his blood cholesterol level and he has an increased LDL, the doctor prescribed one of the anti-hyperlipidemic drugs with vitamin D and E supplement, what is the most likely drug the doctor prescribed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Statins are commonly prescribed for high LDL and may be paired with vitamins D and E.
Question 2 of 5
The greatest decrease in ventricular pressure occurs at this time
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Isovolumetric relaxation marks the rapid decline in ventricular pressure as the heart transitions from systole to diastole.
Question 3 of 5
A 30 year old man with a viral myocarditis who develops hypotension, neck vein distention, a drop in blood pressure on inspiration, and muffled heart sounds most likely has:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pericardial effusion post-viral myocarditis can cause tamponade, with signs like hypotension, neck vein distention, pulsus paradoxus, and muffled heart sounds.
Question 4 of 5
A patient with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is warned by his physician that his increasing dyspnea may be worsened by his continued cigarette smoking. Which of the following factors, released by both neutrophils and alveolar macrophages, is responsible for the patient's condition?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Elastase, unchecked due to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, destroys alveolar walls, worsened by smoking, causing emphysema and dyspnea.
Question 5 of 5
The tricuspid valve has flaps that open and close.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The tricuspid valve has three flaps (or cusps), which is why it is named 'tricuspid'.