ATI LPN
Cardiovascular System Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The human heart acts as a pump.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The heart's primary function is to pump blood throughout the circulatory system.
Question 2 of 5
Patient has cardiac arrest. Nonischemic heart disease, no MI. What should be done?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: For nonischemic cardiac arrest without MI, an ICD is a class I indication to prevent future sudden cardiac death due to arrhythmias.
Question 3 of 5
46 y/o asymptomatic male has a brother with hemochromatosis. He drinks 2 beers per day. PE: Normal. Labs: Iron 180 ug/dL, Transferrin saturation 88%, Ferritin 1200 ug/L, CBC normal, AST 52, Abd US normal. HFE gene test +C282Y/C282Y mutation. The most appropriate next step would be:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Liver biopsy assesses for fibrosis or cirrhosis in hemochromatosis with significantly elevated ferritin, despite normal ultrasound.
Question 4 of 5
For which of the following circumstances would anastrozole be best indicated?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Anastrozole is effective for postmenopausal women with ER+ breast cancer; thus, a 69-year-old woman with these characteristics would benefit from it.
Question 5 of 5
Your patient with a recently placed prosthetic aortic valve is about to undergo dental extraction. She reports anaphylaxis to amoxicillin. Which of the following should be offered:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Clindamycin 600 mg x 1 prior to procedure is appropriate for patients allergic to penicillin.