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Med-Surg Cardiovascular Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is a significant finding in the health history of a patient during an assessment of the cardiovascular system?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Metastatic cancer can directly affect cardiac function.
Question 2 of 5
An elderly patient on the coronary step-down unit tells you that he does not want to take the ordered docusate sodium (Colace) because he does not have any problems with constipation. Which intervention is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Decreased activity post-cardiac event can lead to constipation, necessitating prophylactic measures.
Question 3 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 4 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.
Question 5 of 5
A 55-year-old patient who is diagnosed with an evolving myocardial infarction (MI) insists on going home. The cardiac-vascular nurse encourages the patient to be admitted because the greatest risk within the first 24 hours of sustaining an MI is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ventricular fibrillation is a life-threatening arrhythmia that often occurs in the first 24 hours after an MI.