ATI LPN
Cardiovascular Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the nurse's priority intervention if a client receiving furosemide IV reports dizziness when standing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Furosemide can cause volume depletion and hypotension, leading to dizziness when standing.
Question 2 of 5
A patient with a large non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma is found to have pan-hypopituitarism. He has had orthostasis, nausea, and weight loss for 8-12 months. Which of these would be most consistent with this?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pan-hypopituitarism from a large pituitary macroadenoma impairs multiple hormone axes, including TSH secretion, leading to secondary hypothyroidism (low or normal TSH with low free T4). Visual field defects are possible but less specific here, and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is incorrect as LH would be low.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is not considered part of routine initial anti-thrombotic therapy for NSTEMI patients, at time of presentation to the ER?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Abciximab, a IIb/IIIa inhibitor, is not part of routine initial therapy for NSTEMI; aspirin, clopidogrel, and heparin are standard per guidelines.
Question 4 of 5
48 yo woman with lung cancer presents with onset of weakness in her legs and falls. She has been having difficulty with losing control of urine. On motor exam, she presents with bilateral arm/leg weakness with increased tone. The most appropriate test would be:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Spinal cord compression from metastasis (lung cancer) is suspected with upper motor neuron signs and incontinence, requiring cervical-thoracic MRI.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following attributes is associated with a relatively low risk for treatment-related toxicity?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Younger age is associated with better tolerance to treatment due to greater physiological reserve, unlike prior therapy or poor performance status, which increase toxicity risk. 'Discontinue treatment' is not an attribute.