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NCLEX Cardiovascular Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following can cause septic shock?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bowel ischemia can lead to septic shock by allowing bacterial translocation into the bloodstream.
Question 2 of 5
A 50-year-old man complains of a chronic cough that has persisted for the past 18 months. Physical examination shows nasopharyngeal ulcers, and the lungs have diffuse crackles bilaterally on auscultation. His serologic titer for C-ANCA is elevated. A chest radiograph shows multiple, small, bilateral pulmonary nodules. A nasal biopsy specimen shows mucosal and submucosal necrosis and necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. A transbronchial lung biopsy specimen shows a vasculitis involving the small peripheral pulmonary arteries and arterioles. Granulomatous inflammation is seen within and adjacent to small arterioles. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wegener granulomatosis (GPA) features C-ANCA, granulomatous inflammation, and vasculitis.
Question 3 of 5
Which one of the following can be used as antidote for warfarin?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Vitamin K reverses warfarin's anticoagulant effect by restoring clotting factor synthesis.
Question 4 of 5
A pregnant woman developed hypertension during her 1st pregnancy visited the doctor to make sure that this drug won't affect the baby. Which of the following drugs is safe and can be used in her case?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed drugs—hydralazine, alpha-methyldopa, and labetalol—are safe in pregnancy.
Question 5 of 5
Cardiac Muscle Tissue is found in which layer of the heart?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The myocardium is the muscular middle layer of the heart wall responsible for contraction and is composed primarily of cardiac muscle tissue.