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Questions for Cardiovascular Assessment Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which one is correct regarding Carvedilol?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Carvedilol has both beta and alpha-blocking activity, beneficial in heart failure.
Question 2 of 5
Blood is prevented from flowing back into the left ventricle by the__
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The aortic semilunar valve prevents backflow of blood into the left ventricle during ventricular diastole.
Question 3 of 5
A 73-year-old healthy woman who exercises regularly falls down the stairs and injures her right hip. There is no fracture but the radiograph reveals calcification of the small muscular arteries lateral to her uterus. What is the probable vascular lesion which accounts for this calcification?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis involves calcification of the media of small to medium-sized arteries, often incidental and not associated with luminal narrowing, fitting this asymptomatic finding.
Question 4 of 5
A 19-year-old female presents with urticaria that developed after she took aspirin for a headache. She has a history of chronic rhinitis, and physical examination reveals the presence of nasal polyps. This patient is at an increased risk of developing which one of the following pulmonary diseases following the ingestion of aspirin?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) links nasal polyps, rhinitis, and asthma, with aspirin triggering bronchoconstriction in susceptible individuals.
Question 5 of 5
In the emergency department, an older adult with hypertension is started on nitroprusside. After 1 hour of treatment, the MAP is 55 mm Hg. What nursing action is a priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nitroprusside is a potent vasodilator medication. Lowering the blood pressure too rapidly may decrease cerebral, coronary, or renal perfusion.