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Cardiovascular NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which one of the following can be used in male patients with erectile dysfunction?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Yohimbine, an alpha-2 antagonist, can improve erectile dysfunction.
Question 2 of 5
A 64-year-old man is brought to the ER complaining of crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm. He is admitted, stabilized, and treated for acute myocardial infarction. Later, he developed ventricular tachycardia and is treated with antiarrhythmic drug. After a week of antiarrhythmic treatment, he began having difficulty breathing. A chest X-ray reveals pulmonary fibrosis. Which antiarrhythmic drug was he taking?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Amiodarone can cause pulmonary fibrosis as a side effect.
Question 3 of 5
An increase in heart rate by the sympathetic nervous system is a____
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A positive chronotropic effect increases heart rate due to enhanced activity of the sympathetic nervous system.
Question 4 of 5
A 70 year old man with diminished pulses and a history of angina and syncope with exercise has an ejection type murmur radiating into the carotid arteries. Likely cause is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Aortic stenosis causes an ejection murmur radiating to the carotids, with symptoms like angina, syncope, and diminished pulses due to outflow obstruction.
Question 5 of 5
A lung mass of a 50 pack-year smoker is biopsied. If ADH levels were grossly increased, what would most likely be the histologic appearance of this mass?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Small cell lung cancer, common in heavy smokers, produces ADH (SIADH) and shows sheets of small, round, hyperchromatic cells on histology.