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NCLEX Cardiovascular Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which symptom is most concerning in a patient receiving amiodarone?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: New dyspnea may indicate pulmonary toxicity, a serious adverse effect of amiodarone requiring immediate attention.
Question 2 of 5
The most muscular, powerful heart chamber is the:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The left ventricle has the thickest muscular wall to pump blood against the high pressure of the systemic circulation.
Question 3 of 5
A 68 y/o Caucasian male develops acute worsening of his long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which is least likely to cause this:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Worsening diabetes is often due to increased insulin resistance or stress (e.g., Cushing's, infection, cardiac flare-up), which raise glucose levels. Acute adrenal insufficiency (Addison's) causes cortisol deficiency, leading to hypoglycemia, not hyperglycemia, making it the least likely cause.
Question 4 of 5
A 65-year-old male presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. His ECG shows ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF indicates an acute inferior myocardial infarction. These leads correspond to the inferior wall of the heart.
Question 5 of 5
75 yo man with new back pain comes to your office with back pain shooting down his leg. He has weakness of foot extension and cannot stand on his toes on the left foot and a dropped ankle jerk on the left. This is a lesion of which of the following roots?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: S1 root lesion causes ankle reflex loss and weak plantarflexion, consistent with sciatica symptoms.