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NCLEX Cardiovascular Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Your diagnosis of a patient that had high troponin T levels is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Elevated troponin T indicates myocardial injury, typical of acute coronary syndrome.
Question 2 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 3 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 4 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.
Question 5 of 5
A 41-year-old female presents with recurrent severe headaches and increasing visual problems. Physical examination reveals her blood pressure to be 220/150. Her symptoms are most likely to be associated with:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis is associated with malignant hypertension (e.g., BP 220/150), causing onion-skin thickening of arterioles, which can lead to headaches and visual disturbances due to cerebral and retinal ischemia.