Exam 24: Alterations of Cardiovascular Function

A 73-year-old has increased pulmonary pressure resulting in right heart failure.A potential cause for the right heart to fail is:

A 72-year-old has a history of hypertension and atherosclerosis.An echocardiogram reveals backflow of blood into the left ventricle.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis documented on the chart?

A 30-year-old female presents to her primary care provider with fever, cardiac murmur, and petechial skin lesions and is diagnosed with infective endocarditis.The most likely cause of the disease is:

A 75-year-old male has severe chest pain and dials 911.Based upon the lab findings indicating a patient has elevated levels of cardiac troponins I and T, the nurse suspects which of the following has occurred?

A 72-year-old female has a history of right heart failure caused by a right ventricular myocardial infarction.Which of the following symptoms are specifically related to her right heart failure?

A 10-year-old male presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, arthralgia, and nosebleeds and is diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease.While planning care, which characteristic changes should the nurse remember?

Cardiac cells can withstand ischemic conditions for _____ minutes before irreversible cell injury occurs.

A 27-year-old male is admitted to a neurologic unit with a complete C-5 spinal cord transection.On initial assessment, he is bradycardic, hypotensive, and hyperventilating.He appears to be going into shock.The most likely mechanism of his shock is:

A 65-year-old male with a history of untreated hypertension is now experiencing left heart failure.A nurse recalls his untreated hypertension led to:

A nurse recalls the most common cardiac valve disease in the United States is:

During shock states, glucose uptake is usually:

A patient presents to the emergency department reporting difficulty swallowing and shortness of breath.A CT scan would most likely reveal an aneurysm in the:

The nurse realizes the patient diagnosed with mitral stenosis has incomplete emptying of the:

When a nurse checks the patient for orthostatic hypotension, what activity did the nurse have the patient engage in?

A 65-year-old male is diagnosed with chronic pulmonary disease and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.Which of the following heart failures should the nurse assess for in this patient?

A 42-year-old is diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis.The nurse assesses the blood pressure for decreased cardiac output because of:

When a person is in shock, a nurse remembers impairment in cellular metabolism is caused by:

A 51-year-old male presents with recurrent chest pain on exertion and is diagnosed with angina pectoris.The pain occurs when:

Which characteristic changes should the nurse keep in mind while caring for a patient with left heart failure? As left heart failure progresses:

A patient presents to a primary care provider reporting chest pain and is diagnosed with atherosclerosis.This disease is caused by: