Exam 8: Care of the Patient with a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder

The patient has become very dyspneic,respirations are 32,and the pulse is 100.The patient is coughing up frothy red sputum.What should be the initial nursing intervention?

What is the patient goal of the walking exercise program designed for the rehabilitation of a post-MI patient?

What should a person with unstable angina avoid?

What is the major cause of cardiac valve disease?

The patient has been hospitalized for hypertensive episodes three times in the last months.While preparing the discharge teaching plan,the nurse assesses that he does not comply with his medication regimen.The nurse's immediate course of action would be to:

The nurse assesses that the home health patient has no signs or symptoms of heart failure,but does have a history of rheumatic fever and has been recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.The nurse is aware that using the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA)staging,this patient would be a:

The nurse caring for a patient recovering from a myocardial infarction (MI)teaches which method to avoid the Valsalva maneuver during a bowel movement?

A patient,age 72,was admitted to the medical unit with a diagnosis of angina pectoris.Characteristic signs and symptoms of angina pectoris include:

The patient,age 26,is hospitalized with cardiomyopathy.While obtaining a nursing history from her,the nurse recognizes that the increased incidence of cardiomyopathy in young Adults who have minimal risk factors for cardiovascular disease is related to which factor(s)?

When assessing a patient with a possible MI,what should the nurse assess for? (Select all that apply. )

Which of the following are signs of digoxin (Lanoxin)toxicity? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse takes into consideration that age-related changes can affect the peripheral circulation because of:

The nurse recognizes the echocardiogram report that shows an ejection factor of 42% as an indication of:

The nurse points out which of the following as modifiable risks for coronary artery disease (CAD)? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is treating a patient who has had a pacemaker inserted for the correction of atrial fibrillation.Which diagnostic test is no longer available to the patient because of the implanted device?

The cardiac marker ___________ rises 3 hours after a myocardial infarct and measures myocardial contractile protein.

The nurse is aware that the symptoms of an impending myocardial infarction (MI)differ in women because acute chest pain is not present.Women are frequently misdiagnosed as having:

The nurse is aware that the muscle layer of the heart,which is responsible for the heart's contraction,is the:

The nurse notes a run of three ventricular contractions (PVC)that are not preceded by a P wave.This particular arrhythmia can progress into:

The nurse making the schedule for the daily dose of furosemide (Lasix)would schedule the administration for which of the following times?