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

The process by which a heart is shocked from a persistent arrhythmia back into sinus rhythm is called a ____________.

What is the difference between primary and secondary hypertension?

Which information should be taught to patients starting on anticoagulant therapy for a valvular disorder? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse explains that the heart has the ability to contract in a rhythmic pattern that is called ____________.

The nurse assesses pitting edema that can be depressed approximately 1/4 inch and refills in 15 seconds.The nurse would document this assessment as:

The postsurgical patient has a painful and swollen right calf that appears to be larger than the calf of the left leg.What is the nurse assessing for when she flexes the patient's right leg and dorsiflexes the foot?

The nurse outlines which of the following as conditions that would disqualify a candidate for a heart transplant? (Select all that apply. )

The patient has a total cholesterol of 190 with a high-density lipid (HDL)of 110 and a low-density lipid (LDL)of 80.The nurse's reaction is one of:

A patient is admitted from the emergency department.The emergency department physician notes the patient has a diagnosis of heart failure with a New York Heart Association (NYHA)classification of IV.This indicates the patient's condition as:

The elderly patient with angina pectoris says she is unsure how she should take nitroglycerin when she has an attack.The nurse's most helpful response would be:

After an influenza-like illness,the patient complains of chills and small petechiae in his mouth and his legs.A heart murmur is detectable.These are characteristic signs of:

The home health nurse caring for a patient with infective endocarditis overhears the patient making a dental appointment for an extraction next month.Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?

The nurse reminds the patient that the National Heart,Lung,and Blood Institute recommends a lipid study every _________ years.

How should the nurse advise a patient with an international normalized ratio (INR)of 5.8?

The home health nurse warns the patient who is taking warfarin (Coumadin)for anticoagulant therapy for thrombophlebitis to stop taking the herbal remedy of ginkgo because ginkgo can:

The patient with congestive heart failure who is on a diuretic drug shows a weight loss of 6.6 lb.The nurse is aware that the patient has lost ______ L of fluid.

The nurse assessing a cardiac monitor notes that the cardiac complexes each have a P wave followed by a QRS and a T.The rate is 120.The nurse recognizes this arrhythmia as:

The pain that a person with arterial insufficiency feels on exertion,which is relieved by rest,is ______________ _____________.