Exam 12: Cardiovascular Disorders

A 66-year-old patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of acute inferior MI.A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)is done to validate the area of infarction.For the above patient, which leads on the ECG would correlate with an inferior wall MI?

Clinical manifestations of right-sided heart failure include

A patient with diagnosis of CAD with chest pain is admitted into the critical care unit.The patient is suddenly awakened with severe chest pain.Three nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are administered 5 minutes apart without relief.A 12-lead ECG reveals nonspecific ST segment elevation.This patient probably has

Nursing management of the patient with angina is directed toward

In the acute phase after STEMI, fibrinolytic therapy is used in combination with heparin to recanalize the coronary artery.The initial heparin bolus is

One of the reasons that contributes to higher mortality rates from acute MI in women is:

One differentiating factor between stable angina and unstable angina is that stable angina

Data concerning coronary artery disease (CAD)and specific risk factors have demonstrated

Assessment of a patient with pericarditis may reveal which of the following signs and symptoms?

Medical management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy includes

Which of the following values, when elevated, places the patient at lowest risk for CAD?

A patient is admitted for palliative care for end-stage heart failure.The nurse's primary goal is

Which of the following effects can be associated with physical exercise?

Patient teaching regarding valvular heart disease should include which of the following?

The patient is on day 3 of hospitalization in the ICU.The 45-year-old patient was admitted with a diagnosis of acute MI.The patient complains of fatigue, not sleeping the past two nights, and change in appetite.The nurse is aware that these are symptoms of

Which of the following are mechanisms responsible for a myocardial infarction (MI)?

A patient has been newly diagnosed with stable angina.He tells the nurse he knows a lot about his diagnosis already because his father had the same diagnosis 15 years ago.The nurse asks him to state what he already knows about angina.Which of the following responses by the patient indicates the need for additional education?

Which classification of dysrhythmia is most common with an inferior wall infarction in the first hour after STEMI?

The nurse should anticipate which of the following as the most common complication after an MI?

The most frequent dysrhythmia seen initially with sudden cardiac death is