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

A 56-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. Cardiac enzymes were drawn. In a patient with a myocardial infarction, which laboratory values would be abnormal?

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

Which statements are true? (Select all that apply)

Which nursing intervention reduces myocardial oxygen demand?

In evaluating pain for the management of myocardial infarction, the most important aspect using objective data is

The functions of the cardiovascular system are to: (Select all that apply.)

Edema and pulmonary congestion are treated with:

Restlessness, diaphoresis, severe dyspnea, tachypnea, hemoptysis, audible wheezing, and crackles are signs and symptoms of

The patient achieves comfort in breathing only when he assumes a sitting posture. During the charting of this position, the nurse can describe this as

A patient has a diagnosis of heart failure. When the nurse walks into his room he is leaning over his bedside table and is short of breath. The medical term to describe his respiratory status is

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a ___________, which is secreted by the heart in response to an expanded left ______________.

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

Modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) include which group?

When providing discharge teaching to a patient with endocarditis regarding prevention of infections, what would the nurse stress?

The nurse identifies the problem of a potential complication-pulmonary edema-for a patient in acute congestive heart failure (CHF). For which early symptom of this problem does the nurse assess?

A patient admitted from the emergency department with a diagnosis of heart failure and a NYHA classification of IV has edema in his lower extremities of +4. Which nursing intervention would aid in decreasing this edema?

What is defined as a distended dilated segment of an artery?

Serum cardiac markers are __________ that indicate cardiac muscle damage after a myocardial infarction.

A patient has a diagnosis of heart failure. When the nurse walks into his room, he is orthopneic. The patient is

A type of medication useful for preventing venous thrombus is