Question 1

Guidelines and interventions that may be useful to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD)in women include:

Accepted Answer

A)  use of folic acid supplementation. 
B)  use of appropriate pharmacotherapy to control hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, and high level of lipids and lipoproteins. 
C)  use of antioxidant supplements. 
D)  use of hormone therapy. 
E)  consumption of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. 
A)  use of folic acid supplementation. 
B)  use of appropriate pharmacotherapy to control hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, and high level of lipids and lipoproteins. 
C)  use of antioxidant supplements. 
D)  use of hormone therapy. 
E)  consumption of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.

Question 2

Among the treatment options for tricuspid valve disease are suture annuloplasty,ring annuloplasty,and valve replacement with either a biologic or a mechanical prosthesis.Patients with significant tricuspid stenosis,regurgitation,or failed tricuspid (suture or ring)annuloplasty may require insertion of a prosthetic biologic or mechanical valve.What type of prosthetic graft would be created or implanted?

Accepted Answer

A)  An annuloplasty with a pledgetted suture technique 
B)  A tricuspid annular permanent dilator 
C)  A mitral prosthesis 
D)  An annuloplasty ring 
A)  An annuloplasty with a pledgetted suture technique 
B)  A tricuspid annular permanent dilator 
C)  A mitral prosthesis 
D)  An annuloplasty ring

Question 3

Which statements regarding vascular clamps are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vascular clamps are designed to partially occlude blood flow. 
B)  Vascular clamps are designed to totally occlude blood flow. 
C)  Vascular clamps are designed to hold vessels securely without trauma. 
D)  Vascular clamps have similar angles, box locks, ring handles, and ratchets. 
A)  Vascular clamps are designed to partially occlude blood flow. 
B)  Vascular clamps are designed to totally occlude blood flow. 
C)  Vascular clamps are designed to hold vessels securely without trauma. 
D)  Vascular clamps have similar angles, box locks, ring handles, and ratchets.

Question 4

Open commissurotomy of the mitral valve,which is performed for mitral stenosis,is the separation of fused,adherent leaflets of the mitral valve.Select two nursing actions that are relevant to the patient with open commissurotomy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Have valve replacement instruments available 
B)  Have tricuspid prosthetic implants available 
C)  Have a transesophageal echocardiogram (TE
E)  probe and machine available 
D)  Have anterolateral positioning devices available if valve replacement is needed 
A)  Have valve replacement instruments available 
B)  Have tricuspid prosthetic implants available 
C)  Have a transesophageal echocardiogram (TE
E)  probe and machine available 
D)  Have anterolateral positioning devices available if valve replacement is needed

Guidelines and interventions that may be useful to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD)in women include:

Which statements regarding vascular clamps are true?

Open commissurotomy of the mitral valve,which is performed for mitral stenosis,is the separation of fused,adherent leaflets of the mitral valve.Select two nursing actions that are relevant to the patient with open commissurotomy.

Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing

Patient Safety and Risk Management

Workplace Issues and Staff Safety

Infection Prevention and Control

Anesthesia

Positioning the Patient for Surgery

Sutures, sharps, and Instruments

Surgical Modalities

Wound Healing, dressings, and Drains

Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management

Gastrointestinal Surgery

Surgery of the Biliary Tract, pancreas, liver, and Spleen

Hernia Repair

Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery

Genitourinary Surgery

Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Breast Surgery

Ophthalmic Surgery

Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Neurosurgery

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Geriatric Surgery

Trauma Surgery

Interventional and Image-Guided Procedures

Integrative Health Practices: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

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Exam 25: Cardiac Surgery

Guidelines and interventions that may be useful to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD)in women include:

Which statements regarding vascular clamps are true?

Open commissurotomy of the mitral valve,which is performed for mitral stenosis,is the separation of fused,adherent leaflets of the mitral valve.Select two nursing actions that are relevant to the patient with open commissurotomy.

Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing

Patient Safety and Risk Management

Workplace Issues and Staff Safety

Infection Prevention and Control

Anesthesia

Positioning the Patient for Surgery

Sutures, sharps, and Instruments

Surgical Modalities

Wound Healing, dressings, and Drains

Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management

Gastrointestinal Surgery

Surgery of the Biliary Tract, pancreas, liver, and Spleen

Hernia Repair

Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery

Genitourinary Surgery

Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Breast Surgery

Ophthalmic Surgery

Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Neurosurgery

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Geriatric Surgery

Trauma Surgery

Interventional and Image-Guided Procedures

Integrative Health Practices: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Filters