Exam 16: Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management

A patient is diagnosed with third-degree heart failure.The nurse reviews the patient's medication list because the following classifications of drugs should be avoided with patients with heart failure.

The current standard of care for PCI typically includes dual antiplatelet therapy with oral

In caring for a postoperative cardiovascular patient,the nurse knows that the most frequent cause of a decreased cardiac output is

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitors such as captopril (Capoten)and enalapril (Vasotec)decrease peripheral vascular resistance and decrease blood pressure by the mechanism of

Surgical repair of an AAA occurs when the aneurysm is

Which of the following doses of dopamine (Intropin)results in stimulation of beta? receptors and increased myocardial contractility?

A patient returns to the ICU after a femorotibial bypass graft of the left leg.Identify the primary focus of nursing care immediately in the postprocedural assessment period.

Which of the following patients would be a candidate for fibrinolytic therapy?

A transvenous pacemaker is inserted through the right subclavian vein and threaded into the right ventricle.The pacemaker is placed on demand at a rate of 70.The pacing mode for this pacemaker is

A patient is being monitored by continuous ECG after placement of a transvenous pacemaker."Loss of capture" is seen on the ECG.Which nursing intervention may correct this situation?

A patient is admitted to the ICU after a positive exercise treadmill test with a diagnosis of CAD and stable angina.Radiographic test show that the patient has blockage in the left main coronary artery and four other vessels.The nurse anticipates that the patient will be scheduled for

Noninvasive emergency pacing is best achieved via the use of which type of temporary pacing?

Which calcium channel blocker is easily titrated and beneficial in treating hypertension in patients with CAD or CVA?

A patient has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)for chronic ventricular tachydysrhythmias.If the patient's rhythm deteriorates to ventricular fibrillation,

A reliable indicator of reperfusion after fibrinolytic therapy is