Exam 14: Cardiovascular Disorders

A patient is admitted with an acute inferior myocardial infarction (MI).A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)is done to validate the area of infarction.Which finding on the ECG is most conclusive for infarction?

Which classification of dysrhythmia is most common with an inferior wall infarction in the first hour after ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)?

Which clinical manifestations are indicative of left ventricular failure?

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

The nurse is developing a patient education plan for a patient with valvular heart disease.Which instruction would be included as part of that plan?

The nurse developing a patient education plan for the patient with endocarditis.What information would be included in the plan?

A patient is admitted with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.The nurse would expect the medical management of this patient to include which intervention?

Which clinical manifestation is usually the first symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD)?

Which statement regarding the difference between stable and unstable angina is accurate?

A patient has been admitted in hypertensive crisis.Which medication would the nurse expect the practitioner to order for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with these vital signs: blood pressure 220/110,pulse 108,respiratory rate 24,temperature 103° F,and oxygen saturation of 94% on oxygen 2L nasal cannula.The patient is responsive and denies chest pain.The physician has ordered a work-up for coronary artery disease (CAD).These findings are suggestive of which diagnosis?

Which description best describes the pain associated with aortic dissection?

A patient presents with severe substernal chest pain.The patient exclaims,"This is the most severe pain I have ever felt!" The patient reports that the pain came on suddenly about 2 hours ago and that three sublingual nitroglycerin tablets have not relieved the pain.The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)reveals only the following abnormalities: T-wave inversion in leads I,aVL,V4,and V5; pathologic Q waves in leads II,III,and aVF; ST segment elevation in leads V1,V2,V3,and V4.Which statement is accurate about this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with left-sided heart failure.The nurse suspects the patient is developing pulmonary edema.Which finding would confirm the nurse's suspicions?