Exam 35: Cardiac Disorders

The nurse explains that when fibrous plaques of atherosclerosis are laid down in the vessels,they serve as a(n):

To decrease the workload of the heart on a patient with acute congestive failure,the nurse should: (Select all that apply.)

The heart sound the nurse would record as normal would be:

When the nurse assesses an inverted T wave on the ECG of a patient who had an acute MI 2 days earlier,the nurse interprets this as an indication of a(n):

A patient with acute congestive heart failure has jugular vein distention,crackles bilaterally,and dyspnea.The nursing diagnosis with the highest priority would be:

A 49-year-old patient has multiple risk factors for coronary artery disease.A modifiable risk factor that the patient can focus on is:

At rest,the cardiac cells in the myocardium are electrically polarized,with the inside of the cell being more ____________________ than the outside of the cell.

The nurse explains that factors that affect stroke volume are: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse would anticipate that a patient taking Vasotec,an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor,would have which one of the following positive outcomes to this drug?

The nurse records the finding of a normal sinus rhythm (NSR)when the P,Q,R,S,and T are all present in the electrocardiographic complex,as well as a(n):

The nurse performs an apical-radial pulse evaluation,with the result of 100/88.This pulse deficit assessment is:

Laboratory tests are performed to identify damage to the heart muscle.The test that is elevated the earliest with heart damage is:

When the patient with angina pectoris complains of chest pain at rest that takes three nitroglycerin (NTG)pills to relieve the pain,the nurse assesses this as a major symptom of:

A patient is scheduled for a heart catheterization.In preparation for this examination,the nurse would:

A 46-year-old patient is receiving propranolol (Inderal),a nonselective beta-adrenergic blocker for his heart condition.The nurse would teach the patient to:

The physician has ordered continuous pulse oximetry.The nurse explains to the patient that the procedure:

On auscultation,the nurse detects a heart murmur.The nurse knows that a heart murmur indicates:

A patient is receiving digoxin,0.25 mg daily.Before giving the medication,the nurse would:

A medication,simvastatin (Zocor),is administered to lower a patient's cholesterol level.Follow-up lipid levels are reviewed by the nurse.The level that indicates the desired therapeutic range is:

A stress test is scheduled for a 41-year-old patient.To prepare for the examination,the nurse should: