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Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Exam Prep I - Question List

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26. The following patients arrived in emergency room and you are the attending cardiac nurse. Assessment of which of the following patients is a priority?
  1. 70-year old male patient with left sided chest pain radiating to left arm accompanied by profuse sweating
  2. Young female complaining of palpitation and sleeplessness during night
  3. 14-year old male complaining of chest pain at rest not radiating to arm or neck and fever for last one week.
  4. 40-year old female complaining of chest pain on exertion
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27. The nurse records the ECG of a patient presenting with complaints of sudden onset palpitation with ventricular rate of about 200/ minute. ECG shows paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Which of the following drugs the nurse should prepare if this patient is not responding to vagal maneuvers?
  1. Digoxin
  2. Adenosine
  3. Beta blocker
  4. Verapamil
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28.

All of the following group of drugs improve the survival in congestive heart failure as shown by many studies except

  1. Beta blockers
  2. Spironolactone
  3. ACE inhibitor
  4. Nitrates
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29. Which of the following correctly defines pulse pressure?
  1. Mean of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure
  2. Difference of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure
  3. Sum of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure
  4. Mean arterial blood pressure
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30. A patient with myocardial infarction on the cardiac telemetry unit suddenly goes into ventricular fibrillation. The advanced cardiac life support team arrives immediately and prepares to defibrillate. Which of the following is correct position for placement of the conductive gel pads?
  1. Below the left clavicle and right lower sternum
  2. Right of midline below the bottom rib and the left shoulder
  3. The upper and lower halves of the sternum
  4. The right side of the sternum just below the clavicle and left of the precordium
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