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Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Exam Prep II - Question List

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31. Cardioversion is an electrical current administration used to convert certain dysrhythmias to normal rhythm. This procedure is most effective when the patient demonstrates:
  1. Ventricular Fibrillation
  2. Ventricular Tachycardia
  3. Ventricular Standstill
  4. Torsades de Pointes
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32. A patient arrives in the ER and was diagnosed with angina pectoris. After taking 2 sublingual nitroglycerin tablets for chest pain, the patient states that the chest pain is relieved but he is now complaining of headache. The nurse should inform the patient that:
  1. Headache is an expected side effect of the medication.
  2. Headache indicates drug toxicity.
  3. Patient is indicating a hypersensitivity to the drug.
  4. Headache is an expected adverse effect of the medication.
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33. Graham Steell murmur is heard in which of the valvular diseases?
  1. Aortic stenosis
  2. Pulmonic stenosis
  3. Pulmonary regurgitation
  4. Aortic regurgitation
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34. Which of the following criteria is not used to diagnose Buerger’s disease?
  1. Individuals younger than 45 years of age
  2. Past or present tobacco use
  3. Pain in muscles on walking
  4. Presence of ischemic ulcers and gangrene in distal extremity
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35. A 72-year old male patient has been diagnosed to have peripheral arterial disease. What are the contraindications of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the lower extremity in this patient?
  1. Hypertensive patients of poor ventricular function
  2. Patients having dyslipidemia
  3. Medically unstable, diabetic patient, long arterial occlusion, poor distal run off
  4. Patient who has undergone coronary angioplasty
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