Cardiac cells need a source of energy to maintain adequate contractility. Which of the following supplies oxygenated blood to the myocardium?

The PMI is located in the:

If Digitalis is to be administered, the nurse should check which pulse first?

CAD is more prevalent among:

The pericardial space between the parietal and visceral layers holds ______ of pericardial fluid to lubricate the pericardial surface and cushion the heart.

This encases and protects the heart from trauma and infection.

Right atrium receives ____________

Right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium and pump it to the __________ via ____________

Left ventricle receives

It is the largest and most muscular chamber.

Which of the following is true about atrioventricular valves?

It is considered as the main pacemaker that initiates heart beat

The SA node generates electrical impulses

When the primary pacemaker fails the ________ - initiates and sustains the heart rate of __________

Purkinji fibers can act as pacemaker with a rate between__________

One properties of the heart is its ability to be repetitive and spontaneous. This is:

While the ability to transmit impulses is what property of the heart?

Its ability to pump blood belongs to what property?

Inability of the heart to respond to new stimuli while in contraction is:

This test is performed because it signals tissue necrosis

A cardiac biomarker that rises 1-2 hours after an MI attack is

________ - has a high affinity for myocardial injury and it rises within _______

________ is a cardiac specific enzyme that arises 4 – 6 hours and peaks at __________.

Cardiac biomarkers that arises within 24 hours is:

What is the initial action for patients with ACS?

The top priority mngt for a patient with ACS is

It indicates ventricular relaxation. This is:

The ECG indicates STEMI, this means that:

The lipid profile measures

A modified form of low density lipoprotein means

Which of the following places the client at high risk for heart disease?

Which of the following appears abnormal on an ECG when ischemia and injury occurs in the myocardium?

An increase in the creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme (CK-MB) can be caused by:

Which of the following is elevated after an hour of myocardial tissue necrosis?

This is done to determine anatomical changes such as size, silhouette, and position of the heart.

Which of the following is a correct statement?

Which of the following is not a principle in daily weight monitoring?

A non invasive test where the client wears a monitor and an electrocardiographic tracing is recorded continuously over a period of 24 hours.

A patient will undergo a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following pre procedure intervention is needed?

The WHO reveals that the NUMBER ONE cause of death from chronic diseases worldwide, using the 2020 estimate, is _______.

In the Philippines, which is the TOP Killer according to the Department of Health (2009 data)?

Which of the following dovetails the characteristics of hypoxemia?

The most important action of Digitalis derivatives on the heart of a client with CHF is to:

What ECG changes would the nurse anticipate a client who is in chronic renal failure to demonstrate on assessment, given a potassium level of 6.5mEq/L?

Clopidogrel (Plavix) is ordered by the physician for the patient who had myocardial infarction. The nurse is aware that she should frequently check for which of the following as a side effect of this drug?

The nurse must observe for signs of hyperkalemia when administering:

48. The post anesthesia unit nurse reports the client receives intrathecal morphine intraoperatively for postoperative pain control. Because the client has received this medication, the client’s initial 24-hour postoperative care should include:

A patient has been taking Telmisartan (Micardis). When the patient asks for the action of this drug, the nurse is correct if she says that:

The nurse should question an order of Metoprolol (Lopressor) when it prescribed for a client with:

When cardiovascular disease is concern, reduction of saturated fats in the diet may be desired and substitutes of polyunsaturated fat may be recommended. When teaching about this diet, the nurse should instruct the client to avoid:

Part of a nurse’s responsibility is to provide information to the patient before discharge. Which of the following should not be omitted in the discharge instructions of the nurse?

The nurse is teaching a client how to take nitroglycerin to treat angina pectoris. The client verbalizes an understanding of the need to take up three sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) tablets at 5-minute intervals, if necessary, and to notify the physician immediately if chest pain doesn’t subside within 15 minutes. The nurse knows that nitroglycerin may cause:

The nurse in the coronary unit should observe for one of the more common complications of myocardial infarction, which is:

Monitoring vital signs during and after MI attack is very important task for the nurse to do in order to detect the most common cause of death in MI patients which is dysrhythmia. The nurse is knowledgeable about this information if she checks for the presence of:

Three days after an eventful recovery from an acute myocardial infarction a client is to be moved out of the cardiac unit. The most important nursing function should be to:

After being medicated for anxiety, a client who has heart failure says to the nurse, “I guess you are too busy to stay with me.” The nurse’s best response in this circumstance would be:

Despite initiation of therapy for endocarditis, a nursing client continues to be apprehensive and restless. Nursing action should include:

After being scheduled for a stress test, a client is obviously anxious. The most effective way for the nurse to help the client at this point would be to:

A client with hemiplegia is staring blankly at the wall and complains of feeling like half a person. Initially, nursing care for this client should be directed at:

The physician orders 3 units of whole blood for a client in hypovolemic shock after gastrointestinal hemorrhage. When administering blood, the nurse first verifies the type and cross-match to prevent administering a mismatched blood that can lead to:

The nurse is planning care for a client after a tracheostomy. One of the client’s goals is to overcome verbal communication impairment. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Before attempting to obtain a peripheral blood culture, the nurse uses povidone-iodine (Betadine) on the skin to:

In order to produce ATP, which primary elements are needed?

In the case of anaerobic metabolism, the end product is:

66. Pericarditis is the inflammation of the: ________

A. Innermost layer of the heart. – endocardium B. Protective covering of the lungs. – pleura C. Thin and fibrous sac that encases the heart D. Muscular layer of the heart - myocardium

All of the following are the risk factors for the development of pericarditis except:

The most prominent symptom of pericarditis is:

The nurse knows that the best position to decrease the chest pain associated with pericarditis is:

One of the most dreaded complications of pericarditis is:

A client who is obtunded has a blood pressure of 80/35 after a blood transfusion. In an effort to support renal perfusion, the nurse administers dopamine (Intropin) at 2 micrograms/kg/min as ordered. The most relevant outcome indicating effectiveness of the medication for this client is:

A client with a partial occlusion of the left common carotid artery is to be discharged while still receiving Coumadin. When discussing the adverse effect of Coumadin, the nurse should tell the client to consult the physician if:

The nurse should be aware that the medication most frequently used to relieve anxiety and apprehension in the client with pulmonary edema is:

Lidocaine is considered to be an emergency drug because it can terminate arrhythmias. But careful monitoring of its most common side effect is still essential because it can cause:

While the pacemaker catheter is being inserted, the client heart rate drops to 38. The drug that nurse should expect the physician to orders is: