AACN CSC Review Session 5-8 Exam
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your mother - ANS -a hoe
justin - ANS -someone with daddy issues
usually in tissue surrounding pulmonary veins as they enter the LA - ANS -location of
re-entrant circuits that cause afib
mitral valve - ANS -most common valve surgically operated on
pulmonic valve - ANS -least common valve surgically operated on
compensatory vasodilation resulting in diastolic hypotension (low DBP) - ANS -why do
pts w/ aortic regurg have a widened pulse pressure?
right axis deviation and new RBBB or CHB - ANS -EKG manifestations of a VSD
sudden onset pulmonary edema; new-onset harsh holosystolic murmur; hypotension
(left-to-right shunting) - ANS -clinical findings in VSD s/p MI
echocardiogram - ANS -testing needed to differentiate between VSD and papillary
muscle rupture
w/o surgery: 50% mortality in less than 24hrs; 80% mortality in less than 4 weeks. in OR:
30-50% mortality rate during surgery - ANS -mortality rate for VSD
-signs of CHF d/t systolic HF (most common)
-lower stroke volume
-angina
-systemic thromboembolisms d/t thrombus formation in dyskinetic segment
-ventricular arrhythmias - ANS -clinical presentation of LV aneurysm
dec LV volume and reestablishing normal LV geometry - ANS -tx goals of LV aneurysm
repair
, revascularization and MVR if MR present (LV aneurysms are often after an ischemic
event) - ANS -if needed, LV aneurysm repair is often done in conjunction with what
procedure(s)?
patent foramen ovale (PFO) - ANS -in 25% of pts the atrial septum doesn't close after
birth, forming an ASD called __________.
many pts asymptomatic; persistent left-to-right flow
-RA and RV enlargement, pulmonary HTN, afib, TR - ANS -clinical manifestations of
small ASD
stroke - ANS -common first presentation of PFO
SOB; fainting; irregular heart rhythms; fatigue w/ mild activity; flow predominantly L-to-R
but abt 15% of pts can have a paradoxical shunt - ANS -s/s ASD
TEE w/ bubble study; watching passage of bubbles from RA to LA - ANS -dx of PFO
10 years - ANS -75% of congenital VSDs close by _____ years of age
ASD - ANS -most common congenital defect repaired in adults
> 5.5 cm - ANS -when is surgery recommended on an ascending aortic aneurysm?
> 6.5 cm - ANS -when is surgery recommended on a descending aortic aneurysm?
aortic root dilation and functional AI - ANS -aortic root aneurysms commonly cause what
2 issues?
incidentally via xray or echo - ANS -how are aortic aneurysms commonly found?
cool pts to lower temp than with other surgeries, and even stop the CPB machine during
the surgery. mortality 5-10% - ANS -how is CPB use for ascending aortic aneurysm
repair different from other cardiac surgeries?
LBBB - ANS -if a new, persistent __________________ block is present after cardiac
surgery, it is indicative of a perioperative MI. especially after AVR
24 hours - ANS -heart blocks generally revolve _______ hours post-op
atrial flutter w/ 2:1 conduction, or PSVT - ANS -a tachycardia > 130bpm after surgery is
usually indicative of what arrhythmia?
Questions with correct Answers
2026/2027 A+ Graded 100% Verified
your mother - ANS -a hoe
justin - ANS -someone with daddy issues
usually in tissue surrounding pulmonary veins as they enter the LA - ANS -location of
re-entrant circuits that cause afib
mitral valve - ANS -most common valve surgically operated on
pulmonic valve - ANS -least common valve surgically operated on
compensatory vasodilation resulting in diastolic hypotension (low DBP) - ANS -why do
pts w/ aortic regurg have a widened pulse pressure?
right axis deviation and new RBBB or CHB - ANS -EKG manifestations of a VSD
sudden onset pulmonary edema; new-onset harsh holosystolic murmur; hypotension
(left-to-right shunting) - ANS -clinical findings in VSD s/p MI
echocardiogram - ANS -testing needed to differentiate between VSD and papillary
muscle rupture
w/o surgery: 50% mortality in less than 24hrs; 80% mortality in less than 4 weeks. in OR:
30-50% mortality rate during surgery - ANS -mortality rate for VSD
-signs of CHF d/t systolic HF (most common)
-lower stroke volume
-angina
-systemic thromboembolisms d/t thrombus formation in dyskinetic segment
-ventricular arrhythmias - ANS -clinical presentation of LV aneurysm
dec LV volume and reestablishing normal LV geometry - ANS -tx goals of LV aneurysm
repair
, revascularization and MVR if MR present (LV aneurysms are often after an ischemic
event) - ANS -if needed, LV aneurysm repair is often done in conjunction with what
procedure(s)?
patent foramen ovale (PFO) - ANS -in 25% of pts the atrial septum doesn't close after
birth, forming an ASD called __________.
many pts asymptomatic; persistent left-to-right flow
-RA and RV enlargement, pulmonary HTN, afib, TR - ANS -clinical manifestations of
small ASD
stroke - ANS -common first presentation of PFO
SOB; fainting; irregular heart rhythms; fatigue w/ mild activity; flow predominantly L-to-R
but abt 15% of pts can have a paradoxical shunt - ANS -s/s ASD
TEE w/ bubble study; watching passage of bubbles from RA to LA - ANS -dx of PFO
10 years - ANS -75% of congenital VSDs close by _____ years of age
ASD - ANS -most common congenital defect repaired in adults
> 5.5 cm - ANS -when is surgery recommended on an ascending aortic aneurysm?
> 6.5 cm - ANS -when is surgery recommended on a descending aortic aneurysm?
aortic root dilation and functional AI - ANS -aortic root aneurysms commonly cause what
2 issues?
incidentally via xray or echo - ANS -how are aortic aneurysms commonly found?
cool pts to lower temp than with other surgeries, and even stop the CPB machine during
the surgery. mortality 5-10% - ANS -how is CPB use for ascending aortic aneurysm
repair different from other cardiac surgeries?
LBBB - ANS -if a new, persistent __________________ block is present after cardiac
surgery, it is indicative of a perioperative MI. especially after AVR
24 hours - ANS -heart blocks generally revolve _______ hours post-op
atrial flutter w/ 2:1 conduction, or PSVT - ANS -a tachycardia > 130bpm after surgery is
usually indicative of what arrhythmia?
