QUESTIONS WITH RIGHT ACTUAL
ANSWERS | GRADED A+
Initial dose of amiodarone bolus IV - Correct Answer -300mg
The med is administrated rapid iv push resulting In a brief flatline, used for
SVT, code cart must be at bedside - Correct Answer -adenosine
what are the doses for adenosine? - Correct Answer -6mg, 12 mg, 12mg rapid
IV push
medication used PRN for angina - Correct Answer -Nitro- warn of HA, low BP
Each large box on the ecg paper represents how many seconds - Correct Answer
-20 seconds
wo serum lab tests that would be elevated with MI - Correct Answer -CK
(CREATININE KINASE) and Troponin
What complication of CABG presents with manifestations of decreased urinary
output, crackles, jvd, s3 gallop - Correct Answer -pump failure (heart failure)
Most carbohydrates in the diet should be complex such as whole grains. Name 2
foods that would be considered complex carbs - Correct Answer -whole grain
breads/pasta, legumes, potatoes
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,What would a high CVP reading indicate (normal readings are 3-
12mmhg)(dehydrated means 2-3mmhg)(20-22mmhg hypervolemia) - Correct
Answer -hypervolemia
what would you see on an EKG with a pt with Hyperkalemia? - Correct Answer
-peaked T waves
A PATIENT WITH HIGH LDL SHOULD BE ADVISED TO REPLACE
FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT WITH FOODS HIGHER IN
UNSATURATED FAT. NAME THREE (3) FOODS THE PATIENT
SHOULD AVOID THAT ARE HIGH IN SATURATED FAT. - Correct
Answer -BUTTER, CHEESE, MILK, CREAM, ICE CREAM, COCONUT OIL
AND FATTY MEATS
ASIDE FROM PACER SPIKES WITH SUBSEQUENT P WAVES OR QRS
COMPLEXES, HOW WOULD A NURSE ASSESS THE INTENDED
OUTCOMES OF A PACEMAKER? (THERE ARE SEVERAL, NAME AT
LEAST ONE CORRECTLY) - Correct Answer -HEART RATE >60,
NORMOTENSIVE, SKIN COLOR APPROPRIATE
WHICH CLASS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS HAS A
COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF COUGH, HYPERKALEMIA (TOO HIGH)
AND HYPOTENSION? - Correct Answer -ANGIOTENSION CONVERTING
ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
THIS ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION IS ADMINISTERED 0.5 MG TO
1 MG IV PUSH FOR SYMPTOMATIC BRADYCARDIA - Correct Answer -
ATROPINE
CHEST PAIN RELIEVED BY REST IS REFERRED TO AS - Correct Answer
-STABLE ANGINA
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, NAME THREE (3) MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR CAD - Correct
Answer -HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CIGARETTE SMOKING/TOBACCO USE
HTN
DM
OBESITY
ATHEROGENIC DIET
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (HRT)
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
METABOLIC SYNDROME
ULTIMATELY THE RECOMMENDED GOAL FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS: - Correct Answer -30 minutes per
day most days (5-6 days a week)
MOST CARBOHYDRATES IN THE DIET SHOULD BE COMPLEX SUCH
AS WHOLE GRAINS. NAME TWO (2) FOODS THAT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES. - Correct Answer -WHOLE
GRAIN BREADS/PASTA, LEGUMES, POTATOES, RICE, STARCHY
VEGETABLES.
USED TO INCREASE CARDIAC OUTPUT WHILE AWAITING A HEART
TRANSPLANT - Correct Answer -ventricular assistive device
THIS IS THE UMBRELLA TERM FOR UNSTABLE ANGINA, THAT IS
WORSE THAN TYPICAL ANGINA, LASTS GREATER THAN 15
MINUTES, INDICATES MYOCARDIAL INJURY, AND IS OFTEN A
PRECURSOR TO MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION? - Correct Answer -ACS-
acute coronary syndrome
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