Cardiac/Vascular Nursing Exam
Questions With Accurate
Answers
# 1 risk factor of stroke correct answer HTN
1st letter of pacemaker settings represent correct answer the chamber
that is paced
O= none
A= atrium
V= ventricle
D=Dual
1st non-invasive test to assess PAD correct answer ABI at rest. If results
are borderline or normal (>0.9) and symptoms of claudication are
suggestive an exercise ABI is recommended
2nd letter of pacemaker settings represent correct answer chamber
that is sensed
O= none
A= atrium
V= ventricle
D=Dual
,3rd letter of pacemaker settings represents correct answer Response to
sensing (How the pacemaker will respond to the presence or absence
of intrinsic beats)
O-None
T-Triggered
I-Inhibited
D-Dual
5 moral virtues for health professionals correct answer compassion,
discernment, trustworthiness, integrity, conscientiousness
a correct answer
a long QTc (greater than .50 milliseconds) increases risk of correct
answer Torsades de pointes
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm S/S correct answer A throbbing feeling in
the abdomen
Deep pain in the back or the side of your abdomen
Steady, gnawing pain in the abdomen that lasts for hours or days
Abdominal obesity correct answer waist circumference greater than
>40inches in men
, smh > 35 inches in women
ABI Results correct answer PAD is indicated if the ABI is less than 1.0;
the lower the ABI, the more severe the disease
activated (aPTT) correct answer normal level 25-39 secs reference
varies
Acute Coronary Syndrome correct answer Unstable angina, Stemi, Non-
stemi
acute target-organ damage examples correct answer Eyes, kidney,
brain, heart
encephalopathy, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, pulmonary
edema, eclampsia, stroke, head trauma, life-threatening arterial
bleeding, or aortic dissection
ADH correct answer released from the posterior pituitary and enhances
water reabsorption
After load correct answer pump or resistance against which the
ventricles must pump to open the semilunar valves
Questions With Accurate
Answers
# 1 risk factor of stroke correct answer HTN
1st letter of pacemaker settings represent correct answer the chamber
that is paced
O= none
A= atrium
V= ventricle
D=Dual
1st non-invasive test to assess PAD correct answer ABI at rest. If results
are borderline or normal (>0.9) and symptoms of claudication are
suggestive an exercise ABI is recommended
2nd letter of pacemaker settings represent correct answer chamber
that is sensed
O= none
A= atrium
V= ventricle
D=Dual
,3rd letter of pacemaker settings represents correct answer Response to
sensing (How the pacemaker will respond to the presence or absence
of intrinsic beats)
O-None
T-Triggered
I-Inhibited
D-Dual
5 moral virtues for health professionals correct answer compassion,
discernment, trustworthiness, integrity, conscientiousness
a correct answer
a long QTc (greater than .50 milliseconds) increases risk of correct
answer Torsades de pointes
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm S/S correct answer A throbbing feeling in
the abdomen
Deep pain in the back or the side of your abdomen
Steady, gnawing pain in the abdomen that lasts for hours or days
Abdominal obesity correct answer waist circumference greater than
>40inches in men
, smh > 35 inches in women
ABI Results correct answer PAD is indicated if the ABI is less than 1.0;
the lower the ABI, the more severe the disease
activated (aPTT) correct answer normal level 25-39 secs reference
varies
Acute Coronary Syndrome correct answer Unstable angina, Stemi, Non-
stemi
acute target-organ damage examples correct answer Eyes, kidney,
brain, heart
encephalopathy, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, pulmonary
edema, eclampsia, stroke, head trauma, life-threatening arterial
bleeding, or aortic dissection
ADH correct answer released from the posterior pituitary and enhances
water reabsorption
After load correct answer pump or resistance against which the
ventricles must pump to open the semilunar valves
