NU155 MED SURG EXAM #3 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION - GALEN.
UNMODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CVD: Answer - --HEREDITY
--RACE
--GENDER
--AGE
MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CVD: Answer - --OBESITY
--HIGH CHOLESTEROL (>200MG/DL)
--HTN
--DIABETES
--CIGARETTE SMOKING
--SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
--EXCESSIVE STRESS
--EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL INTAKE
--COCAINE USE
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS & PROCEDURES FOR CVD: Answer - --ECG/EKG
--CHEST X RAY
--AMBULATORY ECG (HOLTER MONITOR)
--ECHOCARDIOGRAM (HEART SONOGRAM)
,--STRESS TEST (EXCERCISE TOLERANCE TEST)
--PERFUSION IMAGING
--CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
--ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDY (EPS)
LAB TESTS FOR CVD: Answer - -ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG)
-PULSE OX
-CARDIAC ENZYMES (CK, CK-MB, TROPONIN, MYOGLOBIN)
-CBC
-LIPID PROFILE (HDL, LDL, TRIGLYCERIDES)
-B-TYPER NATIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP)
-C-reactive protein (CRP)
ASSESSMENT OF PT W/CVD: Answer - -VITALS
-HEART SOUNDS, MURMURS, PALPITATIONS, CHEST PAIN
-LUNG SOUNDS, DYSPNEA, ORTHOPNEA, PND, COUGH
-EXTREMITIES- EDEMA, WEIGHT GAIN
-FATIGUE, SYNCOPE
-CONCENTRATED URINE
BLOCKAGE IN THE ARTERIES THAT SUPPLY THE HEART: Answer - CORONARY
ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)
CAUSES OF CAD: Answer - -ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
-ATHEROSCLEROSIS
,ABNORMAL THICKENING, HARDENING, LOSS OF ELASTICITY OF ARTERIAL
WALLS: Answer - ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
BLOCKAGE ON THE INSIDE OF ARTERIES DUE TO FAT AND PLAQUES: Answer -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
S/S OF CAD: Answer - -CHEST DISCOMFORT (TIGHTNESS, ACHING, BURNING)
-CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO ARM, JAW, OR BACK
-DYSPNEA (SOB)
-TACHYCARDIA, PALPITATIONS
-N/V
-COLD, CLAMMY SKIN
-UNDUE FATIGUE (WOMEN)
-WEAKNESS AND INABILITY TO COMPLETE USUAL ACTIVITIES W/O CHEST PAIN
OR DYSPNEA
ANGINA PECTORIS Answer - CHEST PAIN WHEN HEART DOES NOT HAVE
ENOUGH O2
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM OF CAD? Answer - ANGINA
PECTORIS
WHAT IS CONSIDERED STABLE ANGINA? Answer - PAIN LASTS LESS THAN 15
MINUTES
OCCURS W/ EXERCISE OR ACTIVITY AND USUALLY SUBSIDES W/ REST
WHAT IS CONSIDERED UNSTABLE ANGINA? Answer - PAIN MORE SEVERE,
OCCURS AT REST OR W/ MINIMAL EXERTION, MAY NOT BE RELIEVED BY
NITROGLYCERIN, IS UNPREDICTABLE
, PAIN LASTS MORE THAN 15 MIN AND LESS THAN 30 MIN
NX INTERVENTIONS FOR ANGINA PECTORIS: Answer - -ASSESS/RECORD PT'S
PAIN SEVERITY, LOCATION, TYPE, AND DURATION
-CHECK BP AFTER GIVING NITROGLYCERIN
-EXPLAIN MEDICATION AND TX REGIMEN
-REVIEW DIETARY RESTRICTION W/PT (PG. 454)
-ADVISE PT ABOUT APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO NEW OR RECURRENT
SYMPTOMS
-STRESS THE NEED TO STOP SMOKING
ASPIRIN IS AN: Answer - ANTIPLATELET
WHAT DO YOU ADMINISTER FOR ANGINA PECTORIS: Answer - -MORPHINE
-O2
-NITROGLYCERIN
-ASPIRIN
DIET GUIDELINES FOR CAD: Answer - LOW FAT
WEIGHT CONTROL W/EXCERCISE
AVOID FRIED FOODS
TRIM FAT FROM MEAT
REMOVE SKIN FROM POULTRY
EAT FISH 2X A WEEK FOR OMEGA 3
EGG WHITES OR EGG BEATERS
DECREASE BAKED GOODS CONTAINING TRANS FAT
UNSATURATED FATS FOR COOKING AND BAKING
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION - GALEN.
UNMODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CVD: Answer - --HEREDITY
--RACE
--GENDER
--AGE
MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CVD: Answer - --OBESITY
--HIGH CHOLESTEROL (>200MG/DL)
--HTN
--DIABETES
--CIGARETTE SMOKING
--SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
--EXCESSIVE STRESS
--EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL INTAKE
--COCAINE USE
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS & PROCEDURES FOR CVD: Answer - --ECG/EKG
--CHEST X RAY
--AMBULATORY ECG (HOLTER MONITOR)
--ECHOCARDIOGRAM (HEART SONOGRAM)
,--STRESS TEST (EXCERCISE TOLERANCE TEST)
--PERFUSION IMAGING
--CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
--ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDY (EPS)
LAB TESTS FOR CVD: Answer - -ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG)
-PULSE OX
-CARDIAC ENZYMES (CK, CK-MB, TROPONIN, MYOGLOBIN)
-CBC
-LIPID PROFILE (HDL, LDL, TRIGLYCERIDES)
-B-TYPER NATIURETIC PEPTIDE (BNP)
-C-reactive protein (CRP)
ASSESSMENT OF PT W/CVD: Answer - -VITALS
-HEART SOUNDS, MURMURS, PALPITATIONS, CHEST PAIN
-LUNG SOUNDS, DYSPNEA, ORTHOPNEA, PND, COUGH
-EXTREMITIES- EDEMA, WEIGHT GAIN
-FATIGUE, SYNCOPE
-CONCENTRATED URINE
BLOCKAGE IN THE ARTERIES THAT SUPPLY THE HEART: Answer - CORONARY
ARTERY DISEASE (CAD)
CAUSES OF CAD: Answer - -ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
-ATHEROSCLEROSIS
,ABNORMAL THICKENING, HARDENING, LOSS OF ELASTICITY OF ARTERIAL
WALLS: Answer - ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
BLOCKAGE ON THE INSIDE OF ARTERIES DUE TO FAT AND PLAQUES: Answer -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
S/S OF CAD: Answer - -CHEST DISCOMFORT (TIGHTNESS, ACHING, BURNING)
-CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO ARM, JAW, OR BACK
-DYSPNEA (SOB)
-TACHYCARDIA, PALPITATIONS
-N/V
-COLD, CLAMMY SKIN
-UNDUE FATIGUE (WOMEN)
-WEAKNESS AND INABILITY TO COMPLETE USUAL ACTIVITIES W/O CHEST PAIN
OR DYSPNEA
ANGINA PECTORIS Answer - CHEST PAIN WHEN HEART DOES NOT HAVE
ENOUGH O2
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM OF CAD? Answer - ANGINA
PECTORIS
WHAT IS CONSIDERED STABLE ANGINA? Answer - PAIN LASTS LESS THAN 15
MINUTES
OCCURS W/ EXERCISE OR ACTIVITY AND USUALLY SUBSIDES W/ REST
WHAT IS CONSIDERED UNSTABLE ANGINA? Answer - PAIN MORE SEVERE,
OCCURS AT REST OR W/ MINIMAL EXERTION, MAY NOT BE RELIEVED BY
NITROGLYCERIN, IS UNPREDICTABLE
, PAIN LASTS MORE THAN 15 MIN AND LESS THAN 30 MIN
NX INTERVENTIONS FOR ANGINA PECTORIS: Answer - -ASSESS/RECORD PT'S
PAIN SEVERITY, LOCATION, TYPE, AND DURATION
-CHECK BP AFTER GIVING NITROGLYCERIN
-EXPLAIN MEDICATION AND TX REGIMEN
-REVIEW DIETARY RESTRICTION W/PT (PG. 454)
-ADVISE PT ABOUT APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO NEW OR RECURRENT
SYMPTOMS
-STRESS THE NEED TO STOP SMOKING
ASPIRIN IS AN: Answer - ANTIPLATELET
WHAT DO YOU ADMINISTER FOR ANGINA PECTORIS: Answer - -MORPHINE
-O2
-NITROGLYCERIN
-ASPIRIN
DIET GUIDELINES FOR CAD: Answer - LOW FAT
WEIGHT CONTROL W/EXCERCISE
AVOID FRIED FOODS
TRIM FAT FROM MEAT
REMOVE SKIN FROM POULTRY
EAT FISH 2X A WEEK FOR OMEGA 3
EGG WHITES OR EGG BEATERS
DECREASE BAKED GOODS CONTAINING TRANS FAT
UNSATURATED FATS FOR COOKING AND BAKING
