MIDTERM MS3 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department
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reporting chest pain. The provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While
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waiting for the troponin levels report, the client asks what this blood test
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will show. Which of the following explanations should the nurse provide the
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client?
A. Troponin is an enzyme that indicates damage to brain, heart, and skeletal
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muscle tissues ||
B. Troponin is a lipid whose levels reflect the risk for coronary artery disease
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C. Troponin is a heart muscle protein that appears in the bloodstream when
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there is damage to the heart
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D. Troponin is a protein that helps transport oxygen throughout the body -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C ||
A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm.
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The client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following
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actions is the nurse's priority?
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A. Defibrillation
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B. Airway management
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C. Amiodarone administration
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,D. Epinephrine administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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What part of the intrinsic conduction system starts the heart beat?
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A. The atrioventricular node
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B. The Bundle of His
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C. The Perkinje fibers
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D. The sino-atrial node - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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The muscular layer of the heart that is responsible for pumping is the:
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A. Endocardium
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B. Epicardium
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C. Myocardium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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What are the common causes of coronary heart disease?
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A. Damage to the outer wall of the heart
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B. Damage to the inner wall of the heart
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C. Rupture of the capillary vessels
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D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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This chamber of the heart is much thicker than the others because it pumps
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to the entire body:
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,A. Right atrium
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B. Right ventricle
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C. Left atrium
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D. Left ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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The correct pathway that an erythrocyte would travel during systemic
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circulation is: ||
A. Arteriole--aorta--vein--venule—capillary
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B. Capillary--venule--vein--artery—aorta
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C. Aorta--arteriole--capillary--venule—vein
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D. Venule--vein--capillary--arteriole—aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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When assessing a client with angina, which of the following is considered a
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common precipitating factor for pain?
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A. Exposure to cold
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B. Drinking light alcohol occasionally
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C. Eating small meals frequently
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D. Cigarette smoking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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Which of these are problems associated with the cardio-vascular system?
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, A. COPD, DVT and angina
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B. DVT, angina and CHD
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C. DVT, CHD and Crohns Disease
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D. Rickets, Scurvey and Hyperthyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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A specific blood test to confirm an acute myocardial infarction is?
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A. Lipid profile
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B. Cardiac Enzyme
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C. Full Blood Count
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D. Serum Electrolyte - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels can lead to coronary heart
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disease.
A. True
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B. False
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C. Maybe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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Disease that occurs when deposits of fatty substances form along the walls
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of the arteries.
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A. Atherosclerosis
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B. Heart Failure
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100% COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department
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reporting chest pain. The provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While
|| || || || || || || || || ||
waiting for the troponin levels report, the client asks what this blood test
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
will show. Which of the following explanations should the nurse provide the
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
client?
A. Troponin is an enzyme that indicates damage to brain, heart, and skeletal
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
muscle tissues ||
B. Troponin is a lipid whose levels reflect the risk for coronary artery disease
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
C. Troponin is a heart muscle protein that appears in the bloodstream when
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there is damage to the heart
|| || || || ||
D. Troponin is a protein that helps transport oxygen throughout the body -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C ||
A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm.
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The client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
actions is the nurse's priority?
|| || || ||
A. Defibrillation
||
B. Airway management
|| ||
C. Amiodarone administration
|| ||
,D. Epinephrine administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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What part of the intrinsic conduction system starts the heart beat?
|| || || || || || || || || ||
A. The atrioventricular node
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B. The Bundle of His
|| || || ||
C. The Perkinje fibers
|| || ||
D. The sino-atrial node - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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The muscular layer of the heart that is responsible for pumping is the:
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
A. Endocardium
||
B. Epicardium
||
C. Myocardium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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What are the common causes of coronary heart disease?
|| || || || || || || ||
A. Damage to the outer wall of the heart
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B. Damage to the inner wall of the heart
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C. Rupture of the capillary vessels
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D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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This chamber of the heart is much thicker than the others because it pumps
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to the entire body:
|| || || ||
,A. Right atrium
|| ||
B. Right ventricle
|| ||
C. Left atrium
|| ||
D. Left ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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The correct pathway that an erythrocyte would travel during systemic
|| || || || || || || || || ||
circulation is: ||
A. Arteriole--aorta--vein--venule—capillary
||
B. Capillary--venule--vein--artery—aorta
||
C. Aorta--arteriole--capillary--venule—vein
||
D. Venule--vein--capillary--arteriole—aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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When assessing a client with angina, which of the following is considered a
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common precipitating factor for pain?
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A. Exposure to cold
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B. Drinking light alcohol occasionally
|| || || ||
C. Eating small meals frequently
|| || || ||
D. Cigarette smoking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D
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Which of these are problems associated with the cardio-vascular system?
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, A. COPD, DVT and angina
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B. DVT, angina and CHD
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C. DVT, CHD and Crohns Disease
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D. Rickets, Scurvey and Hyperthyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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A specific blood test to confirm an acute myocardial infarction is?
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A. Lipid profile
|| ||
B. Cardiac Enzyme
|| ||
C. Full Blood Count
|| || ||
D. Serum Electrolyte - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels can lead to coronary heart
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disease.
A. True
||
B. False
||
C. Maybe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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Disease that occurs when deposits of fatty substances form along the walls
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of the arteries.
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A. Atherosclerosis
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B. Heart Failure
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