Pathophysiology Quiz #4 {100%Success}
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1. An emer- "If a major artery like the circumflex is occluded, the smaller vessels supplied by
gency depart- that vessel cannot restore the blood flow."
ment client ar-
rives after two
days of "chest
pressure" and
"tightness" that
was unrelieved
with antacids.
Following angio-
plasty for a mas-
sive myocardial
infarction (MI),
the client asks
why so much
muscle was dam-
aged if only
the left circum-
flex vessel was
blocked. Which
response by the
nurse is most ac-
curate?
2. A nurse who pro- They can be used to treat supraventricular dysrhythmias and decrease automaticity
vides care on by depressing phase 4 of the action potential.
a geriatric sub-
acute medicine
unit has noted
that a large num-
ber of clients re-
ceive beta-adren-
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ergic block-
ing medica-
tions (beta-block-
ers). Which state-
ment best con-
veys an aspect
of the use of
beta-blockers?
3. When advis- "A 10-pound loss of weight can produce a decrease in blood pressure."
ing a morbid-
ly obese client
about the ben-
efits of weight
reduction, which
statement would
be most accurate
to share?
4. A nurse is taking Pressure pulsation that exceeds the velocity of blood flow is audible and coincides
a manual mea- with systolic BP.
sure of a client's
blood pressure.
The nurse knows
that which fac-
tors related to
blood flow under-
lies the ability to
hear blood pres-
sure by ausculta-
tion (listening)?
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5. Which client 32-year-old male admitted for cocaine overdose with long history of illicit drug
should the nurse abuse
be assessing for
long QT syn-
drome?
6. In which situa- A client is helped out of bed and stands up.
tion would blood
most likely be
rapidly relocat-
ed from cen-
tral circulation to
the lower extrem-
ities?
7. A pathologist is The muscle cells are arranged as an interconnecting lattice-work.
examining his-
tological (tissue)
samples from
a client with
an autoimmune
disease. Which
characteristic of
muscle samples
would signal the
pathologist that
the samples are
cardiac rather
than skeletal
muscle?
8.
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1. An emer- "If a major artery like the circumflex is occluded, the smaller vessels supplied by
gency depart- that vessel cannot restore the blood flow."
ment client ar-
rives after two
days of "chest
pressure" and
"tightness" that
was unrelieved
with antacids.
Following angio-
plasty for a mas-
sive myocardial
infarction (MI),
the client asks
why so much
muscle was dam-
aged if only
the left circum-
flex vessel was
blocked. Which
response by the
nurse is most ac-
curate?
2. A nurse who pro- They can be used to treat supraventricular dysrhythmias and decrease automaticity
vides care on by depressing phase 4 of the action potential.
a geriatric sub-
acute medicine
unit has noted
that a large num-
ber of clients re-
ceive beta-adren-
, Pathophysiology Quiz #4 {100%Success}
Pathophysiology
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8tz62v
ergic block-
ing medica-
tions (beta-block-
ers). Which state-
ment best con-
veys an aspect
of the use of
beta-blockers?
3. When advis- "A 10-pound loss of weight can produce a decrease in blood pressure."
ing a morbid-
ly obese client
about the ben-
efits of weight
reduction, which
statement would
be most accurate
to share?
4. A nurse is taking Pressure pulsation that exceeds the velocity of blood flow is audible and coincides
a manual mea- with systolic BP.
sure of a client's
blood pressure.
The nurse knows
that which fac-
tors related to
blood flow under-
lies the ability to
hear blood pres-
sure by ausculta-
tion (listening)?
, Pathophysiology Quiz #4 {100%Success}
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5. Which client 32-year-old male admitted for cocaine overdose with long history of illicit drug
should the nurse abuse
be assessing for
long QT syn-
drome?
6. In which situa- A client is helped out of bed and stands up.
tion would blood
most likely be
rapidly relocat-
ed from cen-
tral circulation to
the lower extrem-
ities?
7. A pathologist is The muscle cells are arranged as an interconnecting lattice-work.
examining his-
tological (tissue)
samples from
a client with
an autoimmune
disease. Which
characteristic of
muscle samples
would signal the
pathologist that
the samples are
cardiac rather
than skeletal
muscle?
8.
