Cardiovascular Nursing Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Cardiovascular Nursing
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
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CardiacBarteriesBoccludeBmoreBeasily

↑BrestingBrate

↑BstrokeBvolume

↑BejectionBfraction



WomenBtendBtoBhaveBatypicalBsigns/symptomsBofBMI:B-BAnswer-
Shoulder/upperBbackBpain

-SOB

-Fatigue.



DiagnosticBprofileBforBacuteBMIB-BAnswerPlasmaBanalysisBofBkeyBcardiacBiso-
enzymesBandBotherBbio-markers:

-CKBandBCK-MB

-Myoglobin

-TroponinBTBandBI



CholesterolB-BAnswer-LDL:BNormalBlessBthanB160mg/dl

-HDL:Bwomen:B35-85,Bmen:B35-70

-Triglycerides:BNormal100-200Bmg/dl.



BrainB(B-Type)BNatriureticBProfileB(BNP)B-BAnswer-
SecretedBbyBtheBventricularBwallsBinBresponseBtoBanBincreaseBinBpreloadBorBfluidBinBt
heBventricles

,-UsedBforBdiagnosis,BmonitoringBandBasBaBprognosticBtoolBforBHeartBFailure

-ResultsBareBquicklyBdone.



BloodBChemistryBTestsBrelatedBtoBCardiovascularBSystemB-BAnswer-Na+

controlBofBfluidBvolume

-K+

majorBroleBinBcardiacBelectrophysiologicBfunction

B*Hypokalemia

B*Hyperkalemia

-Ca++B

B*neuromuscularBactivityBandBautomaticity

B*Hypocalemia

B*Hypercalemia

-FBSBorBHemoglobinBA1C



ElectrocardiogramB(ECG)B-BAnswer-
ABgraphicBstudyBofBtheBelectricalBactivityBofBtheBmyocardiumBtoBdetermineBtransmissio
nBofBcardiacBimpulsesBthroughBtheBmuscles/conductionBtissue.



ExerciseBCardiacBStressBTestB-BAnswer-WalkingBonBaBtreadmillB-
BusuallyB9BtoB12BminutesBwithBincreasesBinBspeedBandBinclineBofBtreadmillBeveryB2Bto
B3BminutesBbasedBuponBprotocolBused

-ExerciseBbicycleB-BwithBincreaseBinBresistanceBatBsetBintervals.



ExerciseBCardiacBStressBTestBInterventionsB-BAnswer-
Pt.BneedsBtoBfastBforB4BhoursBbeforeBtestBandBavoidBstimulantsB(tobacco,Bcaffeine)

-SomeBcardiacBmedicationsB(betaBadrenergicBblockers)BmayBbeBheld

-EquipmentBtoBbeBusedBandBneedBtoBhaveBanBIVB

-SymptomsBtoBreportBduringBtesting.

, PharmacologicBCardiacBStressBImagingB-BAnswer-
PatientsBwhoBcannotBwalkBonBtreadmillBorBuseBexerciseBbikeBmayBundergoBpharmacolo
gicBstressBtestBwithBimaging

-VasodilationBofBcoronaryBarteriesBwithBmedicationsBmimicsBtheBeffectBofBexercise



CardiacBCatheterizationB-BAnswer-
InsertionBofBcatheterBintoBheartBunderBfluoroscopy,BtoBobtainBinformationBaboutBoxyge
nBsaturations,Bstructures,BperformanceBofBvalves,BassessBcoronaryBarteryBperfusion,Ban
dBpressureBreadingsBwithinBheartBchambers

-InsertedBintoBveinBforBrightBsideBofBheartBandBarteryBforBleftBside



NursingBResponsibilityBforBcardiacBcatheterizationB-BAnswer-PriorBtoBprocedure:

B*ConfirmBconsentBhasBbeenBsigned

B*NPOB8-12Bhours

B*ECGBmonitoring

B*PatentBIVBline

B*ResuscitationBequipmentBonBhand

-AfterBprocedure:

B*AssessBsiteBforBhematoma,BcirculationBtoBaffectedBextremity,BECG,BHR

B*BedBrestBforB2-6BhoursBwithBlegBstraight

B*MonitorBforBchestBpain.



CardiovascularBAngiographyB-BAnswer-DoneBviaBcardiacBcatheterization

-DyeBinjectedBintoBvesselsBduringBcatheterizationBtoBmakeBthemBvisibleBonBx-
rayBtoBcheckBpatency,Binjury,BorBaneurysms

B*Cardiac

B*PeripheralB(carotid,Brenal,Bfemoral).



BloodBPressureBClassificationB-BAnswerSystolicBDiastolic