CARDIAC COMPLEX CARE EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 FULL CARDIOLOGY SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● MI.
Answer: Sudden onset, crushing chest pain, chest tightness, pain
unrelieved by nitroglycerin, dyspnea, syncope, N/V, sweating, and
increased HR are signs of what life-threatening occurence?
●● NSTEMI.
Answer: (STEMI/NSTEMI) results in ST & T waves changes on an
ECG, often presents with atypical symptoms, and can be caused by
coronary vasospasms or sluggish blood flow due to coronary artery
narrowing.
●● elevation.
Answer: Patients presenting with STEMIs have an ST segment
(elevation/depression).
●● B, D, E, F (MONA).
Answer: Treatments for STEMIs include (SATA):
A. hydrocodone
B. oxygen
,C. ibuprofen
D. nitroglycerin
E. aspirin
F. morphine
●● thrombolytic (tpa).
Answer: If a patient who has experienced an MI is receiving
________________ therapy, any signs of bleeding should be
immediately reported!
●● STEMI.
Answer: This elevation is indicative of a (NSTEMI/STEMI).
●● FALSE.
Answer: (True/False)
A patient can receive tPa (thrombolytic therapy) if they have had a prior
cranial hemorrhage or active bleeding.
●● C, E, F.
Answer: A nurse is assessing a patient with chest pain. Which symptoms
assessed by the nurse would be most indicative of MI? (SATA)
A. Substernal chest discomfort associated with exertion
, B. Chest pain relieved with rest
C. Chest pain associated with ECG changes
D. Chest pain relieved with nitro
E. Chest pain relieved only be opioids
F. Chest pain associated with shortness of breath
G. Chest pain that lasts less than 10 minutes
●● STEMI.
Answer: tPA therapy is indicated with (NSTEMI/STEMI) MIs.
[clot buster...]
●● syncope.
Answer: The head-up, tilt test is used to assess for _____________. It
assesses the response to position change, that causes vasodilation &
bradycardia.
●● troponin.
Answer: What cardiac enzyme is used to diagnose a heart attack and
assesses the degree of damage? It rises within 2-6 hours and is elevated
for up to 14 days.
●● 0.10; 0.03.
TEST 2026 FULL CARDIOLOGY SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● MI.
Answer: Sudden onset, crushing chest pain, chest tightness, pain
unrelieved by nitroglycerin, dyspnea, syncope, N/V, sweating, and
increased HR are signs of what life-threatening occurence?
●● NSTEMI.
Answer: (STEMI/NSTEMI) results in ST & T waves changes on an
ECG, often presents with atypical symptoms, and can be caused by
coronary vasospasms or sluggish blood flow due to coronary artery
narrowing.
●● elevation.
Answer: Patients presenting with STEMIs have an ST segment
(elevation/depression).
●● B, D, E, F (MONA).
Answer: Treatments for STEMIs include (SATA):
A. hydrocodone
B. oxygen
,C. ibuprofen
D. nitroglycerin
E. aspirin
F. morphine
●● thrombolytic (tpa).
Answer: If a patient who has experienced an MI is receiving
________________ therapy, any signs of bleeding should be
immediately reported!
●● STEMI.
Answer: This elevation is indicative of a (NSTEMI/STEMI).
●● FALSE.
Answer: (True/False)
A patient can receive tPa (thrombolytic therapy) if they have had a prior
cranial hemorrhage or active bleeding.
●● C, E, F.
Answer: A nurse is assessing a patient with chest pain. Which symptoms
assessed by the nurse would be most indicative of MI? (SATA)
A. Substernal chest discomfort associated with exertion
, B. Chest pain relieved with rest
C. Chest pain associated with ECG changes
D. Chest pain relieved with nitro
E. Chest pain relieved only be opioids
F. Chest pain associated with shortness of breath
G. Chest pain that lasts less than 10 minutes
●● STEMI.
Answer: tPA therapy is indicated with (NSTEMI/STEMI) MIs.
[clot buster...]
●● syncope.
Answer: The head-up, tilt test is used to assess for _____________. It
assesses the response to position change, that causes vasodilation &
bradycardia.
●● troponin.
Answer: What cardiac enzyme is used to diagnose a heart attack and
assesses the degree of damage? It rises within 2-6 hours and is elevated
for up to 14 days.
●● 0.10; 0.03.
