NURS 620 EXAM 2 CARDIAC | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% GRADED
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1. Which cardiac marker would be best for identifying if a patient has had any cardiac damage over the past 4 days?
1. Troponin
2. Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB)
3. C-reactive protein (CRP)
4. Myoglobin: Troponin
2. A 60-year-old male presents to your primary care office after being discharged from the hospital. He was at a Christmas
work party and started to notice heart palpitations. He was drinking alcohol at the party. He went to the emergency
department, where he was admitted. His electrocardiogram (EKG) showed tachycardia, with a normal ST segment, and
he did not have any obvious P waves. The patient has not felt any palpitations since that one incident, which was 2 weeks
ago. If he were sent home on Coumadin for blood thinning, at what level should you try to keep his international
normalized ratio (INR)? 1. 2.0 to 3.0
2. 2.5 to 3.5
3. The patient's INR doesn't have to be checked unless he is having palpitations.
4. The patient can discontinue his Coumadin and start Eliquis 5 mg daily instead.: 2.0 to 3.0
3. A 73-year-old female with a medical history of tobacco use, stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD), myocardial
infarction, and hyperlipidemia comes in complaining of bilateral lower extremity swelling and intermittent pain with
ambulation, both of which are present most of the time but do slightly improve with long periods of elevation.
However, when placing the extremities in a dependent position again, they remain pale and dusky. The patient has
bilateral 2+ lower extremity edema. Her lower extremities are also cool to the touch, with decreased sensation
, bilaterally. The patient has 2+ posterior tibialis pulses bilaterally. What is the gold standard for diagnosing this patient's
disease?
1. Ankle-brachial index
2. Venous ultrasound of the lower extremities
3. Arteriogram
4. This disease is diagnosed clinically only.: Ankle-brachial index
4. A 70-year-old patient presents to your office after an acute hospital stay for atrial fibrillation. The patient has the
following medical and surgical history: diabetes, hypertension, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, hyperlipidemia, and multiple
joint replacements. Which of the following medications is appropriate for outpatient deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
prophylaxis?
1. Coumadin 5 mg daily
2. Lovenox 40 mg subcutaneously daily
3. No medication is necessary.
4. Heparin 5000 international units subcutaneously daily: Coumadin 5 mg daily 5. Ted, age 18, is to have a cardiac
screening examination to determine if he can play college basketball. The diagnostic test of choice for detecting
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy is a(n):
1. Echocardiogram.
2. Electrocardiogram.
3. Arteriogram.
4. Stress test.: Echocardiogram.
6. To determine the presence of target organ damage (TOD) and other risk factors in a patient with hypertension, basic
diagnostic tests that should be ordered include:
EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED | GET A+
1. Which cardiac marker would be best for identifying if a patient has had any cardiac damage over the past 4 days?
1. Troponin
2. Creatine kinase MB (CK-MB)
3. C-reactive protein (CRP)
4. Myoglobin: Troponin
2. A 60-year-old male presents to your primary care office after being discharged from the hospital. He was at a Christmas
work party and started to notice heart palpitations. He was drinking alcohol at the party. He went to the emergency
department, where he was admitted. His electrocardiogram (EKG) showed tachycardia, with a normal ST segment, and
he did not have any obvious P waves. The patient has not felt any palpitations since that one incident, which was 2 weeks
ago. If he were sent home on Coumadin for blood thinning, at what level should you try to keep his international
normalized ratio (INR)? 1. 2.0 to 3.0
2. 2.5 to 3.5
3. The patient's INR doesn't have to be checked unless he is having palpitations.
4. The patient can discontinue his Coumadin and start Eliquis 5 mg daily instead.: 2.0 to 3.0
3. A 73-year-old female with a medical history of tobacco use, stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD), myocardial
infarction, and hyperlipidemia comes in complaining of bilateral lower extremity swelling and intermittent pain with
ambulation, both of which are present most of the time but do slightly improve with long periods of elevation.
However, when placing the extremities in a dependent position again, they remain pale and dusky. The patient has
bilateral 2+ lower extremity edema. Her lower extremities are also cool to the touch, with decreased sensation
, bilaterally. The patient has 2+ posterior tibialis pulses bilaterally. What is the gold standard for diagnosing this patient's
disease?
1. Ankle-brachial index
2. Venous ultrasound of the lower extremities
3. Arteriogram
4. This disease is diagnosed clinically only.: Ankle-brachial index
4. A 70-year-old patient presents to your office after an acute hospital stay for atrial fibrillation. The patient has the
following medical and surgical history: diabetes, hypertension, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, hyperlipidemia, and multiple
joint replacements. Which of the following medications is appropriate for outpatient deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
prophylaxis?
1. Coumadin 5 mg daily
2. Lovenox 40 mg subcutaneously daily
3. No medication is necessary.
4. Heparin 5000 international units subcutaneously daily: Coumadin 5 mg daily 5. Ted, age 18, is to have a cardiac
screening examination to determine if he can play college basketball. The diagnostic test of choice for detecting
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy is a(n):
1. Echocardiogram.
2. Electrocardiogram.
3. Arteriogram.
4. Stress test.: Echocardiogram.
6. To determine the presence of target organ damage (TOD) and other risk factors in a patient with hypertension, basic
diagnostic tests that should be ordered include:
