MN 551 WEEK 3 QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
Question 1
A patient is experiencing impaired circulation secondary to increased systemic arterial pressure. Which of the following
statements is the most relevant phenomenon?
Question options:
ue to vascular resistance
ause of backpressure against the left ventricle
ty due to aortic resistance
t because of arterial stenosis
A 54-year-old man with a long-standing diagnosis of essential hypertension is meeting with his nurse practitioner. The
patient's nurse practitioner would anticipate that which of the following phenomena is most likely occurring?
Question options:
angiotensin I to angiotensin II in his lungs causes increases in blood pressure and sodium reabsorption.
ting an effect on his chemoreceptors and baroreceptors, resulting in vasoconstriction.
is adrenal gland is initiating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.
lomerular cells are releasing aldosterone as a result of sympathetic stimulation.
A patient in the intensive care unit has a blood pressure of 87/39 and has warm, flushed skin accompanying his sudden
decline in level of consciousness. The patient also has arterial and venous dilation and a decrease in systemic vascular
resistance. What is this patient's most likely diagnosis?
Question options:
k
A 55-year-old male who is beginning to take a statin drug for his hypercholesterolemia is discussing cholesterol and its role
in health and illness with his nurse practitioner. Which of the following aspects of hyperlipidemia would the nurse
practitioner most likely take into account when teaching the patient?
Question options:
consequence of diet and lifestyle rather than genetics.
often characterized as being beneficial to health.
abolic waste product that the liver is responsible for clearing.
l treatment is to eliminate cholesterol from the vascular system.
1
, Which of the following assessment findings in a newly admitted 30-year-old male patient would be most likely to cause his
nurse practitioner to suspect polyarteritis nodosa?
Question options:
ure is 101.9°F and he is diaphoretic (heavily sweating).
short of breath and his oxygen saturation is 87%.
ressure is 178/102 and he has abnormal liver function tests.
ork indicates polycythemia (elevated red cells levels) and leukocytosis (elevated white cells).
In which of the following patient situations would a nurse practitioner be most justified in preliminarily ruling out
pericarditis as a contributing pathology to the patient's health problems?
Question options:
an whose admission blood work indicates elevated white cells, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein levels
e man who is complaining of chest pain that is exacerbated by deep inspiration and is radiating to his neck and scapular ridge
h diminished S3 and S4 sounds, an irregular heart rate, and a history of atrial fibrillation
whose ECG was characterized by widespread T wave inversions on admission but whose T waves have recently normalized
A nurse practitioner has ordered the measurement of a cardiac patient's electrolyte levels as part of the patient's morning
blood work. Which of the following statements best captures the importance of potassium in the normal electrical function
of the patient's heart?
Question options:
ement of one potassium ion for one sodium ion across the cell membrane results in the production of an action potential.
of cardiac cell membranes to potassium allows for action potentials achieved by the flow of sodium ions.
al to establishing and maintaining the resting membrane potential of cardiac muscle cells.
s the metabolism of ATP, producing the gradient that results in electrical stimulation.
As part of the diagnostic workup for a male patient with a complex history of cardiovascular disease, the care team has
identified the need for a record of the electrical activity of his heart, insight into the metabolism of his myocardium, and
physical measurements, and imaging of his heart. Which of the following series of tests is most likely to provide the needed
data for his diagnosis and care?
Question options:
ion, cardiac CT, exercise stress testing
vels, chest auscultation, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
cardiac MRI, echocardiogram
PET scan, ECG
A patient has suffered damage to his pericardium following a motor vehicle accident. Which of the following consequences
should the nurse practitioner be most likely to rule out?
Question options:
restraint of the left ventricule
during the contraction/relaxation cycle
2
Question 1
A patient is experiencing impaired circulation secondary to increased systemic arterial pressure. Which of the following
statements is the most relevant phenomenon?
Question options:
ue to vascular resistance
ause of backpressure against the left ventricle
ty due to aortic resistance
t because of arterial stenosis
A 54-year-old man with a long-standing diagnosis of essential hypertension is meeting with his nurse practitioner. The
patient's nurse practitioner would anticipate that which of the following phenomena is most likely occurring?
Question options:
angiotensin I to angiotensin II in his lungs causes increases in blood pressure and sodium reabsorption.
ting an effect on his chemoreceptors and baroreceptors, resulting in vasoconstriction.
is adrenal gland is initiating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.
lomerular cells are releasing aldosterone as a result of sympathetic stimulation.
A patient in the intensive care unit has a blood pressure of 87/39 and has warm, flushed skin accompanying his sudden
decline in level of consciousness. The patient also has arterial and venous dilation and a decrease in systemic vascular
resistance. What is this patient's most likely diagnosis?
Question options:
k
A 55-year-old male who is beginning to take a statin drug for his hypercholesterolemia is discussing cholesterol and its role
in health and illness with his nurse practitioner. Which of the following aspects of hyperlipidemia would the nurse
practitioner most likely take into account when teaching the patient?
Question options:
consequence of diet and lifestyle rather than genetics.
often characterized as being beneficial to health.
abolic waste product that the liver is responsible for clearing.
l treatment is to eliminate cholesterol from the vascular system.
1
, Which of the following assessment findings in a newly admitted 30-year-old male patient would be most likely to cause his
nurse practitioner to suspect polyarteritis nodosa?
Question options:
ure is 101.9°F and he is diaphoretic (heavily sweating).
short of breath and his oxygen saturation is 87%.
ressure is 178/102 and he has abnormal liver function tests.
ork indicates polycythemia (elevated red cells levels) and leukocytosis (elevated white cells).
In which of the following patient situations would a nurse practitioner be most justified in preliminarily ruling out
pericarditis as a contributing pathology to the patient's health problems?
Question options:
an whose admission blood work indicates elevated white cells, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein levels
e man who is complaining of chest pain that is exacerbated by deep inspiration and is radiating to his neck and scapular ridge
h diminished S3 and S4 sounds, an irregular heart rate, and a history of atrial fibrillation
whose ECG was characterized by widespread T wave inversions on admission but whose T waves have recently normalized
A nurse practitioner has ordered the measurement of a cardiac patient's electrolyte levels as part of the patient's morning
blood work. Which of the following statements best captures the importance of potassium in the normal electrical function
of the patient's heart?
Question options:
ement of one potassium ion for one sodium ion across the cell membrane results in the production of an action potential.
of cardiac cell membranes to potassium allows for action potentials achieved by the flow of sodium ions.
al to establishing and maintaining the resting membrane potential of cardiac muscle cells.
s the metabolism of ATP, producing the gradient that results in electrical stimulation.
As part of the diagnostic workup for a male patient with a complex history of cardiovascular disease, the care team has
identified the need for a record of the electrical activity of his heart, insight into the metabolism of his myocardium, and
physical measurements, and imaging of his heart. Which of the following series of tests is most likely to provide the needed
data for his diagnosis and care?
Question options:
ion, cardiac CT, exercise stress testing
vels, chest auscultation, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
cardiac MRI, echocardiogram
PET scan, ECG
A patient has suffered damage to his pericardium following a motor vehicle accident. Which of the following consequences
should the nurse practitioner be most likely to rule out?
Question options:
restraint of the left ventricule
during the contraction/relaxation cycle
2
