Rasmussen College MDC 3 Final Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. What are assessment findings for a patient diagnosed with pericarditis?
a. ST-segment depression b. Pericardial friction rub c. Diffuse ST-segment elevation d.
Elevated troponin
ANS b. Pericardial friction rub c. Diffuse ST-segmentelevation
2. Which is not an early sign of left sided heart failure? a. Nocturnal cough b.Edema c.
Fatigue d. Feeling of heaviness in arms/ legs
ANS Edema
3. Which is not a valid treatment option for sickle cell crisis? a. Blood trans- fusion b.
Provide a warm environment c. Prepare the patient for surgery d. IVfluids and pain
management
,ANS Prepare the patient for surgery
4. Which is NOT a treatment for heart failure? a. diuretics b. antibiotics c. hearttransplant
d. beta-blocker
ANS antibiotics
5. Essential care & education following mechanical valve replacement in- cludes all BUT
a. anticoagulation therapy for life b. get prophylactic antibioticsfor dental work c. monitor
for bleeding d. use straight razor
ANS use straight razor
6. Which organ is affected the most in hemochromatosis? a. heart b. lungs c.liver d.
kidneys
ANS liver
7. Which is NOT a sign/symptom of leukemia? a. weight gain b. easy bruising
b. elevated WBC d. hematuria
, ANS weight gain
8. Which patient is NOT at high risk for infective endocarditis? a. recent valve
replacement AND dental work b. IV drug abuser c. recent heart surgery d.
immunocompromised individual
ANS recent heart surgery
9. Which is NOT a diagnostic sign for pericarditis? a. ST elevation in all leads
c. pericardial friction rub c. pericardial chest pain d. fever and signs of leftsided heart
failure
ANS fever and signs of left sided heart failure
10. A deficiency in the number of red blood cells is called
a. anemia b.polycythemia c. hemophilia d. thrombosis
ANS anemia
11. Echocardiogram is used as a diagnostic tool for all BUT which disease?
a. hypertension b. heart failure c. pericarditis d. valvular heart disease
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. What are assessment findings for a patient diagnosed with pericarditis?
a. ST-segment depression b. Pericardial friction rub c. Diffuse ST-segment elevation d.
Elevated troponin
ANS b. Pericardial friction rub c. Diffuse ST-segmentelevation
2. Which is not an early sign of left sided heart failure? a. Nocturnal cough b.Edema c.
Fatigue d. Feeling of heaviness in arms/ legs
ANS Edema
3. Which is not a valid treatment option for sickle cell crisis? a. Blood trans- fusion b.
Provide a warm environment c. Prepare the patient for surgery d. IVfluids and pain
management
,ANS Prepare the patient for surgery
4. Which is NOT a treatment for heart failure? a. diuretics b. antibiotics c. hearttransplant
d. beta-blocker
ANS antibiotics
5. Essential care & education following mechanical valve replacement in- cludes all BUT
a. anticoagulation therapy for life b. get prophylactic antibioticsfor dental work c. monitor
for bleeding d. use straight razor
ANS use straight razor
6. Which organ is affected the most in hemochromatosis? a. heart b. lungs c.liver d.
kidneys
ANS liver
7. Which is NOT a sign/symptom of leukemia? a. weight gain b. easy bruising
b. elevated WBC d. hematuria
, ANS weight gain
8. Which patient is NOT at high risk for infective endocarditis? a. recent valve
replacement AND dental work b. IV drug abuser c. recent heart surgery d.
immunocompromised individual
ANS recent heart surgery
9. Which is NOT a diagnostic sign for pericarditis? a. ST elevation in all leads
c. pericardial friction rub c. pericardial chest pain d. fever and signs of leftsided heart
failure
ANS fever and signs of left sided heart failure
10. A deficiency in the number of red blood cells is called
a. anemia b.polycythemia c. hemophilia d. thrombosis
ANS anemia
11. Echocardiogram is used as a diagnostic tool for all BUT which disease?
a. hypertension b. heart failure c. pericarditis d. valvular heart disease
