Carl Shapiro (Coronary Artery
Disease) Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
When a patient is experiencing angina, the nurse administers nitroglycerin sublingually
at what frequency? - ✔✔every 5 minutes, maximum 3 doses
When a pt is experiencing acute angina, it's recommended that the pt allow 1 sublingual
tablet to dissolve under the tongue (or spray nitroglycerin under the tongue) and repeat
every 5 min for maximum of 3 doses
When administering medication to pt w/ suspected MI, the nurse understands that
morphine has which of the following beneficial effects? - ✔✔decreases anxiety
decreases pain
decreases preload
decreases afterload
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, Morphine is drug of choice to reduce pain, thereby reducing anxiety. it also reduces
preload and afterload, decreasing work of heart. pt must be monitored closely for SEs of
hypotension and respiratory depression
Which of the following are cardiac markers assessed in the pt experiencing angina
potential myocardial injury? - ✔✔troponin
CK-MB
cardiac enzymes and biomarkers, which include troponin, CK, and myoglobin, are used
to diagnose an acute MI. of the 3 CK isoenzymes, CK-myocardial bound (MB) is specific
to heart muscle. CK-MM is specific to skeletal muscle and is not an indicator of MI.
hemoglobin is used to determine amount of O2 in the blood. creatinine is elevated in
renal failure, not in myocardial injury.
the nurse recognizes that ST elevation on the 12-lead ECG typically indicates which of
the following? - ✔✔myocardial injury
(causes ST segment and T-wave changes on ECG)
the nurse knows that which factors may increase pt's risk of developing coronary artery
disease? - ✔✔cigarette smoking
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Disease) Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
When a patient is experiencing angina, the nurse administers nitroglycerin sublingually
at what frequency? - ✔✔every 5 minutes, maximum 3 doses
When a pt is experiencing acute angina, it's recommended that the pt allow 1 sublingual
tablet to dissolve under the tongue (or spray nitroglycerin under the tongue) and repeat
every 5 min for maximum of 3 doses
When administering medication to pt w/ suspected MI, the nurse understands that
morphine has which of the following beneficial effects? - ✔✔decreases anxiety
decreases pain
decreases preload
decreases afterload
Emily Charlene © All Rights Reserved 2025. 1
, Morphine is drug of choice to reduce pain, thereby reducing anxiety. it also reduces
preload and afterload, decreasing work of heart. pt must be monitored closely for SEs of
hypotension and respiratory depression
Which of the following are cardiac markers assessed in the pt experiencing angina
potential myocardial injury? - ✔✔troponin
CK-MB
cardiac enzymes and biomarkers, which include troponin, CK, and myoglobin, are used
to diagnose an acute MI. of the 3 CK isoenzymes, CK-myocardial bound (MB) is specific
to heart muscle. CK-MM is specific to skeletal muscle and is not an indicator of MI.
hemoglobin is used to determine amount of O2 in the blood. creatinine is elevated in
renal failure, not in myocardial injury.
the nurse recognizes that ST elevation on the 12-lead ECG typically indicates which of
the following? - ✔✔myocardial injury
(causes ST segment and T-wave changes on ECG)
the nurse knows that which factors may increase pt's risk of developing coronary artery
disease? - ✔✔cigarette smoking
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