AACN EXAMS VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Besides the diagnosis of atherosclerotic lesions or thrombus in the coronary vessels, what is cardiac
catheterization used for?
- ANSWERS-Evaluation of:
-Valvular heart disease, including stenosis or insufficiency
-Atrial or ventricular septal defects
-Congenital anomalities
-Cardiac wall motion abnormalities
Cardiac catheterization is also known as...?
- ANSWERS-Coronary angiography
Cardiac catheterization with the addition of a balloon apparatus on the tip of the catheter for
revascularizing the myocardium
- ANSWERS-Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Describe the NPO restriction for cardiac catheterization patients
- ANSWERS--NPO for 6-12 hours before procedure
-May indicate everything except medications which should be taken with small sips of water the day
of the procedure
Fluoroscopy is also known as
- ANSWERS-X-ray
How does one assess a patient's chest pain?
- ANSWERS-Use the PQRST assessment scale
P (Provoke)--> What provokes or precipitates the pain?
Q (Quality)--> What is the quality of the pain?
Besides the diagnosis of atherosclerotic lesions or thrombus in the coronary vessels, what is cardiac
catheterization used for?
- ANSWERS-Evaluation of:
-Valvular heart disease, including stenosis or insufficiency
-Atrial or ventricular septal defects
-Congenital anomalities
-Cardiac wall motion abnormalities
Cardiac catheterization is also known as...?
- ANSWERS-Coronary angiography
Cardiac catheterization with the addition of a balloon apparatus on the tip of the catheter for
revascularizing the myocardium
- ANSWERS-Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Describe the NPO restriction for cardiac catheterization patients
- ANSWERS--NPO for 6-12 hours before procedure
-May indicate everything except medications which should be taken with small sips of water the day
of the procedure
Fluoroscopy is also known as
- ANSWERS-X-ray
How does one assess a patient's chest pain?
- ANSWERS-Use the PQRST assessment scale
P (Provoke)--> What provokes or precipitates the pain?
Q (Quality)--> What is the quality of the pain?
