GRADED A LATEST VERSION 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
{with practice exams}EXAM
ERABORATION
A stroke volume of 100cc and a heart rate of 38 bpm produces a cardiac output
with is a trained athlete
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER True
An increase in pulmonary artery pressure is concerning for what?
Select one:
a.Increased HR
b.The lungs
c.The left heart
d.The left heart - CORRECT ANSWER b.The lungs
A patient with CHF will have an increased what?
Select one:
a.Blood pressure
b.CVP
c.PCWP
d.Dead muscle - CORRECT ANSWER c.PCWP
What resistance must the right ventricle overcome to pump blood into the lungs?
Select one:
a.CO
b.SV
c.SVR
d.PVR - CORRECT ANSWER d.PVR
,My Hoyt, 72, is admitted with bilateral pneumonia. He has CAD. His BP si 110/90,
HR 120, CO 4lpm and stroke volume 4lpm. What is the best approach to increase
his cardiac output?
Select one:
a.Increase fluid
b.Increase HR
c.Increase afterload
d.Decrease stroke volume - CORRECT ANSWER a.Increase fluid
A low CVP value is indicative of which of the following?
Select one:
a.hypertension, hypovolemia
b.Shock, overhydration, hemorrhage
c.Shock, dehydration, hemorrhage
d.hypotension, hypervolemia - CORRECT ANSWER c.Shock, dehydration,
hemorrhage
The sign of worsening backward heart failure that requires intervention is
Select one:
a.Rash on arms
b.Wheezing
c.Development of leg edema
d.fatigue with walking - CORRECT ANSWER c.Development of leg edema
Which of the following is not used to determine cardiac output
Select one:
a.Preload
b.Blood pressure
c.Afterload
d.Decreased contractility
e.ncreased heart rate - CORRECT ANSWER b.Blood pressure
what typically causes retrograde flow in the heart?
Select one:
a.Ventrical dysfunction
b.Valve dysfunction
, c.Atrial dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER b.Valve dysfunction
Which of the following IV solutions could be considered treatment for
hypovolemia?
Select one:
a.Albumin
b.fresh frozen plasma
c.Normal saline
d.crystalloids - CORRECT ANSWER c.Normal saline
Which measurement most accurately reflects preload?
Select one:
a.CVP
b.Pulse rate
c.systolic blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER a.CVP
As the myocardium hypertrophies and heart failure develops, what happens to the
value of the ejection fraction?
Select one:
a.it gradually increases
b.no changes occur
c.it gradually decreases - CORRECT ANSWER c.it gradually decreases
What would you see on a chest xray with a PCWP > 18mmHG?
Select one:
a.Decreased lung volumes
b.Pneumothorax
c.The onset of pulmonary vascular congestion - CORRECT ANSWER c.The onset of
pulmonary vascular congestion
A MAP below 60 indicates what?
Select one or more:
a.compromised circulation to vital organs
b.increased blood pressure
c.poor tissue perfusion - CORRECT ANSWER a.compromised circulation to vital
organs
c.poor tissue perfusion