NURS 501 Abrams' Ch 28 Drug Therapy for Coronary Heart
Disease || with Certified Answers.
acute coronary syndromes correct answers Umbrella term used to describe conditions brought on
by sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart in situations where myocardial ischemia is suspected.
These include unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation MI, and ST-segment elevation MI.
afterload correct answers amount of vascular resistance that must be overcome to open the aortic
valve on the left side of the heart (or pulmonic valve on the right) and eject the blood with
systole
cardioselectivity correct answers ability of a beta-adrenergic blocker to selectively block beta-1
receptors
coronary artery vasospasm correct answers smooth muscle constriction of a coronary artery
coronary heart disease correct answers stable angina pectoris and acute coronary syndromes,
which result from coronary artery disease or spasm
intima correct answers inner layer of an artery
media correct answers middle layer of a vessel
negative chronotropy correct answers causing slowing of the heart rate
preload correct answers passive stretch of the ventricles just prior to systole
Mr. Smith, a 52yo man, is recovering from an acute non-ST-segment elevation MI. His father
died from an MI at age 44. He has smoked 1PPD for 30 years. Which of the following risk
factors for heart disease does Mr. Smith have? SATA.
, a. smoking
b. genetics
c. race
d. age correct answers a. smoking
b. genetics
c. race
d. age
Non-modifiable risk factors for the development of CAD include age, gender, ethnicity, and
genetics. Modifiable risk factors are smoking, hypertension, obesity, DM, and physical inactivity.
A 63yo woman continues to c/o chest pain, although her cardiac catheterization showed no
significant cardiac disease. She notes that the chest pain occurs at the same time each night and
typically during the cold weather. What kind of angina is the patient likely experiencing?
a. stable angina
b. unstable angina
c. variant angina
Disease || with Certified Answers.
acute coronary syndromes correct answers Umbrella term used to describe conditions brought on
by sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart in situations where myocardial ischemia is suspected.
These include unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation MI, and ST-segment elevation MI.
afterload correct answers amount of vascular resistance that must be overcome to open the aortic
valve on the left side of the heart (or pulmonic valve on the right) and eject the blood with
systole
cardioselectivity correct answers ability of a beta-adrenergic blocker to selectively block beta-1
receptors
coronary artery vasospasm correct answers smooth muscle constriction of a coronary artery
coronary heart disease correct answers stable angina pectoris and acute coronary syndromes,
which result from coronary artery disease or spasm
intima correct answers inner layer of an artery
media correct answers middle layer of a vessel
negative chronotropy correct answers causing slowing of the heart rate
preload correct answers passive stretch of the ventricles just prior to systole
Mr. Smith, a 52yo man, is recovering from an acute non-ST-segment elevation MI. His father
died from an MI at age 44. He has smoked 1PPD for 30 years. Which of the following risk
factors for heart disease does Mr. Smith have? SATA.
, a. smoking
b. genetics
c. race
d. age correct answers a. smoking
b. genetics
c. race
d. age
Non-modifiable risk factors for the development of CAD include age, gender, ethnicity, and
genetics. Modifiable risk factors are smoking, hypertension, obesity, DM, and physical inactivity.
A 63yo woman continues to c/o chest pain, although her cardiac catheterization showed no
significant cardiac disease. She notes that the chest pain occurs at the same time each night and
typically during the cold weather. What kind of angina is the patient likely experiencing?
a. stable angina
b. unstable angina
c. variant angina
