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JB LEARNING TEST PREP: CARDIOLOGY NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {100 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% PASS
A 45-year-old woman calls EMS because of severe chest pain.
When you arrive, she advises you that she has taken two of her
husband's nitroglycerin tablets without relief. Her BP is 110/60
mm Hg, her pulse is 100 beats/min, her respirations are 16
breaths/min, and her oxygen saturation is 95%. You should: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > B) transport the patient without delay and monitor
her blood pressure en route.
You assess an unresponsive 65-year-old man and find that he is
apneic and pulseless. The patient's wife tells you that he has an
automatic implanted cardioverter/defibrillator. After initiating
CPR, you should: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > apply the AED as soon as
possible and analyze his cardiac rhythm.
Which of the following statements regarding sudden cardiac
arrest and ventricular fibrillation is correct? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
For each minute that defibrillation is delayed, the chance of
survival decreases by as much as 10%.
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After administering nitroglycerin to a patient with chest
discomfort, it is MOST important for you to: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
reassess the patient's blood pressure within 5 minutes.
A 66-year-old female presents with an acute onset of confusion,
slurred speech, and an inability to move her right arm and leg.
Her airway is patent and she is breathing adequately. Which of
the following is the MOST important initial information to obtain
about this patient - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When she was last seen
normal
Aspirin may be contraindicated in patients with: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > stomach ulcers.
After attaching the AED and pushing the analyze button on an
adult patient in cardiac arrest, the AED states that a shock is
advised. Which cardiac rhythm is the patient MOST likely in? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > v-fib
When treating a patient with chest pain, pressure, or discomfort,
you should FIRST - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > place the patient in a
position of comfort.
In patients with heart disease, acute coronary syndrome is MOST
often the result of: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > atherosclerosis.
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Aspirin is beneficial to patients experiencing an acute coronary
syndrome because it: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > prevents a clot from
getting larger.
You have analyzed a cardiac arrest patient's rhythm three times
with the AED, separated by 2-minute cycles of CPR, and have
received no shock messages each time. You should - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > continue CPR and transport at once.
How can you help maximize cardiac output during CPR? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Allow the chest to fully recoil in between
compressions
Which of the following patients is the BEST candidate for the
administration of nitroglycerin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A woman with
chest pain, prescribed nitroglycerin, and a blood pressure of
104/76 mm Hg
You are assessing a 70-year-old male who complains of pain in
both of his legs. He is conscious and alert, has a blood pressure
of 160/90 mm Hg, a pulse rate of 110 beats/min, and respirations
of 14 breaths/min and unlabored. Further assessment reveals
edema to both of his feet and legs and jugular venous distention.
This patient's primary problem is MOST likely: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
right heart failure.
JB LEARNING TEST PREP: CARDIOLOGY NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {100 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% PASS
A 45-year-old woman calls EMS because of severe chest pain.
When you arrive, she advises you that she has taken two of her
husband's nitroglycerin tablets without relief. Her BP is 110/60
mm Hg, her pulse is 100 beats/min, her respirations are 16
breaths/min, and her oxygen saturation is 95%. You should: - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > B) transport the patient without delay and monitor
her blood pressure en route.
You assess an unresponsive 65-year-old man and find that he is
apneic and pulseless. The patient's wife tells you that he has an
automatic implanted cardioverter/defibrillator. After initiating
CPR, you should: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > apply the AED as soon as
possible and analyze his cardiac rhythm.
Which of the following statements regarding sudden cardiac
arrest and ventricular fibrillation is correct? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
For each minute that defibrillation is delayed, the chance of
survival decreases by as much as 10%.
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After administering nitroglycerin to a patient with chest
discomfort, it is MOST important for you to: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
reassess the patient's blood pressure within 5 minutes.
A 66-year-old female presents with an acute onset of confusion,
slurred speech, and an inability to move her right arm and leg.
Her airway is patent and she is breathing adequately. Which of
the following is the MOST important initial information to obtain
about this patient - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When she was last seen
normal
Aspirin may be contraindicated in patients with: - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > stomach ulcers.
After attaching the AED and pushing the analyze button on an
adult patient in cardiac arrest, the AED states that a shock is
advised. Which cardiac rhythm is the patient MOST likely in? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > v-fib
When treating a patient with chest pain, pressure, or discomfort,
you should FIRST - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > place the patient in a
position of comfort.
In patients with heart disease, acute coronary syndrome is MOST
often the result of: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > atherosclerosis.
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Aspirin is beneficial to patients experiencing an acute coronary
syndrome because it: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > prevents a clot from
getting larger.
You have analyzed a cardiac arrest patient's rhythm three times
with the AED, separated by 2-minute cycles of CPR, and have
received no shock messages each time. You should - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > continue CPR and transport at once.
How can you help maximize cardiac output during CPR? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Allow the chest to fully recoil in between
compressions
Which of the following patients is the BEST candidate for the
administration of nitroglycerin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A woman with
chest pain, prescribed nitroglycerin, and a blood pressure of
104/76 mm Hg
You are assessing a 70-year-old male who complains of pain in
both of his legs. He is conscious and alert, has a blood pressure
of 160/90 mm Hg, a pulse rate of 110 beats/min, and respirations
of 14 breaths/min and unlabored. Further assessment reveals
edema to both of his feet and legs and jugular venous distention.
This patient's primary problem is MOST likely: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
right heart failure.
