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Myocardial Infarction And Heart Failure Practice Quiz.
Complete Questions And Answers 2024-2025.
(Check the last part for detailed answers)
1. Which of the following actions is the first priority of care for a client exhibiting
signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease?

1. Decrease anxiety
2. Enhance myocardial oxygenation
3. Administer sublingual nitroglycerin
4. Educate the client about his symptoms

2. Medical treatment of coronary artery disease includes which of the following
procedures?

1. Cardiac catheterization
2. Coronary artery bypass surgery
3. Oral medication therapy
4. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

3. Which of the following is the most common symptom of myocardial infarction (MI)?

1. Chest pain
2. Dyspnea
3. Edema
4. Palpitations

4. Which of the following symptoms is the most likely origin of pain the client
described as knifelike chest pain that increases in intensity with inspiration?

1. Cardiac
2. Gastrointestinal
3. Musculoskeletal
4. Pulmonary

5. Which of the following blood tests is most indicative of cardiac damage?

1. Lactate dehydrogenase
2. Complete blood count (CBC)
3. Troponin I
4. Creatine kinase (CK)

,6. What is the primary reason for administering morphine to a client with an MI?

1. To sedate the client
2. To decrease the client’s pain
3. To decrease the client’s anxiety
4. To decrease oxygen demand on the client’s heart

7. Which of the following conditions is most commonly responsible for myocardial
infarction?

1. Aneurysm
2. Heart failure
3. Coronary artery thrombosis
4. Renal failure

8. Which of the following complications is indicated by a third heart sound (S3)?

1. Ventricular dilation
2. Systemic hypertension
3. Aortic valve malfunction
4. Increased atrial contractions

9. After an anterior wall myocardial infarction, which of the following problems is
indicated by auscultation of crackles in the lungs?

1. Left-sided heart failure
2. Pulmonic valve malfunction
3. Right-sided heart failure
4. Tricupsid valve malfunction

10. What is the first intervention for a client experiencing MI?

1. Administer morphine
2. Administer oxygen
3. Administer sublingual nitroglycerin
4. Obtain an ECG

11. Which of the following classes of medications protects the ischemic myocardium by
blocking catecholamines and sympathetic nerve stimulation?

1. Beta-adrenergic blockers
2. Calcium channel blockers
3. Narcotics
4. Nitrates

,12. What is the most common complication of an MI?

1. Cardiogenic shock
2. Heart failure
3. arrhythmias
4. Pericarditis

13. With which of the following disorders is jugular vein distention most prominent?

1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
2. Heart failure
3. MI
4. Pneumothorax

14. Toxicity from which of the following medications may cause a client to see a green-
yellow halo around lights?

1. Digoxin
2. Furosemide (Lasix)
3. Metoprolol (Lopressor)
4. Enalapril (Vasotec)

15. Which of the following symptoms is most commonly associated with left-sided heart
failure?

1. Crackles
2. Arrhythmias
3. Hepatic engorgement
4. Hypotension

16. In which of the following disorders would the nurse expect to assess sacral edema
in a bedridden client?

1. Diabetes
2. Pulmonary emboli
3. Renal failure
4. Right-sided heart failure

17. Which of the following symptoms might a client with right-sided heart failure exhibit?

1. Adequate urine output
2. Polyuria
3. Oliguria
4. Polydipsia

, 18. Which of the following classes of medications maximizes cardiac performance in
clients with heart failure by increasing ventricular contractility?

1. Beta-adrenergic blockers
2. Calcium channel blockers
3. Diuretics
4. Inotropic agents

19. Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system produces which of the following
responses?

1. Bradycardia
2. Tachycardia
3. Hypotension
4. Decreased myocardial contractility

20. Which of the following conditions is most closely associated with weight gain, nausea,
and a decrease in urine output?

1. Angina pectoris
2. Cardiomyopathy
3. Left-sided heart failure
4. Right-sided heart failure

21. Which of the following heart muscle diseases is unrelated to other cardiovascular
disease?

1. Cardiomyopathy
2. Coronary artery disease
3. Myocardial infarction
4. Pericardial effusion

22. Which of the following types of cardiomyopathy can be associated with childbirth?

1. Dilated
2. Hypertrophic
3. Myocarditis
4. Restrictive

23. Septal involvement occurs in which type of cardiomyopathy?

1. Congestive
2. Dilated
3. Hypertrophic
4. Restrictive

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