NUR 606 MIDTERM EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
What causes bradycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>a blocked pathway at or below the AV node
Scar tissue from prior MI or medications
Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>most common reentry tachycardia
Delta waves between PR and QRST spike
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>arteries weaken and areas of the
artery balloon outward
caused by atherosclerosis and HTN
S/S of AAA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>pulsating
abdominal mass
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flank/back pain
once it ruptures, symptoms worsen: severe pain,
worsening dyspnea, cardiovascular collapse due
to life threatening bleeding
Diagnosis of AAA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>if
symptoms present, we can do CT, MRI, and
arteriography (angiography)
Treatment of AAA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>lowering BP to prevent rupture
using statins and antiplatelet therapy
smoking cessation
if aneurysm is >5 cm, it requires surgery
Atherosclerotic Heart Disease - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>The end result of the accumulation
of atherosclerotic plaques within the coronary
arteries that supply the muscle of the heart with
oxygen and nutrients
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Partial occlusion of coronary arteries leads to
what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>Angina Pectoris
(ischemic heart disease)
Total occlusion of coronary arteries leads to
what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>myocardial
infarction
Uncontrolled HTN can lead to: - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>stroke, MI, renal failure, CHF
called the "silent killer"
Normal BP - CORRECT ANSWER >>>><120 and
<80
Elevated BP - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>120-129
and <80
Stage 1 HTN - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>130-139 or
80-89
Stage 2 HTN - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>>140 or
>90
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HTN crisis - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>>180 and/or
>120
diagnostic studies for valvular heart disease -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>transthoracic echo
transesophageal echo
right heart cath
Congenital aortic stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>symptoms usually develop before age 30
the valve can be unicuspid, bicuspid, or tricuspid
with partially fused leaflets
rheumatic aortic stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>>symptoms develop between age 30-70
tissue inflammation results in adhesions and
fusing of the commissures
fibrosis and calcification of the leaflet tips can
occur because of turbulent flow
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