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Phi Beta Sigma Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed A 66- year-old woman 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 ...

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Cardiology FISDAP Review Questions &
100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded
A+ | Passed
Phi Beta Sigma Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed A 66-

year-old woman 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?


A. Her initial blood pressure reading


B. What she was doing when this began


C. When she was last seen normal


D. Whether or not her pupils are equal


✓ -:- C. When she was last seen normal




A 62-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease began experiencing chest pain

and nausea while on his daily jog. After sitting down and resting for 5 minutes, his pain and

nausea resolve. Which of the following BEST describes this patient's condition?


A. Musculoskeletal chest pain


B. Acute myocardial infarction


C. Unstable angina pectoris


D. Stable angina pectoris

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✓ -:- D. Stable angina pectoris




Which of the following is a common side effect of nitroglycerin?


A. Nausea


B. Anxiety


C. Headache


D. Hypertension


✓ -:- C. Headache




Which of the following is an abnormal finding when using the Cincinnati Stroke Scale to

assess a patient who presents with signs of a stroke?


A. One arm drifts down compared with the other side.


B. One of the pupils is dilated and does not react to light.


C. The patient's face is symmetrical when he or she smiles.


D. Both arms drift slowly and equally down to the patient's side.


✓ -:- A. One arm drifts down compared with the other side.




A 57-year-old man presents with flu-like symptoms. He is conscious and alert; his skin is

pink, warm, and dry; and he denies chest pain or respiratory distress. During your


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assessment, you cannot feel radial or carotid pulses, and are unable to obtain a blood

pressure. Which of the following would MOST likely explain this?


A. He is in the advanced stages of shock


B. He has a left ventricular assist device


C. He has a dissecting aortic aneurysm


D. He recently had a coronary artery bypass


✓ -:- B. He has a left ventricular assist device




A 60-year-old woman presents with chest discomfort, confusion, and weakness. The

patient's husband tells you that she vomited once before EMS arrival. The patient's BP is

70/40 mm Hg, her pulse is 45 beats/min and weak, and her respirations are 14 breaths/min

and unlabored. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of her hypotension?


A. Bradycardia


B. Hypovolemia


C. Myocardial ischemia


D. Respiratory compromise


✓ -:- A. Bradycardia




Freshly oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the:



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A. aorta.


B. venae cavae.


C. pulmonary veins.


D. pulmonary arteries.


✓ -:- C. pulmonary veins.




Tachycardia can be detrimental to a patient who is experiencing a cardiac problem because

it causes:


A. increased cardiac filling in between beats.


B. a profound decrease in oxygen consumption.


C. an associated increase in breathing difficulty.


D. increased cardiac oxygen usage and demand.


✓ -:- D. increased cardiac oxygen usage and demand.




Aspirin is beneficial to patients experiencing an acute coronary syndrome because it:


A. prevents a clot from getting larger.


B. effectively relieves their chest pain.


C. decreases cardiac workload by lowering the BP.


D. destroys the clot that is blocking a coronary artery.

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