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Which patient(s) are most at risk for developing coronary artery disease? Select-all-that-apply: - correct
answer ✔✔>. A 35 year old male with a BMI of 30 and reports smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day.
>. A 45 year old female that reports her father died at the age of 42 from a myocardial infraction.
>. A 29 year old that has type I diabetes.
A patient reports during a routine check-up that he is experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath
while performing activities. He states the pain goes away when he rests. This is known as: - correct
answer ✔✔Stable angina
What type of diagnostic tests will the physician most likely order (at first) for this patient who has stable
angina to evaluate the cause of the patient's symptoms? - correct answer ✔✔Stress test
You're providing education to a patient who will be undergoing a heart catheterization. Which statement
by the patient about this procedure is correct? - correct answer ✔✔The femoral or radial artery is used
during a heart catheterization.
. A patient is receiving treatment for stable coronary artery disease. The doctor prescribes the patient
clopidogrel. What important information will you include in the patient's teaching? Select-all-that-apply:
- correct answer ✔✔> If you are scheduled for any planned surgical procedures, let your doctor know
you are taking clopidogrel because this medication will need to be discontinued 5-7 days prior to the
procedure.
>Notify the doctor, immediately, if you develop bruising, problems urinating, or fever.
A patient calls the cardiac clinic you are working at and reports that they have taken 3 sublingual doses
of Nitroglycerin as prescribed for chest pain, but the chest pain is not relieved. What do you educate the
patient to do next? - correct answer ✔✔Call 911 immediately
If a patient's chest pain is not relieved with 3 doses of Nitroglycerin, taken 5 minutes apart, they should
call 911 immediately.
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