Cardiac AHA - NURS 8020 - University of Cincinnati Exam
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The presence of an audible S1 sound during the cardiac examination indicates: -
ANSWER Closure of Mitral/ Tricuspid Valve, end of diastole/beginning of systole
The presence of an audible S2 sound during the cardia examination indicates: -
ANSWER Closure of the Aortic/ Pulmonic Valve, End of systole/beginning of diastole
The P Wave represents: - ANSWER Atrial Depolarization
The P - R Interval represents: - ANSWER Filling of the Ventricles
The QRS Complex represents - ANSWER Traveling of impulses through the Bundle of
Hiss to R/L Perking Fibers ; Ventricular Depolarization
What would an ABNORMAL QRS Complex represent? - ANSWER Left Ventricular
Hypertrophy
The symptom of syncope is associated with what diagnosis? - ANSWER Possible
Dysrhythmia
What is considered the most prevalent cardiac symptom? - ANSWER Fatigue
, A type of chest pain that has a predictable pattern is known as: - ANSWER Stable Angina
A form of chest pain which may occur at rest and a random pattern without provoking
symptoms: - ANSWER Unstable Angina
Classification of a patient having angina at rest would fall into a category Class _____. -
ANSWER Class IV
A patient with moderate limitation that is comfortable at rest, but less than ordinary
activity causes fatigue / SOB / palpation would be considered a NYHA Classification
_______. - ANSWER Class III
A good cardiac assessment test that could identify SOB would be? - ANSWER Have the
patient sing "Happy Birthday" without getting SOB.
35 y/o female presents with a lab value of 3.5 an NP would recognize that a elevated
C-reactive protein (CRP) and would recognize what? - ANSWER Reflects ongoing
inflammation
An increased CRP would _____________ of an atherosclerotic lesion to erosion / rupture. -
ANSWER Increase
A CHADS/Chads2-Vasc Score of 2 + would indicate what? - ANSWER Moderate to High
Risk - Should be started on anticoagulant
During a skin assessment the NP documents clubbing of the fingernails. The NP could
rule out the diagnosis of what? - ANSWER COPD / CHF
A flat, painless, lesion on the bottom of a patients foot is termed? - ANSWER Janeway
Lesion
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