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2024 ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!!
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Name: Score:34 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 34
A student nurse is reviewing electrocardiograms (ECGs). Which of the following does she
recognize as true about ECGs and myocardial infarctions (MIs)?
ECGs alone are not diagnostic for MIs.
With MIs, P-R elevation is expected.
Most MIs are preceded by development of prolonged P-R intervals.
Most MIs show no changes on ECG.
Term 2 of 34
A nursing student is working on the difference between NSTEMI and STEMI. Which of the
following is associated with NSTEM?
S-T segment elevation
Partial coronary artery occlusion
Transmural damage
Complete coronary artery occlusion
Term 3 of 34
A nurse hears that a patient has a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with elevated cardiac
serum markers. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this information?
The patient has a severe, systemic infection.
The patient is experiencing a mild coronary occlusion.
The patient is experiencing mild angina.
The patient is experiencing a myocardial infarction (MI).
,Term 4 of 34
A patient is to receive a quadruple coronary artery bypass graft. What is the result of the
procedure?
Create a bypass around the four chambers of the heart.
Reconnect vessels to connect the heart chambers differently.
Use harvested vessels to circumvent four arterial blockages.
Place four stents in the heart arteries.
Term 5 of 34
Which of the following statements by a patient may indicate unstable angina?
My chest pain feels like it always does.
I took a nitroglycerin tablet and now feel better.
This pain is like nothing I have ever felt before.
When I laid down for a few moments, I felt better.
Term 6 of 34
Which of the following terms indicates the most severe coronary event?
Partial coronary artery occlusion
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial ischemia
Myocardial apoptosis
, Term 7 of 34
Of the following characteristics, which is associated with a STEMI?
Partial occlusion of coronary artery
Partial thickness damage of heart muscle
ST segment elevation
Relatively benign condition
Term 8 of 34
The physician also orders a blood test for Helen. Which factor supports a diagnosis of myocardial
infarction?
Elevated LDL levels
Elevated HDL levels
Elevated Hct levels
Elevated cardiac troponin I
Term 9 of 34
A nurse is using this figure as a teaching aid. Which condition is she showing?
Pericardial effusion
Pericarditis
Papillary muscle rupture
Pleuritis
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