Focus on Adult Health Medical-Surgical Nursing Psc Edition by Linda
Focus on Adult Health Medical-Surgical Nursing Psc Edition by Linda
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Chapter 16- Patients With Structural, Inflammatory
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | A patient with mitral stenosis exhibits symptoms of a dysrhythmia. Based on the pathophysiology of this disease process, the nurse would expect the patient to exhibit what heart rhythm? | |
| A) | Normal sinus rhythm | |
| B) | Supraventricular tachycardia | |
| C) | Atrial fibrillation | |
| D) | Electromechanical dissociation | |
| 2. | A patient with pericarditis has been admitted to the CCU. The nurse caring for the patient knows that the most common clinical manifestation of pericarditis is what? | |
| A) | Palpitations | |
| B) | Chest pain | |
| C) | Burning sensation in chest | |
| D) | Pounding heart rate | |
| 3. | A patient newly admitted to the telemetry unit is experiencing progressive fatigue, hemoptysis, and dyspnea as a result of pulmonary venous hypertension. What valvular disorder would cause pulmonary venous hypertension? | |
| A) | Aortic regurgitation | |
| B) | Mitral stenosis | |
| C) | Mitral valve prolapse | |
| D) | Aortic stenosis | |
| 4. | A patient has been admitted with endocarditis. The patient asks the nurse how the health care provider knows what medicines to order to kill the bacteria. The nurse knows that to find the most appropriate antibiotic treatment, what test would be the most helpful? | |
| A) | Echocardiogram | |
| B) | Blood cultures | |
| C) | Arterial blood gases (ABGs) | |
| D) | Complete blood count (CBC) | |
| 5. | The nurse is admitting a patient to the cardiac care unit with complaints of dyspnea on exertion and fatigue. The patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG) shows dysrhythmias associated with left ventricular hypertrophy. What diagnostic tool would be the most helpful in diagnosing cardiomyopathy? | |
| A) | Cardiac catheterization | |
| B) | Arterial blood gases (ABGs) | |
| C) | Echocardiogram | |
| D) | Swan-Ganz analysis | |
Answer Key
| 1. | C |
| 2. | B |
| 3. | B |
| 4. | B |
| 5. | C |
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