Chapter 24: Cardiac Surgery

Chapter 24: Cardiac Surgery

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The internal mammary arteries are frequently used as grafts during coronary bypass surgery. Where are they located?

ANS:  B

The right and left internal (thoracic) mammary arteries, used as grafts during coronary bypass surgery, branch off the subclavian arteries and course behind and parallel to the edges of the sternum.

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2. In the pulmonary circulatory system, blood is pumped from the right ventricle (RV) through the pulmonary valve into the main pulmonary artery (PA). The PA divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which further subdivide into the arterioles and capillaries of the lungs. Where does the blood from the lungs flow next?

ANS:  D

External respiration occurs in the capillary beds and the alveoli, where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen. Freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs flows through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium.

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3. Identify the correct path of the cardiac conduction system.

ANS:  C

The conduction system process of excitation and contraction originates in the sinoatrial (SA) node, located in the area where the superior vena cava (SVC) meets the right atrium. The impulse spreads to the atria through intermodal pathways and travels to the AV junction (which contains the AV node) located medial to the entrance of the coronary sinus in the right atrium, close to the tricuspid valve. From the AV junction, the impulse spreads to the bundle of His, which extends down the right side of the interventricular septum. The bundle of His divides into the right and left bundle branches, which terminate in a network of fibers called the Purkinje system. Purkinje fibers are spread throughout the inner surface of both ventricles and the papillary muscles, which when stimulated produce contraction of the heart muscle.

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4. The blood is oxygenated in the lungs and returns to the left atrium through the pulmonary veins. Where does the blood flow after leaving the left atrium?

ANS:  A

The blood is oxygenated in the lungs and returns to the left atrium through the pulmonary veins. From the left atrium, it flows through the mitral valve into the left ventricle, where it is ejected through the aortic valve into the aorta and the systemic circulation.

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5. During the preoperative nursing assessment for a patient scheduled for cardiac surgery, the perioperative nurse reviews the patient’s medication history with particular attention to medications that can affect the surgery or cause complications. Select the true statement about specific medications that can affect surgery or cause complications.

ANS:  B

Lipid-lowering drugs (statins) may affect postoperative coronary bypass graft patency; angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), used for patients with a history of MI or heart failure, may induce labile postoperative blood pressures. Patients taking herbal medicines may be at risk for increased bleeding, hypoglycemia, or other complications, depending on the specific side effects of some herbal drugs. In addition to risk factors and health status, the perioperative nurse reviews the patient’s medication history with particular attention to vasoactive drugs, anticoagulants, and other medications that can affect the surgery. Nurses should note that patients taking aspirin and other antiplatelet drugs may require intraoperative replacement of platelets.