Exam 1: Free CSC

A male smoker presents with pain in his extremities after exercise. He also complains of color changes in his digits when exposed to cold. Which of the following diseases need to be ruled out before considering a diagnosis of Buerger's disease?

Which systemic complications are associated with peripheral thromobolectomy?

An adolescent boy presents with complaints of chest pain which increases on coughing and deep breathing. During auscultation, the nurse finds that heart sounds are muffled. What is the most likely cause of his condition?

What is measured on an EKG by the horizontal squares?

Which of the following non-pharmacologic techniques is not used for treatment of maladaptive responses to coping?

What is a Wenckebach AV block?

A patient of peripheral arterial disease is being released from hospital. What advice should be given by the nurse about foot care?

What is the normal polarity of a myocardial cell during the resting period, which causes the electrical potential in for the cell?

A patient is being released from hospital after improving from familial congestive heart failure. His son was anxious to know if the disease can be prevented by lifestyle modification or prophylactic medications. What advice should the attending nurse give him?

The nurse receives the blood test reports for a patient who was admitted to hospital with complaints of chest pain. The report shows an elevated level of CKMB. What does this report signify in this patient?

Which of the following investigations is useful in differentiating intermittent claudication due to arterial disease and neurogenic claudication?

What is the test function of Holter EKG monitoring?

A patient presents with acute Arterial Occlusion of one of his upper limbs. Which of the following drugs should the nurse prepare to administer to the patient?

In what part of the heart do cardiac impulses originate?

What are the contraindications of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the lower extremity?

Which of the following is used to assess coronary artery calcium?

Which of the following set of diseases is associated with valvular heart disease?

What electrolyte abnormality causes an ST depression with prominent U waves and flattened T waves?

What are some causes of a third-degree AV block?

What is the measurement provided by the PR interval on an EKG?