Exam 11: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Interventions

A patient who is status post-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair will be at high risk for pulmonary complications.Which of the following interventions would BEST address pulmonary risk?

Which of the following musculoskeletal impairments is avoided by the surgeon sparing the long thoracic nerve during a lateral thoracotomy?

A patient who is positioned one-quarter turn from prone (operative side elevated)with the uppermost arm elevated forward,flexed at the elbow,and placed by the head is in preparation for which of the following surgical approaches?

To drain air from the chest cavity,chest tubes are commonly placed in which of the following anatomical sites?

Which of the following percutaneous revascularization procedures involves the placement of a tiny springlike device into the lesion to increase the intravascular luminal diameter?

An example of an atrioventricular nodal arrhythmia of which a pacemaker is indicated is which of the following?

If atherosclerosis is diagnosed in the carotid arteries,which of the following arteries may also be atherosclerotic secondary to the nature of the disease process?

Which of the following criteria must be met for a patient to be considered for abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy?

A patient who is positioned one-quarter turn from supine (operative side elevated)with the upper most arm flexed at the elbow and placed beneath the back is in preparation for which of the following surgical approaches?

Which of the following therapeutic interventions would be MOST appropriate for a patient who had a thoracoabdominal incision?