Exam 47: Care of the Patient with a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder

The nurse reminds the patient that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommends a lipid study every _________ years.

The patient, age 26, is hospitalized with cardiomyopathy. While obtaining a nursing history from her, the nurse recognizes that the increased incidence of cardiomyopathy in young Adults who have minimal risk factors for cardiovascular disease is related to which factor(s)?

The nurse explains that the heart has the ability to contract in a rhythmic pattern that is called ____________.

The nurse caring for a patient recovering from a myocardial infarct who is on remote telemetry recognizes the need for added instruction when the patient says:

Trace the impulse pattern of conduction in sequence through the heart. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D) A) Atrial wall B) Atrial-ventricular (AV) node C) Purkinje fibers D) Sinoatrial (SA) node E) Bundle branches F) Bundle of His

The nurse is aware that the muscle layer of the heart, which is responsible for the heart's contraction, is the:

Which of the following are signs of digoxin (Lanoxin) toxicity? (Select all that apply.)

How should the nurse advise a patient with an international normalized ratio (INR) of 5.8?

The life support system that uses special techniques, ventilation equipment, and therapies for emergency situations is ________.

The nurse making a teaching plan for a patient with Buerger disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) will focus on the need for:

The nurse making the schedule for the daily dose of furosemide (Lasix) would schedule the administration for which of the following times?

The nurse takes into consideration that age-related changes can affect the peripheral circulation because of:

The nurse caring for a 92-year-old patient with pneumonia who is receiving IV carefully monitors the flow rate of the IV infusion because rapid infusion can cause:

The pain that a person with arterial insufficiency feels on exertion, which is relieved by rest, is ______________ _____________.

The nurse clarifies that the master pacemaker of the heart is the:

The postsurgical patient has a painful and swollen right calf that appears to be larger than the calf of the left leg. What is the nurse assessing for when she flexes the patient's right leg and dorsiflexes the foot?

The nurse recognizes the echocardiogram report that shows an ejection factor of 42% as an indication of:

The nurse encourages the patient who is recovering from a myocardial infarct (MI) to ask the health care provider to prescribe a cardiac rehabilitation series in order to learn to (select all that apply):

The nurse assessing a cardiac monitor notes that the cardiac complexes each have a P wave followed by a QRS and a T. The rate is 120. The nurse recognizes this arrhythmia as:

Which statement would lead the nurse to offer more instruction about taking warfarin (Coumadin)?