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Cardiomyopathy NCLEX Style Practice Questionswith Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a 40-year-old male client diagnosed with
cardiomyopathy. The nurse notes that the client has a history of chronic
alcoholism. The nurse would suspect that the client has which type of
cardiomyopathy?
Restrictive
Dilated
Hypertrophic
Unclassified Correct Answer-Dilated
What type of cardiomyopathy may be acquired as a exult of chronic
alcoholism, myocarditis, or inherited? Correct Answer-Dilated
cardiomyopathy (DCM)
What type of cardiomyopathy may be acquired as a result of chronic
hypertension or inherited? Correct Answer-Hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
What type of cardiomyopathy is usually acquired as a result of
amyloidosis? Correct Answer-Restrictive cardiomyopathy
, The nurse is reviewing the history of a client diagnosed with dilated
cardiomyopathy (DCM). Which information in the client's history would
be most consistent with this form of the disease?
Father was diagnosed with DCM
Previous radiation therapy
Cocaine use
Chemotherapeutic drugs Correct Answer-Father was diagnosed with
DCM
A nurse is teaching a client about minimizing his risk for
cardiomyopathy. Which instruction should be included? (Select all that
apply.)
Limit fat intake.
Limit cigarettes to 6 per day.
Take antihypertensive medicines as instructed.
Avoid alcohol.
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