Cardiovascular 6020 Exam Practice Questions and Answers
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NSG6020
Institution
NSG6020
Cardiovascular 6020 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
A 78-year-old retired seamstress comes to the office for a routine check-up.
You obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) because of her history of
hypertension. You diagnose a previous myocardial infarction and ask her if
she had any symptoms r...
Cardiovascular 6020 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
A 78-year-old retired seamstress comes to the office for a routine check-up.
You obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) because of her history of
hypertension. You diagnose a previous myocardial infarction and ask her if
she had any symptoms related to this. Which of the following symptoms
would be more common in this patient's age group for an AMI?
Chest pain
Syncope
Pain radiating into the left arm
Pain radiating into the jaw - Answer✔️✔️-Syncope
How should you determine whether a murmur is systolic or diastolic?
C. Judge the relative length of systole and diastole by auscultation.
D. Correlate the murmur with a bedside heart monitor. - Answer✔️✔️-
Palpate the carotid pulse.
During a routine physical exam of a 90-year-old woman, a low-pitched
diastolic murmur Grade II/VI is auscultated. It is located on the fifth
intercostal space on the left side of the midclavicular line. Which of the
following is the correct diagnosis?
A. Aortic regurgitation
B. Mitral stenosis
C. Mitral regurgitation
D. Tricuspid regurgitation - Answer✔️✔️-Mitral stenosis
Mrs. Adams would like to begin an exercise program and was told to
exercise as intensely as necessary to obtain a heart rate of 60% or greater of
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