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NUR 211 – Cardiac Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass A client with a history of type 2 diabetes is admitted to the hospital with chest pain. The client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. Which medication would need to be withheld for 24 hours before the procedure and for 48 hours a...

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A client with a history of type 2 diabetes is admitted to the hospital with chest pain. The

client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. Which medication would need to be

withheld for 24 hours before the procedure and for 48 hours after the procedure?


1. Glipizide


2. Metformin


3. Repaglinide


4. Regular insulin - ✔✔Metformin - because of the injection of contrast medium during

procseure. Puts patient at risk for kidney damage/ lactic acidosis.


A client in sinus bradycardia, with a heart rate of 45 beats/minute, complains of

dizziness and has a blood pressure of 82/60 mm Hg. Which intervention should the

nurse anticipate will be prescribed?


1.Administer digoxin.


2.Defibrillate the client.




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,3.Continue to monitor the client.


4.Prepare for transcutaneous pacing. - ✔✔4 - prepare for transcutaneous pacing. Sinus

Brady is HR <60 bpm. This rhythm becomes a concern when the patient becomes

symptomatic.


Hypotension / dizziness is a sign of decreased cardiac output.


The nurse in a medical unit is caring for a client with heart failure. The client suddenly

develops extreme dyspnea, tachycardia, and lung crackles. The nurse immediately asks

another nurse to contact the primary health care provider and prepares to implement

which priority interventions? Select all that apply:


1. Administer oxygen


2. Insert Foley catheter


3. Administer furosemide


4. Administer morphine sulfate IV


5. Transporting the client to coronary care unit


6. Placing the client in a low-Fowler's side-lying - ✔✔1,2,3,4


Extreme dyspnea, tachycardia, and lung crackles in a client with HF indicate

pulmonary edema, a life threatening event. The left ventricle fails to eject sufficient

blood, and pressure increases in the lungs because of accumulation of blood.




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, Oxygen is supplied and patient should be in high-Fowler's to alleviate pressure.

Pushing furosemide pulls off that extra fluid. A foley is inserted to measure output

accurately. IV morphine reduces venous return, decreases anxiety, and helps with

breathing. (Morphine + Furosemide = positive inotrope)


A client with myocardial infarction suddenly becomes tachycardic, shows signs of air

hunger, and begins coughing frothy, pink-tinged sputum. Which funding would the

nurse anticipate when auscultating the clients breath sounds?


1. Stridor


2. Crackles


3. Scattered rhonchi


4. Diminished breath sounds - ✔✔2 - pulmonary edema is characterized by extreme

breathlessness, dyspnea, air hunger, and production of frothy, pink-tinged sputum.

Auscultation of the lungs reveals crackles.


A client with myocardial infarction is developing cardiogenic shock. What condition

should the nurse carefully asses the client for?


1. Pulsus paradoxus


2. Ventricular dysrhythmias


3. Rising diastolic blood pressure




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