NUR 230 – CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM TEST QUESTIONS WITH REVISED ANSWERS
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NUR 230 – CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
NUR 230 – CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM TEST QUESTIONS WITH REVISED ANSWERS
What is the NV for preload? - Answer-less than or equal to 100
Afterload - Answer-Resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood
Will the preload be increased or decreased with dehydration? - Answer-decreased ...
NUR 230 – CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
TEST QUESTIONS WITH REVISED
ANSWERS
What is the NV for preload? - Answer-less than or equal to 100
Afterload - Answer-Resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood
Will the preload be increased or decreased with dehydration? - Answer-decreased
volume due to low blood volume..decreased preload
Will the preload be increased or decreased with chronic heart failure? - Answer-
excessive ...fibers stretched beyond their limits...increased preload
Will the preload be increased or decreased with HR of 190? - Answer-decreased filling
time...ventricle can't fill and stretch..decreased preload
Will the preload be increased or decreased with hemorrhage? - Answer-Decreased d/t
low blood volume, same as dehydration
Preload is increased in what two things? - Answer-1. Hypervolemia
2. Regurgitation of cardiac valves
Afterload is increased in what two things? - Answer-1. HTN
2. Vasoconstriction
Creatine Kinase is found in what three types of tissues? - Answer-1. Heart
2. Skeletal
3. Brain
Creatine Kinase will rise ___ to ___ hours after an injury, such as MI, CPR, myocarditis,
defibrilation, trauma to heart - Answer-4 to 6
Creatine Kinase will peak in ___ to ___ hours - Answer-12 to 24
Creatine Kinase will return to baseline in ___ to ___ hours - Answer-12 to 48
CK-MM - Answer-Found in skeletal muscle
CK-MB - Answer-Found in heart tissue
, CK-BB - Answer-Found in brain tissue
Troponin - Answer-Biomarker of choice in diagnosing a MI
Troponin levels greather than ___ ng/mL is positive for myocardial injury - Answer-2.3
BNP > ___ pg/mL is indicative of heart failure - Answer-100
This type of drip can cause the BNP to elevate and will not be a true indicator of heart
failure - Answer-Natrecor
Cholesterol target value for men: less than ___ - Answer-5
Cholesterol target value for women: less than ___ - Answer-4.4
LDL - Answer-want Low, if not, client will feel Lousy
HDL - Answer-want High for client to feel Healthy
C-Reactive Protein - Answer-Protein produced by the liver during acute inflammation;
emerging as an important predictor of cardiac events
To auscultate the right ventricle, you should have the patient do what? - Answer-Lean
forward
To auscultate the left ventricle, you should have the client lay in what position? -
Answer-Left lateral
In infants and children under 7 years old, the PMI is located in the ___ intercostal space
- Answer-4th
Endocardium - Answer-Thin inner lining of the heart
Myocardium - Answer-Middle layer of muscle in the heart that has contracting,
mechanical pump
Epicardium - Answer-Fibrous outer layer of the heart
Pericardium - Answer-Protective fibrous sac that surrounds the heart
If you have decreased pericardial fluid (<10mL) between pericardial layers, what would
you hear upon auscultation? - Answer-"Rub" and decreased heart sounds
(Left/Right) ventricle is 2-3x thicker, and stronger, than the other because it pumps
blood into systemic circulation - Answer-Left
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