Nurs 620 Maryville University Exam 1
Ch. 8 & 10 Q's and answers
Pathological U waves on the electrocardiogram are most commonly associated with which disorder?
A. Hypercalcemia
B. Hypocalcemia
C. Hyperkalemia
D. Hypokalemia - ANSWERS✔✔ D. Hypokalemia
Cough, loss of taste, and rash are adverse effects associated with which class of antihypertensive agents?
A. Diuretics
B. Beta blockers
C. ACE inhibitors
D. Calcium channel blockers - ANSWERS✔✔ C. ACE inhibitors
Which of the following is usually indicative of an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
A. Right upper quadrant tenderness
B. Venous hum in abdomen
C. Ascites
D. Positive bruit or wide, diffuse pulsation in epigastric area - ANSWERS✔✔ D. Positive bruit or wide,
diffuse pulsation in epigastric area
While doing a face, head, and neck examination, you note that the palpebral fissures are abnormally
narrow. What are you examining?
A. Nasolabial folds
B. The openings between the margins of the upper and lower eyelids
C. The thyroid gland in relation to the trachea
, D. The distance between the trigeminal nerve branches - ANSWERS✔✔ B. The openings between the
margins of the upper and lower eyelids
Which of the following usually indicates hyperlipidemia?
A. Lipoma
B. Xanthelasma
C. Jaundiced skin
D. Multiple actinic keratosis - ANSWERS✔✔ B. Xanthelasma
While much teaching is needed for your client with congestive heart failure, the most beneficial thing
you can tell him that might prevent rehospitalization may be:
A. "Be sure to use two pillows at night."
B. "Weigh yourself every day, and if your weight increases by 3 pounds in 24 hrs or 5 pounds in one
week, call me."
C. "Take your pulse daily; if it increases by six beats, call me."
D. "Let me know if you're sleeping more than 10 hours a day and feel depressed." - ANSWERS✔✔ B.
"Weigh yourself every day, and if your weight increases by 3 pounds in 24 hrs or 5 pounds in one week,
call me."
Which of the following statements is true about hypertension (HTN) during pregnancy?
A. Methyldopa (Aldomet) is the drug of first choice for control of mild-to-moderate HTN during
pregnancy.
B. Beta blockers are safe during pregnancy.
C. ACE inhibitors (I and II) are safe during all trimesters.
D. Beta blockers are safe only in the first trimester of pregnancy. - ANSWERS✔✔ A. Methyldopa
(Aldomet) is the drug of first choice for control of mild-to-moderate HTN during pregnancy.
When Judith, age 15, asks you to explain the 20/50 vision in her right eye, you respond:
A. "You can see at 20 ft with your left eye what most people can see at 50 ft."
B. "You can see at 20 ft with your right eye what most people can see at 50 ft."
C. "You can see at 50 ft with your right eye what most people can see at 20 ft."
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