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2024 NSG 6001 U2 SECTION 6 CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NSG 6001 U2 SECTION 6CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is abundant in the heart and rapidly rises in the
bloodstream in the presence of heart failure, making it a good diagnostic
test?
A. Brain natriuretic peptide
B. C-reactive protein
C. Serum albumin
D. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Brain natriuretic
peptide
If a pulmonary embolus is suspected, which testing should be performed?
A. Ultrasound
B. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
C. V/Q scan
D. D-dimer - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. V/Q scan
Which of the following doses of statins decrease LDL by up to 50% on
average?
A. Pravastatin 40 mg
B. Simvastatin 20 mg
C. Atorvastatin 80 mg
D. Fluvastatin 40 mg - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Atorvastatin 80 mg
What is true regarding the treatment of cilostazol?
A. It causes vasoconstriction.
B. It can be used when a patient has a degree of heart failure.
C. It is used to treat leg pain due to blockages in the leg veins.
D. It causes platelet aggregation. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. It causes platelet
aggregation
Which of the following medications can cause hyperlipidemia?
A. High dose diuretics
B. Exercising 30 minutes every day
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) use - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. High
dose diuretics
, . Which of the following complementary therapies may be helpful if a patient
has orthostatic hypotension?
A. Magnesium
B. Beta-glucan
C. Selenium
D. Hawthorn - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Hawthorn
In the CHADS2 Index for the stroke risk score for AF, the "A" stands for:
A. Anticoagulation
B. Autoimmune disease
C. Age
D. Antihypertension - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Age
Which of these murmurs is also called a 50/50 murmur?
A. Aortic sclerosis
B. Hemic murmur
C. Systolic ejection murmur
D. Diastolic murmur - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Aortic sclerosis
. Which of the following statements about dabigatran is true?
A. It is difficult to keep the patient in therapeutic range.
B. Anticoagulation cannot be immediately reversed.
C. This agent is for the management of valvular atrial fibrillation.
D. It has a longer half-life than warfarin. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB.
Anticoagulation cannot be immediately reversed
What value on the ankle-brachial index diagnoses peripheral artery disease?
A. Less than 0.25
B. Less than 0.50
C. Less than 0.90
D. Greater than 1 - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Less than 0.90
Your patient with permanent atrial fibrillation asks what other options he has
to warfarin. You tell him:
A. There is a permanent implantable device, but you will have to continue
the warfarin when you have it.
B. We could try dabigatran, but it would require more laboratory monitoring.
C. Rivaroxaban is a good alternative because it has an established antidote.
D. Apixaban is an alternative medication because it does not necessitate
dose titration. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Apixaban is an alternative medication
because it does not necessitate dose titration.
. You just started Martha on HTN therapy. The Eighth Joint National
Committee recommends that if her goal BP is not reached in what length of
time, you should increase the initial drug or add a second drug to it?
A. 1 month
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