NURS 620 EXAM II (Cardiovascular and Respiratory) Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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NURS 620
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NURS 620
Sarah, who is postmenopausal, has controlled asthma and hypertension being
effectively treated with medication, and she smokes cigarettes. She has a lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of 170 mg/dL and a high-density
lipoprotein (HDL) level of 40 mg/dL. To reduce Sarah's risk of a c...
NURS 620 EXAM II (Cardiovascular and
Respiratory) Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update
Sarah, who is postmenopausal, has controlled asthma and hypertension being
effectively treated with medication, and she smokes cigarettes. She has a low-
density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of 170 mg/dL and a high-density
lipoprotein (HDL) level of 40 mg/dL. To reduce Sarah's risk of a coronary event,
the treatment plan would focus on:
A. Lowering her LDL cholesterol level.
B. Lowering her HDL cholesterol level.
C. aggressively treating and controlling her hypertension and asthma.
D. getting Sarah to stop smoking.
✓ A. Lowering her LDL cholesterol level.
The most common cause of elevated total and low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol levels in the United States
A. heredity
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Diabetes
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C. Clients should sleep in a high Fowler's position to prevent this from
happening.
D. Clients should be taught to sit on the edge of the bed before standing.
✓ D. Clients should be taught to sit on the edge of the bed before standing.
When a client is getting ready for a cardiac catheterization, which question is
essential to ask?
A. Are you allergic to shellfish?
B. Have you ever had a catheterization before?
C. Have you completed an advance directive?
D. What current medications are you on?
✓ A. Are you allergic to shellfish?
Which would be the last step you would consider in a client with long-term
chronic ischemic heart disease?
A. Use of ASA.
B. Use of beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers.
C. Risk factor and lifestyle modification.
D. A coronary angiogram.
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