NURS 5463 Test 4 practice Questions and Answers 100% Verified
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A 65-year-old man with history of diabetes presents to the Emergency Department
stating he has had substernal chest pain and diaphoresis for 45 minutes. Which is the
most important next step in management? - ️️Aspirin to chew
A 73-year-old woman is evaluated in the ED and transferred to the ...
NURS 5463 Test 4 practice questions
A 65-year-old man with history of diabetes presents to the Emergency Department
stating he has had substernal chest pain and diaphoresis for 45 minutes. Which is the
most important next step in management? - ✔️✔️Aspirin to chew
A 73-year-old woman is evaluated in the ED and transferred to the ICU because of
chest pain of 4 hours' duration. Her medical history includes a 20-year history of
hypertension and Type II diabetes mellitus. Her medications include metformin,
atenolol, and ASA. On physical examination, her blood pressure is 130/84 mm Hg, and
her heart rate is 87 beats/min and regular. Her jugular vein is distended to 5 cm while
the patient is upright. She has a faint left carotid bruit and bibasilar crackles to one
quarter up from the lung bases. A normal S1 and S2 is heard, with a grade II/VI
holosystolic murmur heard best at the apex to the axilla. An electrocardiogram from six
months ago was normal. The ECG was seen during the chest pain. The initial serum
troponin measurement is elevated. She is now admitted to the ICU for an MI. She is free
of chest pain while on IV nitroglycerin, and her vital signs are stable. Which of the fol -
✔️✔️A. Left bundle branch block with normal sinus rhythm
An 84-year-old woman has diabetes and congestive heart failure that is refractory to
medical treatment. A right carotid bruit is detected on physical examination. A duplex
study suggests a 50% to 75% right carotid stenosis. Which of the following is the most
appropriate treatment? - ✔️✔️A. Medical management
Which of the following statements regarding carotid artery stenting is most accurate? -
✔️✔️A. CREST study suggests that older patients have increased combined stroke
and death rates in comparison to younger patients
A 63-year-old man has a 4-minute period of documented expressive aphasia that
completely resolved. A workup reveals 70% left internal carotid stenosis and a 50%
right internal carotid stenosis. In addition to best medical management, which of the
following is the most appropriate treatment? - ✔️✔️A. Left CEA
Which of the following does NOT need to be instituted for a patient following carotid
endarterectomy? - ✔️✔️A. Coumadin to target an INR of 2 to 3
For which of the following patients is a left carotid endarterectomy most indicated? -
✔️✔️A. A 70-year-old man with transient loss of vision in the left eye that recovered
after 20 minutes, and he has 75% left carotid stenosis
, A 55-year-old man in the ICU has ACS, with 2 mm of ST elevation on the leads II, III,
and aVF. The troponins are positive. The blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg on
a nitroglycerin drip at 5 μg/kg/min keeping the patient chest pain free, but ECG changes
persist and only 1 mm of ST elevation is seen. There is no lower extremity edema. The
patient was given ASA upon entry into the ED. What is/are the next best steps in the
management of this patient? - ✔️✔️Anticoagulation, IV β-blocker, ACE inhibitor,
nitroglycerin, and alert catheterization lab
In the initial evaluation of a patient with chest pain, which is the most important
diagnostic test? - ✔️✔️ECG
A 54-year-old man is seen at a rural ED with 1 hour of nausea and substernal chest
pain radiating to his jaw. The ECG shows STEMI. PCI is not performed at this hospital
and only performed at a hospital 2 1/2 hours away. Which of the following statements is
most accurate? - ✔️✔️C Administer thrombolytics, then transfer to PCI center.
Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of hypothermia therapy for post-
cardiac arrest patients? - ✔️✔️B Therapeutic hypothermia has a proven effect in
reducing the rate of recurrent ventricular fibrillation
A 64-year-old man who was being treated in the hospital for acute cholecystitis is found
to be unresponsive. He was noted to be in VF and underwent chest compressions for
several minutes in addition to cardioversion. The patient has return of spontaneous
rhythm and vital signs. Which of the following is an important treatment for this patient?
- ✔️✔️A Percutaneous coronary angiography
Which of the following statements regarding out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
is true? - ✔️✔️E Therapeutic hypothermia improves neurological outcome after SCA in
patients with depressed mental status after resuscitation.
What type of MI is this
II, III, AvF - ✔️✔️C. Inferior
A 59-year-old man complains of severe chest pain that radiates to his back. His brachial
pulses appear unequal between his right and left arms. He appears hemodynamically
stable. On chest radiography, he has a widened mediastinum. Which of the following is
the best next step? - ✔️✔️B Obtain CT of chest with intravenous contrast.
A 45-year-old woman with new-onset aortic regurgitation is found to have aortic
dissection of the ascending aorta and aortic arch by TEE. She is relatively
asymptomatic. Which of the following is the best management? - ✔️✔️C Surgical
repair of the dissection
A 61-year-old man is found on physical examination to have an asymptomatic AAA.
Ultrasound evaluation reveals that the AAA measures 4 cm in diameter. Which of the
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