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Question 1

keep a close eye on the ____ levels of patients that were administered DIGITALIS

Answer 1

POTASSIUM, dont let it get too low

digitalis slows hr rt

Question 2

murmur that occurs thruout ventrivular systole + radiates to left axilla, high pitched

Answer 2

mitral regugitation

Question 3

high pitched murmur during ventricular diastole

Answer 3

aortic insufficiency

Question 4

murmur during ventrivular systole

-gets louder, then lower over and over

Answer 4

aortic stenosis

Question 5

murmur radiates to neck

Answer 5

aortic stenosis

Question 6

High blood pressure increases the workload of the left ventricle, because it increases

Answer 6

afterload

Question 7

A patient who reports dizziness and who has absent P waves, wide QRS complexes, and a heart rate of 38 beats/minute on an ECG is most likely in which rhythm?

Answer 7

Correctd. Ventricular escape rhythm

Question 8

An important clue to identifying escape rhythms is the

Answer 8

absence of normal P waves and PR intervals

Question 9

The rhythm involved in third-degree heart block includes

Answer 9

regularly occurring P waves

Question 10

A patient diagnosed with cardiogenic shock who is hyperventilating is at risk for

Answer 10

respiratory alkalosis.

Question 11

First-degree heart block is characterized by

Answer 11

prolonged PR interval.

Question 12

A patient with heart failure who reports intermittent shortness of breath during the night is experiencing

Answer 12

Correcta. paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.

Question 13

An example of an acyanotic heart defect is

Answer 13

Correctd. ventricular septal defect.

Question 14

Cor pulmonale refers to

Answer 14

Correctd. right ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonary hypertension.

Question 15

Constrictive pericarditis is associated with

Answer 15

Correctc. impaired cardiac filling.

Question 16

Heart failure with normal ejection fraction is particularly likely to develop in the

Answer 16

elderly, in women, and in those without a history of MI.

Question 17

Patent ductus arteriosus is accurately described as a(n)

Answer 17

Correctb. communication between the aorta and the pulmonary artery.

Question 18

Second-degree heart block type I (Wenckebach) is characterized by

Answer 18

Correctc. lengthening PR intervals and dropped P wave.

Question 19

In contrast to all other types of shock, the hyperdynamic phase of septic shock is associated with

Answer 19

HIGH CO

Question 20

cardiogenic shock

Answer 20

HIGH syst vasc resistnc
LOW CO
HIGH preload

Question 21

hypovolemic shock

Answer 21

HIGH syst vasc resistnc
LOW CO
LOW preload

Question 22

septic shock

Answer 22

LOW syst vasc resistnc
HIGH CO
LOW preload