Nurse Lab MIX 2

Question 1

What is the primary reason for administering morphine to a client with myocardial infarction?

A. To sedate the client
B. To decrease the client’s pain
C. To decrease the client’s anxiety
D. To decrease oxygen demand on the client’s heart

Answer 1

D. To decrease oxygen demand on the client’s heart

Although it does other affects this isn’t the primary reason given

Question 2

Which of the following conditions is most commonly responsible for myocardial infarction?

A. Aneurysm
B. Heart failure
C. Coronary artery thrombosis
D. Renal failure

Answer 2

Coronary artery thrombosis causes occlusion of the artery, leading to myocardial death. Myocardial infarction occurs when a coronary artery is so severely blocked that there is a significant reduction or break in the blood supply

B. Heart failure can be the result of MI

Question 3

What supplemental medication is most frequently ordered in conjunction with furosemide (Lasix)?

A. Chloride
B. Digoxin
C. Potassium
D. Sodium

Answer 3

C. Potassium

K is lost with the use of high loop diuretics

Question 4

After myocardial infarction, serum glucose levels and free fatty acids are both increased. What type of physiologic changes are these?

A. Electrophysiologic
B. Hematologic
C. Mechanical
D. Metabolic

Answer 4

D. Metabolic

Both glucose and fatty acids are metabolites whose levels increase after myocardial infarction

C. The main mechanical complications (MC) of acute myocardial infarction are ventricular septal rupture(VSR), free wall rupture (FWR), and ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR).