Coronary Artery Disease By Rnpedia
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Choose the letter of the correct answer.
- 1.
- A.
Obesity.
- B.
Heredity.
- C.
Gender.
- D.
Age.
- 2.When teaching a client with coronary artery disease about nutrition, the nurse should emphasize
- A.
Eating 3 balanced meals a day
- B.
Adding complex carbohydrates
- C.
Avoiding very heavy meals
- D.
Limiting sodium to 7 gms per day
- 3.
- A.
Apnea
- B.
Anginal pain
- C.
Respiratory alkalosis
- D.
Metabolic acidosis
- 4.Which of the following illnesses is the leading cause of death in the US?
- A.
Cancer
- B.
Coronary artery disease
- C.
Liver failure
- D.
Renal failure
- 5.
- A.
Cardiac catheterization
- B.
Coronary artery bypass surgery
- C.
Oral medication administration
- D.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- 6.
- A.
Cardiac catheterization
- B.
Cardiac enzymes
- C.
Echocardiogram
- D.
Electrocardiogram
- 7.
- A.
Apnea
- B.
Anginal pain
- C.
Respiratory alkalosis
- D.
Metabolic acidosis
- 8.Preventable factors that increase the risk of CAD include:
- A.
High blood cholesterol levels
- B.
Use of personal protective equipment
- C.
Cigarette smoking
- D.
Obesity
- E.
Exposure to polyacrylamide
- 9.Women in the lower socioeconomic group have the highest contribution to CAD related events for their gender.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.
- A.
Headache
- B.
Sleep problems
- C.
Pain or discomfort in the chest, arms or lower jaw
- D.
Diarrhea
- 11.
- A.
Electrocardiogram
- B.
Treadmill stress test
- C.
Cardiac catheterization
- D.
All of the above
- 12.
- A.
A new section of artery replaces the blocked section
- B.
A tiny balloon is inflated inside an artery
- C.
Medication is used to expand the artery
- D.
None of the above
- 13.Which of the following conditions most commonly results in CAD?
- A.
Atherosclerosis
- B.
DM
- C.
MI
- D.
Renal failure
- 14.Atherosclerosis impedes coronary blood flow by which of the following mechanisms?
- A.
Plaques obstruct the vein
- B.
Plaques obstruct the artery
- C.
Blood clots form outside the vessel wall
- D.
Hardened vessels dilate to allow the blood to flow through
- 15.
- A.
Cigarette smoking
- B.
DM
- C.
Heredity
- D.
HPN
- 16.
- A.
100 mg/dl
- B.
150 mg/dl
- C.
175 mg/dl
- D.
200 mg/dl
- 17.
- A.
Decrease anxiety
- B.
Enhance myocardial oxygenation
- C.
Administer sublignual nitroglycerin
- D.
Educate the client about his symptoms
- 18.Prolonged occlusion of the right coronary artery produces an infarction in which of he following areas of the heart?
- A.
Anterior
- B.
Apical
- C.
Inferior
- D.
Lateral
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