Cardiovascular System | Coronary Artery Disease & Hypertension NCLEX Quiz 5

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    The nurse teaches the client with angina about the common expected side effects of nitroglycerin. including:

    • Headache
    • High blood pressure
    • Shortness of breath
    • Stomach cramps
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The Cardiovascular System Quiz covers key topics about the cardiovascular system, focusing on coronary artery disease and hypertension. It’s designed to test your understanding of how these conditions affect heart function and overall health. You’ll find questions about symptoms, risk factors, treatments, and nursing care priorities related to these common cardiovascular issues.

This quiz is ideal for anyone preparing for the NCLEX exam or looking to strengthen their knowledge in cardiovascular nursing. The questions aim to challenge your critical thinking and reinforce important concepts so you can feel confident in managing patients with heart conditions. Take this quiz to check your readiness and identify areas where you might want to review more.

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  • 2. 

    Sublingual nitroglycerin tablets begin to work within 1 to 2 minutes. How should the nurse instruct the client to use the drug when chest pain occurs?

    • Take one (1) tablet every two (2) to five (5) minutes until the pain stops.

    • Take one (1) tablet and rest for ten (10) minutes. Call the physician if pain persists after ten (10) minutes.

    • Take one (1) tablet. then an additional tablet every 5 minutes for a total of three (3) tablets. Call the physician if pain persists after three (3) tablets.

    • Take one (1) tablet. If pain persists after five (5) minutes. take two (2) tablets. If pain persists five (5) minutes later. call the physician.

    Correct Answer
    A. Take one (1) tablet. then an additional tablet every 5 minutes for a total of three (3) tablets. Call the physician if pain persists after three (3) tablets.
    Explanation
    The correct protocol for nitroglycerin used involves immediate administration. with subsequent doses taken at 5-minute intervals as needed. for a total dose of three (3) tablets. Sublingual nitroglycerin appears in the bloodstream within two (2) to three (3) minutes and is metabolized within about 10 minutes.

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  • 3. 

    Which of the following blood tests is most indicative of cardiac damage?

    • Lactate dehydrogenase

    • Complete blood count (CBC)

    • Troponin I

    • Creatine kinase (CK)

    Correct Answer
    A. Troponin I
    Explanation
    Troponin I levels rise rapidly and are detectable within 1 hour of myocardial injury. Troponin levels aren’t detectable in people without cardiac injury.

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  • 4. 

    As an initial step in treating a client with angina. the physician prescribes nitroglycerin tablets. 0.3mg given sublingually. This drug’s principal effects are produced by:

    • Antispasmodic effect on the pericardium

    • Causing an increased myocardial oxygen demand

    • Vasodilation of peripheral vasculature

    • Improved conductivity in the myocardium

    Correct Answer
    A. Vasodilation of peripheral vasculature
    Explanation
    Nitroglycerin produces peripheral vasodilation. which reduces myocardial oxygen consumption and demand. Vasodilation in coronary arteries and collateral vessels may also increase blood flow to the ischemic areas of the heart. Nitroglycerin decreases myocardial oxygen demand. Nitroglycerin does not have an effect on pericardial spasticity or conductivity in the myocardium.

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  • 5. 

    Which of the following arteries primarily feeds the anterior wall of the heart?

    • Circumflex artery

    • Internal mammary artery

    • Left anterior descending artery

    • Right coronary artery

    Correct Answer
    A. Left anterior descending artery
    Explanation
    The left anterior descending artery is the primary source of blood flow for the anterior wall of the heart.Options A. B. and D: The circumflex artery supplies the lateral wall. the internal mammary supplies the mammary. and the right coronary artery supplies the inferior wall of the heart.

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  • 6. 

    When do coronary arteries primarily receive blood flow?

    • During inspiration

    • During diastolic

    • During expiration

    • During systole

    Correct Answer
    A. During diastolic
    Explanation
    Although the coronary arteries may receive a minute portion of blood during systole. most of the blood flow to coronary arteries is supplied during diastole. Breathing patterns are irrelevant to blood flow.

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  • 7. 

    Which of the following diagnostic tools is most commonly used to determine the location of myocardial damage?

    • Cardiac catheterization

    • Cardiac enzymes

    • Echocardiogram

    • Electrocardiogram (ECG)

    Correct Answer
    A. Electrocardiogram (ECG)
    Explanation
    The ECG is the quickest. most accurate. and most widely used tool to determine the location of myocardial infarction.Option A: Cardiac catheterization is an invasive study for determining coronary artery disease and may also indicate the location of myocardial damage. but the study may not be performed immediately.Option B: Cardiac enzymes are used to diagnose MI but can’t determine the location.Option C: An echocardiogram is used most widely to view myocardial wall function after an MI has been diagnosed.

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  • 8. 

    Prolonged occlusion of the right coronary artery produces an infarction in which of the following areas of the heart?

    • Anterior

    • Apical

    • Inferior

    • Lateral

    Correct Answer
    A. Inferior
    Explanation
    The right coronary artery supplies the right ventricle or the inferior portion of the heart. Therefore. prolonged occlusion could produce an infarction in that area. The right coronary artery doesn’t supply the anterior portion (left ventricle).Options A. B. and D: The right coronary artery doesn’t supply the anterior portion (left ventricle). lateral portion (some of the left ventricle and the left atrium). or the apical portion (left ventricle) of the heart.

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  • 9. 

    Which of the following types of pain is most characteristic of angina?

    • Knifelike

    • Sharp

    • Shooting

    • Tightness

    Correct Answer
    A. Tightness
    Explanation
    The pain of angina usually ranges from a vague feeling of tightness to heavy. intense pain. Pain impulses originate in the most visceral muscles and may move to such areas as the chest. neck. and arms.

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  • 10. 

    A murmur is heard at the second left intercostal space along the left sternal border. Which valve is this?

    • Aortic

    • Mitral

    • Pulmonic

    • Tricuspid

    Correct Answer
    A. Pulmonic
    Explanation
    Abnormalities of the pulmonic valve are auscultated at the second left intercostal space along the left sternal border.Option A: Aortic valve abnormalities are heard at the second intercostal space. to the right of the sternum.Option B: Mitral valve abnormalities are heard at the fifth intercostal space in the midclavicular line.Option D: Tricuspid valve abnormalities are heard at the 3rd and 4th intercostal spaces along the sternal border.

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