Cardiovascular System Assessment Questions

ATI LPN · Cardiovascular System Assessment Questions

Question 1 of 44

Conduction velocity is least in:

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Question 2 of 44

Stroke volume is the volume of blood:

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Question 3 of 44

Which of the following blood cells phagocytizes antigen-antibody complexes and are effective against parasitic worms?

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Question 4 of 44

The muscle layer of the heart

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Question 5 of 44

Which of the following is an anticoagulant?

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Question 6 of 44

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding blood?

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Question 7 of 44

The instrument used to measure blood pressure is known as:

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Question 8 of 44

Most of the plasma proteins are synthesized in the

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Question 9 of 44

Which of the following is not true of white blood cells?

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Question 10 of 44

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for a client taking an ACE inhibitor?

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Question 11 of 44

Hemostasis does not involve:

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Question 12 of 44

Which of the following cell types has the main function of carrying oxygen?

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Question 13 of 44

Which statement about erythrocytes is untrue?

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Question 14 of 44

The following statements concern carotid sinus discharge. Which combination is correct? A. No discharge when carotid sinus perfusion pressure was below 30 mm Hg. B. Linear increase in discharge frequency when carotid sinus perfusion pressure was gradually increased from 70 to 110 mm Hg. C. Increase in discharge frequency was more prominent in greater pulsatile changes of carotid sinus pressure keeping the mean pressure identical. D. Increase in discharge was more prominent in the falling phase of pulsatile change.

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Question 15 of 44

During ventricular contraction:

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Question 16 of 44

What is the natural pacemaker of the heart?

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Question 17 of 44

The expression 'cardiac cycle' refers to:

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Question 18 of 44

General term for the group of nucleated cells that lack hemoglobin; also called white blood cells

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Question 19 of 44

The influx of which ion accounts for the plateau phase?

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Question 20 of 44

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of capillary structure and function?

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Question 21 of 44

A 68 year-old client is admitted for mitral valve replacement surgery. The client has a history of mitral valve regurgitation and mitral stenosis since her teenage years. During the admission assessment, the nurse should ask the client if as a child she had?

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Question 22 of 44

Arteries serving the stomach, pancreas, and liver all branch from the

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Question 23 of 44

The vasa vasorum are minute vessels within the:

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Question 24 of 44

The hemoglobin oxygen saturation of blood entering the right atrium is about:

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Question 25 of 44

On the heart, the impact of adrenaline is all of these except that

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Question 26 of 44

Which valve below prevents blood from flowing back into the right ventricle?

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Question 27 of 44

A patient who underwent a percutaneous, transluminal coronary angioplasty four weeks ago has a subsequent ejection fraction of 30%. The patient returns for a follow-up visit. Examination reveals lungs that are clear on auscultation and slight pedal edema. The patient reports a 5 lb (2.27 kg) weight gain over the past two days. The cardiac-vascular nurse's initial action is to:

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Question 28 of 44

Valve through which the left ventricle pumps blood

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Question 29 of 44

The glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the formation of red blood cells

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Question 30 of 44

List the sections of the aorta beginning with the section that leaves the heart.

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Question 31 of 44

With age, the size of the heart typically ___ and the resting heart rate ___

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Question 32 of 44

Venous return does NOT depend on

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Question 33 of 44

A client diagnosed with essential hypertension asks the nurse what exactly is measured by taking a blood pressure. The nurse explains to the client that blood pressure is a reflection of pressure in which of the following?

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Question 34 of 44

The chamber that pumps oxygen rich blood to the body is the

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Question 35 of 44

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to granular leukocytes?

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Question 36 of 44

During a clinic appointment, a patient states, 'I came in because my calcium score was positive on my CT scan last week.' In which section of the patient assessment does the cardiac-vascular nurse document this finding?

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Question 37 of 44

A slow heart rate is known as:

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Question 38 of 44

A stenosis of the bicuspid heart valve might cause blood to back up into the:

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Question 39 of 44

The two tubes that eventually fuse to form the heart are referred to as the

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Question 40 of 44

The function of the cardiovascular system is to:

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Question 41 of 44

Closer to the heart, arteries would be expected to have a higher percentage of

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Question 42 of 44

Parasympathetic stimulation of heart causes:

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Question 43 of 44

Which of the following selections lists conditions that would lead to increased stroke volume?

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Question 44 of 44

The following four components of the blood are necessary for clotting:

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