The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving IV furosemide (Lasix) and morphine for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with severe orthopnea. Which clinical finding is the best indicator that the treatment has been effective?
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In a 62 year old man who has been a roofer for 25 years and a smoker for 10 years, which of the following cancers would he be most likely prone to developing?
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After receiving change-of-shift report on a heart failure unit, which patient should the nurse assess first?
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A 62-year-old female with a history of hyperlipidemia and hypothyroidism. Her current medication includes cholestyramine and levothyroxine. What advice would you tell her to do to prevent drug-drug interactions between them?
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What lab result requires immediate intervention in a patient taking lisinopril for heart failure?
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Anterior cardiac veins drain into?
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Which of the following patients are MOST at risk for developing heart failure?
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Isovolumetric contraction is the phase of the cardiac cardiac cycle in which
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When administering digoxin, the nurse should hold the medication if the client's apical heart rate is less than____ bpm.
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Atherosclerosis is a pathological condition that can lead to thrombus formation. Which one of these is essential in the process?
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A 63 y/o female presents with dysphagia. Physical examination demonstrates a goiter, irregular to palpation. A nodule is identified by thyroid ultrasound. Which of the following would make the nodule more suspicious?
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Regarding the inputs into the vasomotor centre:
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Vinyl chloride exposure is most commonly associated with which malignancy?
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The heart wall receives blood from the
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Which of the following is true regarding fluid management in AKI?
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Which action should the nurse in the hypertension clinic take to obtain an accurate baseline blood pressure(BP) for a new patient?
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The nurse is caring for an older adult with a diagnosis of hypertension who is being treated with a diuretic and beta-blocker. Which of the following should the nurse integrate into the management of this client's hypertension?
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Sitting with your kids, a cat with her kittens that you have never seen before, shows up on your porch. Of course, your kids are excited to see them and promptly begin playing with them, suffering numerous scratches and small bites as a result. After they are gone, you begin to wonder if there are any infectious disease issues associated with this event. Assuming you love your kids, which of the following is most worrisome?
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A 50-year-old male with a BMI 45 reports chronic fatigue, intermittent headaches, infrequent mild snoring. He has a history of type II diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension and myocardial infarction. Which one of the following evaluations is most appropriate for this patient?
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Which of the following does NOT influence heart rate?
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Which of the following best explains how sympathetic stimulation affects the heart?
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A 23-year-old woman develops the sudden onset of congestive heart failure. Her condition rapidly deteriorates and she dies in heart failure. At autopsy, patchy interstitial infiltrates composed mainly of lymphocytes are found, some of which surround individual myocytes. What is the most likely cause of this patient's heart failure?
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During what phase does stroke volume decrease in the ventricles?
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If damaged, which valve could allow blood to leak back into the right atrium?
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Which of the following act as blood reservoirs?
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During exercise, increased muscle contraction helps return more blood to the heart. This would lead to
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Second-degree heart block type I (Wenckebach) is characterized by
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Which of the following is found on physical exam in a patient presenting with angina?
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A 72-year-old African American male undergoes hip surgery. On his third hospital day, he develops chest pain, tachycardia, dyspnea, and low-grade fever. The man goes into cardiac arrest and efforts to resuscitate him are unsuccessful. On autopsy a massive pulmonary embolism is discovered. Which of the following would most likely predispose the patient to this event?
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What vessels drain oxygen poor blood from the brain, head, and neck?
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The right ventricle pumps blood to the
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Patient in question I is now 6 months post gastric bypass and has lost a significant amount of weight, but has been found to have significant normocytic anemia with low levels of both serum B12 and Iron. What is the most likely mechanism for the development of these deficiencies?
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Renin is secreted by:
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Contraction of the atria of the heart leads to blood moving directly
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A medical student is doing a summer research project that involves administering beta2-receptor agonists to rats to determine the physiologic changes. Which of the following would be expected following steady state intravenous dosing of agent X, a beta2 agonist?
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Which does NOT stimulate angiogenesis?
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A 68-year-old obese woman (BMI=32 kg/m2) presents with substernal chest pain. Results of laboratory studies include an elevated WBC count (13,000/µL), CK-MB of 6.6 ng/mL, and troponin-I of 2.5 ng/mL. ECG confirms a myocardial infarction of the left ventricular wall. Which of the following mechanisms is most likely responsible for the myocardial infarction in this patient?
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The nurse on the intermediate care unit received change-of-shift report on four patients with hypertension. Which patient should the nurse assess first?
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Which of the following conditions at the AV node will cause a decrease in heart rate?
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What is the nurse's priority action if a client receiving digoxin has lab results showing potassium 2.8 mEq/L and digoxin level 2.4 ng/mL?
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Which of the following events will tend to cause a decrease in peripheral resistance?
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Identify the two primary factors that determine blood pressure.
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A patient in hypertensive urgency is admitted to the hospital. The nurse should be aware of what goal of treatment for a patient in hypertensive urgency?
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