Nursing Care Basics Quiz
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What constitutes fluid overload?

  • Low blood pressure
  • Hypervolemia (correct)
  • Decreased cardiac workload
  • Hypoxemia
  • What causes an increase in preload?

  • Regurgitation of cardiac valves (correct)
  • Hypoxemia
  • Hypertension
  • Low blood pressure
  • What diagnostic test is used to measure cardiac output?

  • MRI
  • ECG (correct)
  • Troponin I
  • Serum lipid profile
  • What is the resistance the left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood called?

    <p>Afterload (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which diagnostic test is used to look for wall thickening in the heart?

    <p>Echocardiogram (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate ejection fraction?

    <p>Amount of blood ejected from ventricles / Total amount of blood in ventricles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What symptom is characteristic of right sided heart failure?

    <p>Enlarged liver and spleen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which medication is used to reduce the workload of the heart and improve blood flow?

    <p>ACE inhibitor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic symptom of hypertensive urgency?

    <p>Nausea (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a symptom of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) arterial type?

    <p>Rest pain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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