Which of the following actions is the first priority of care for a client exhibiting signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease?         ...

What is the first intervention for a client experiencing MI?           A. Administer morphine       B. Administer oxygen       C. Administer...

Which of the following classes of medications protects the ischemic myocardium by blocking catecholamines and sympathetic nerve stimulation?...

What is the most common complication of an MI?           A. Cardiogenic shock       B. Heart failure       C. Arrhythmias       D. Pericardi...

With which of the following disorders is jugular vein distention most prominent?           A. Abdominal aortic aneurysm       B. Heart failu...

Toxicity from which of the following medications may cause a client to see a green-yellow halo around lights?           A. digoxin (Lanoxin)...

Which of the following symptoms is most commonly associated with left-sided heart failure?           A. Crackles       B. Arrhythmias       ...

In which of the following disorders would the nurse expect to assess sacral edema in a bedridden client?           A. Diabetes       B. Pulm...

Which of the following symptoms might a client with right-sided heart failure exhibit?           A. Adequate urine output       B. Polyuria ...

Which of the following classes of medications maximizes cardiac performance in clients with heart failure by increasing ventricular contract...

Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system produces which of the following responses?           A. Bradycardia       B. Tachycardia      ...

Medical treatment of coronary artery disease includes which of the following procedures?           A. Cardiac catheterization       B. Coron...

Which of the following conditions is most closely associated with weight gain, nausea, and a decrease in urine output?           A. Angina p...

Which of the following heart muscle diseases is unrelated to other cardiovascular diseases?           A. Cardiomyopathy       B. Coronary ar...

Which of the following types of cardiomyopathy can be associated with childbirth?           A. Dilated       B. Hypertrophic       C. Myocar...

Septal involvement occurs in which type of cardiomyopathy?           A. Congestive       B. Dilated       C. Hypertrophic       D. Restricti...

Which of the following recurring conditions most commonly occurs in clients with cardiomyopathy?           A. Heart failure       B. Diabete...

Dyspnea, cough, expectoration, weakness, and edema are classic signs and symptoms of which of the following conditions?           A. Pericar...

In which of the following types of cardiomyopathy does cardiac output remain normal?           A. Dilated       B. Hypertrophic       C. Obl...

Which of the following cardiac conditions does a fourth heart sound (S4) indicate?           A. Dilated aorta.       B. Normally functioning...