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Care of the Patient With a Cardiovascular or a Peripheral Vascular Disorder

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Question 1 of 5

The nurse is aware that which layer is the muscle layer of the heart, which is responsible for the heart's contraction?

A. endocardium.

B. pericardium.

C. mediastinum.

D. myocardium.

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Question 2 of 5

The nurse clarifies that which is the area of the heart that normally initiates electrical impulses?

A. left ventricle.

B. atrioventricular (AV) node.

C. sinoatrial (SA) node.

D. bundle of His.

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Question 3 of 5

The nurse is aware that the symptoms of an impending myocardial infarction (MI) differ in women because acute chest pain is not present. Women are frequently misdiagnosed as having which disorder?

A. hepatitis A.

B. indigestion.

C. urinary infection.

D. menopausal complications.

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Question 4 of 5

The nurse identifies the 'lub' sound of the 'lub/dub' of the cardiac cycle as the sound of which event?

A. AV valves closing.

B. closure of the semilunar valves.

C. contraction of the papillary muscles.

D. contraction of the ventricles.

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Question 5 of 5

A patient is admitted from the emergency department. The emergency department health care provider notes the patient has a diagnosis of heart failure with a New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification of IV. This indicates the patient has which class of heart failure?

A. moderate heart failure.

B. severe heart failure.

C. congestive heart failure.

D. negligible heart failure.

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