Unit 8 Quiz
When a 55-year-old client's routine blood work returns, the nurse notes that the client's C-reactive protein (CRP) is elevated. The client asks what that means. How should the nurse respond?
"This means you have elevated serum markers for systemic inflammation that has been associated with vascular disease."
The nurse's brother is not convinced that he should quit smoking. He asks his sister (the nurse) to demonstrate for him the more immediate effects of smoking on his health. What are the immediate effects of quitting smoking on the heart?
-your CO level in the blood drops, allowing more oxygen to get to the heart -your heart rate drops
A health care provider for an obese male who has a history of diabetes and hypertension reports that the client's glomerular filtration rate is 51 mL/min with elevated serum creatinine levels. What has caused the patient's chronic kidney failure?
Diabetes and hypertension
Increased cardiac workload with left-sided heart failure can result in atrophy of the myocardial cells? True or False
False hypertrophy
The nurse is counseling a client regarding a high cholesterol level. The nurse teaches the client that which lipoprotein is the main carrier of cholesterol?
LDL
Which description sums up the basic pathophysiology of heart failure?
Low cardiac output due to reduced pumping ability
A client reports severe indigestion that has been intermittent; however, the pain is now constant and feels like a vise. The nurse does an ECG and recognizes that the situation is possibly emergent due to ECG changes, which could indicate what?
MI
what are the three phases of acute kidney injury?
Oliguric, diuretic, recovery
The nursing instructor, when teaching the students about coronary artery disease, identifies that atherosclerosis is the main cause of CAD. True or False
True
A client is rushed to the emergency department with assessment findings of urticaria, wheezing, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing. The client is most likely experiencing which type of shock?
anaphylactic
The nurse is caring for a client who has just experienced an acute myocardial infarction. Which type of shock is this client likely to experience?
cardiogenic
A 20-year-old college student has a pelvic fracture and a severed leg from a motorcycle accident. She lost several units of blood. When the student arrived in the emergency department, her blood pressure was very low, her pulse was high, and her skin was pale. The nurse knows that this client has developed which type of shock?
hypovolemic
A client has passed a kidney stone composed of uric acid (urate). What is a contributing factor for the development of this type of kidney stone?
gout
An 86-year-old client presents to the ER with dehydration related to diuretic use. What phase of acute kidney injury is the client at risk for?
prerenal
What is the most common cause of infective endocarditis?
staphylococcal infections
