Module 2: Knowledge Check Quiz

CARDIOVASCULAR AND  RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

 

In this exercise, you will complete a 5-essay type question Knowledge Check to gauge your understanding of this module’s content.

Possible topics covered in this Knowledge Check include:

 

• myocardial infarction
• endocarditis
• myocarditis
• valvular disorders
• lipid panels
• coagulation
• clotting cascade
• deep vein thrombosis
• hypertension
• heart failure
• COPD
• asthma
• pneumonias

 

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

Complete the Knowledge Check by Day 7.

 

 

Question                              1

 

Scenario 1: Myocardial Infarction

 

CC: “I woke up this morning at 6 a.m. with numbness in my left arm and pain in my chest. It feels tight right here (mid-sternal).” “My dad had a heart attack when he was 56-years-old and I am scared because I am 56-years-old.”

HPI: Patient is a 56-year-old Caucasian male who presents to Express Hospital Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain that radiates down his left arm. He states this started this morning and has been getting worse, pointing to

the mid-sternal area, “it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest and having a hard time breathing”. He rates the pain as 9/10. Nothing has made the pain better or worse. He denies any previous episode of chest pain. Denies nausea, or lightheadedness. Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg tablet sublingual x 1 which decreased pain to 7/10.

Lipid panel reveals Total Cholesterol 424 mg/di, high density lipoprotein (HDL) 26 mg/di, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) 166 mg/di, Triglycerides 702 mg/di, Very Low­ Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) 64 mg/di

His diagnosis is an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction.

 

Question:

 

Which cholesterol is considered the “good” cholesterol and what does it do?

 

 

Question                    2

 

Scenario 1: Myocardial Infarction

 

CC: “I woke up this morning at 6 a.m. with numbness in my left arm and pain in my chest. It feels tight right here (mid-sternal).” “My dad had a heart attack when he was 6-years-old and I am scared because I am 56-years-old.”

HPI: Patient is a 56-year-old Caucasian male who presents to Express Hospital Emergency Department with a chief complaint of chest pain that radiates down his left arm. He states this started this morning and has been getting worse, pointing to

the mid-sternal area, “it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest and having a hard time breathing”. He rates the pain as 9/10. Nothing has made the pain better or worse. He denies any previous episode of chest pain. Denies nausea, or lightheadedness. Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg tablet sublingual x 1 which decreased pain to 7/10.

 

Lipid panel reveals Total Cholesterol 424 mg/di, high density lipoprotein (HDL) 26 mg/di, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) 166 mg/di, Triglycerides 702 mg/di, Very Low­ Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) 64 mg/di

 

His diagnosis is an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction.

 

Question:

 

How does inflammation contribute to the development of atherosclerosis?

 

 

 

Question 3                                                4 pts

 

Scenario 2: Pleural Friction Rub

 

A 35-year-old female with a positive history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presents to the Emergency Room (ER) with complaints of sharp retrosternal chest pain that worsens with deep breathing or lying down. She reports a 5-day history of low-grade fever, listlessness and says she feels like she had the flu. Physical exam reveals tachycardia and a pleural friction rub. She was diagnosed with acute pericarditis.

Question:

 

Because of the result of a pleural friction rub, what does the APRN recognize?

 

 

Question 4                                              4 pts

Scenario 4: Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)

 

A 81-year-old obese female patient who 48 hours post-op left total hip replacement. The patient has had severe nausea and vomiting and has been unable to go to physical therapy. Her mucus membranes are dry. The patient says the skin on her left leg is too tight. Exam reveals a swollen, tense, and red colored calf. The patient has a duplex ultrasound which reveals the presence of a deep venous thrombosis (DVT).

 

Question:

 

Given the history of the patient explain what contributed to the development of a deep venous thrombosis (DVT)

 

 

Question 5                                             4 pts

 

Scenario 5: COPD

 

A 66-year-old female with a 50 pack/year history of cigarette smoking had a CT scan and was diagnosed with emphysema.  He asks if this means he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Question:

 

There is a clear relationship between emphysema and COPD, explain the pathophysiology of emphysema and the relationship to COPD.