Deck 5: Myocardial Infarction

Question 1

What is the annual U.S. incidence of MI?

A) 1.2 million
B) 1 million
C) 1.5 million
D) 2 million

Answer 1

1.5 million

Question 2

Myocardial infarction (MI) is defined as:

A) Tissue death
B) Loss of living heart muscle
C) Stenosis
D) Mortality

Answer 2

Loss of living heart muscle

Question 3

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCD) is caused by what?

A) Tissue death
B) Loss of living heart muscle
C) Stenosis
D) Plaque buildup in arterial walls

Answer 3

Plaque buildup in arterial walls

Question 4

Which risk factor is not modifiable?

A) Age
B) Diabetes
C) Smoking
D) Dyslipidemia

Question 5

What is the term for lack of oxygenated blood supply?

A) Myocardium
B) Ischemia
C) Hypertension
D) Dyslipidemia

Question 6

What is the most common cause of myocardial infarction (MI)?

A) Obstruction of the coronary arteries due to atherosclerosis
B) Ischemia
C) Hypertension
D) Dyslipidemia

Question 7

Normal blood flow through arteries is not dependent on which factors?

A) Blood volume
B) Hypoxemia
C) Lumen size
D) Hypertension

Question 8

What is one of the three major classes of lipids?

A) Cholesterol
B) Dyslipidemia
C) Atherosclerosis
D) Membranes

Question 9

ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) can be categorized as:

A) Cholesterol
B) Dyslipidemia
C) Atherosclerosis
D) Acute MI

Question 10

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is responsible for how many deaths in the United States annually?

A) 500,000
B) 400,000
C) 600,000
D) 700,000

Question 11

Which disease is responsible for reducing blood flow to the myocardium?

A) Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
B) Mitral valve disease (MVD)
C) Coronary microvascular disease (CMD)
D) Atherosclerosis

Question 12

Which data are critical to accurate identification of a myocardial infarction (MI)?

A) Subjective assessment
B) Objective assessment
C) Psychological assessment
D) Emotional assessment

Question 13

In order to auscultate the heart correctly, the nurse must use which of the following to listen to precise precordial areas?

A) ECG
B) Stethoscope bell
C) Sphygmomanometer
D) Palpation

Question 14

What tool is used in the emergency department to place patients with chest pain in a risk group (low, moderate, high)?

A) Graded exercise test (GXT)
B) Sphygmomanometer
C) HEART score
D) Treadmill stress test (TST)

Question 15

Which medication is used in both acute treatment and secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI)?

A) Nitroglycerin
B) Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
C) Statin
D) Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) or aspirin