Your patient is scheduled for an elective, intermediate-risk surgery. During your assessment you discover they had a drug eluting cardiac stent placed 4 months ago following an acute MI. Which of the following is the BEST way to proceed?

Which of the following surgeries would carry a HIGH risk for perioperative MACE, according to the RCRI?

When considering a patient with Parkinson’s Disease, which of the following is the BEST approach for managing their medications the day of surgery?

Use the following case scenario when answering questions 11 through 14 A patient presents to the preoperative assessment clinic prior to the creation of an arteriovenous fistula for initiation of dialysis therapy. The patient has a history of a myocardial infarction 4 years ago which required drug eluting stents, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (EF 54%), poorly controlled type II diabetes, obesity, sleep apnea with nighttime CPAP use, chronic hypertension, and stage 4 chronic kidney disease. He is able to perform light tasks around the house and can walk for 1-2 blocks before becoming short of breath. Blood pressure during the clinic visit is 134/82 Which of the following medications would you want this patient to HOLD on the day of surgery but resume immediately after?

During your preoperative assessment for a high-risk surgery you find the following: Your patient has a history of hypertension, reports shortness of breath with exertion, and cannot achieve a metabolic equivalent of 4. Which of the following is the BEST way to proceed?

In patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the body system that is MOST likely to have significant impairment is:

Which of the following is NOT a common long-term complication of poorly controlled hypertension?

Your patient in the preoperative evaluation clinic reports having rheumatic heart disease as a child & recent decreased exercise tolerance. You order a 12-lead ECG that shows the patient is in atrial fibrillation, which is a new finding for them. What is the MOST appropriate next step?

Immediately after hitting submit, and ending your Honorlock session, please upload pictures of all work using any method of your choosing to the Assignment Comments of this exam. Your work must match the work you have already uploaded in the exam.

The nurse suspects strangulated bowel obstruction when the client develops: