RN Nursing · Cardiovascular Assessment · Practice question
A nurse is interested in learning more about a client's myocardial contractility as it relates to their ejection Traction (EF). Where will the nurse find that information in the electronic record?
-
Venous doppler studies
-
Resonance imaging (MRI) summary
-
Arteriogram results
-
✓
Echocardiogram reports
Answer & explanation
Correct: Echocardiogram reports
Ejection fraction (EF), a measurement of myocardial contractility and the percentage of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each contraction, is most commonly assessed and reported on echocardiogram. Echocardiography is the standard noninvasive imaging study for evaluating cardiac function, chamber size, valve function, and EF. Venous Doppler studies evaluate venous flow (e.g., DVT screening). Cardiac MRI can assess EF but is not the routine source. Arteriograms visualize arterial anatomy/coronary patency, not EF. Reference: Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, cardiovascular diagnostic studies.
Practise Cardiovascular Assessment questions
Work through full question sets with instant rationales, timed exams, and progress tracking.
Start practising freeRelated practice questions
- The nurse is providing discharge education for a client who is at risk for cardiovascular disease. Which statement by the client indicates a need for additional education?
- A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is completing a cardiac assessment and hears a murmur. What sound did the nurse likely hear?
- While auscultating a client's heart sounds, the nurse hears an extra heart sound immediately after the second heart sound (S2). An audible S3 would be considered an expected finding in what client?
- During an assessment of a client with reported "dizziness," a nurse auscultates a bruit over the left carotid artery How should the nurse interpret this finding