Cardiology/Resuscitation

Question 1

You should check a patients pulse for no longer than how many seconds?

Answer 1

10 seconds

Question 2

What is the adult dose of aspirin?

Answer 2

324mg

Question 3

After travels through the right atrium, blood goes through which valve into and then into the right ventricle?

Answer 3

Tricuspid valve

Question 4

Blood flows from the pulmonary veins into where?

Answer 4

Left atrium

Question 5

How is the pain of angina described?

Answer 5

Pain occurs with exertion and subsides with rest.

Question 6

In PULMONARY CIRCULATION, what carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to heart and what carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

Answer 6

Veins/Arteries

Question 7

In SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION, what carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to heart and what carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

Answer 7

Arteries/Capillaries

Question 8

What is Becks Triad?

Answer 8

Low blood pressure, distension of the jugular veins and decreased or muffled heart sounds on cardiac auscultation. Signs of Cardiac Tamponade.

Question 9

If a patient becomes unresponsive enroute to the ER and is in cardiac arrest, what should you do?

Answer 9

Request additional resources. Pull over and help partner with CPR.

Question 10

What are some signs and symptoms of a hypertensive emergency?

Answer 10

Headache, nausea, bounding pulse, epistaxis

Question 11

If you DO NOT witness a patient going into cardiac arrest, how do you proceed?

Answer 11

5 cycles of CPR then apply AED.

Question 12

The ascending aorta arises from the left ventricle and consists of two branches, the right and left ______________?

Answer 12

Main coronary arteries

Question 13

Blood flows from arteries to capillaries through which vascular structure?

Answer 13

Arterioles

Question 14

Depth of chest compressions

Answer 14

At least two inches not more than 2.4

Question 15

What is a physical sx associated with cardiogenic shock?

Answer 15

Hives

Question 16

Symptom most commonly associated with aortic aneurysm?

Answer 16

Chest pain

Question 17

What is the pericardium?

Answer 17

Fibrous layer surrounding the heart (NOT A COMPONENT OF THE HEART WALL)

Question 18

What can cause an SPO2 reading to be falsely low?

Answer 18

Ambient Light

Question 19

What are receptors that respond to changes in BP?

Answer 19

Baroreceptors

Question 20

What does normotensive mean?

Answer 20

Normal BP

Question 21

What is considered a high diastolic BP?

Answer 21

Greater than 80

Question 22

What is the definition of endocarditis?

Answer 22

Inflammation affecting the innermost layer of the heart (endocardium)

Question 23

The ventricle is responsible for what action?

Answer 23

Pumping blood to the body

Question 24

If a neonate’s heart rate falls below what value do you start compressions?

Answer 24

60

Question 25

What is the term that defines force exerted on the ventricle walls at the end of diastole?

Answer 25

Preload

Question 26

Brain damage after a patient experiences cardiac arrest becomes irreversible after roughly how long?

Answer 26

8-10mins

Question 27

What is the correct ranking of CPR importance with a pediatric patinet?

Answer 27

Chest compressions, airway, breathing

Question 28

What is the first action that should be taken when a neonates HR is less than 100bpm?

Answer 28

Administer positive pressure ventilations

Question 29

The SA node is located where?

Answer 29

Right atria

Question 30

A bradycardic heart rhythm can be classified as what?

Answer 30

Less than 60bpm

Question 31

What to do when arriving at a scene with a bystander already doing CPR?

Answer 31

Have them stop and check a pulse

Question 32

What 3 sx are associated with hypotension?

Answer 32

Pallor, diaphoresis, tachycardia

Question 33

A combination of difficulty breathing, feet and ankles feel tight, and relief in condition when sitting up suggests what issue?

Answer 33

Chronic heart failure (heart’s inability to pump blood efficiently results in fluid backing up in the lungs and causes difficulty breathing while at rest or lying flat in bed.)

Question 34

Becks triad is a set of vitals that indicates what condition?

Answer 34

Cardiac Tamponade

Question 35

Crackles in lungs, peripheral edema, and chest pain suggest what condition?

Answer 35

Congestive heat failure

Question 36

What type of shock is seen in a patient with a cardiac tamponade?

Answer 36

Obstructive

Question 37

When providing ventilations to an intubated patient, what is the delivery method?

Answer 37

Deliver each breathe over 1 second at a rate of 8 to 10 breathes per minute

Question 38

If the tricuspid valve could not close properly, where would blood back up into?

Answer 38

Right atrium

Question 39

What is the first action taken for a neonate whose HR is less than 100bpm?

Answer 39

Administer positive-pressure ventilations

Question 40

Automaticity of cardiac cells refers to what?

Answer 40

The cells ability to spontaneously depolarize

Question 41

What two major vessels does the right atria collect blood from?

Answer 41

Vena Cava

Question 42

Which structure of the heart has the thickest myocardial section?

Answer 42

Left ventricle