valvular disorders pt.3

Question 1

the stress hormone

Answer 1

cortisol

Question 2

induces the production of adrenaline, epinephrine, norepinephrine

Answer 2

cortisol

Question 3

the pacemaker of the heart

Answer 3

SA node

Question 4

the SA node normally fires _____

Answer 4

80-100 bpm

Question 5

it is the difference between the diastolic and systolic

Answer 5

pulse pressuren

Question 6

normal pulse pressure

Answer 6

30-40 bpm

Question 7

drop of bp that occurs in inspiration (greater than 10 mm)

Answer 7

pulsus paradoxus

Question 8

PMI means

Answer 8

point of maximal impulse

Question 9

point of maximal impulse is located at the _____

Answer 9

5th intercoastal

Question 10

ventricular gallop

Answer 10

S3

Question 11

early ventricular failure

Answer 11

S4

Question 12

what position is used for cardiomyopathy

Answer 12

trendelenburg position

Question 13

it prevents blood clot

Answer 13

anticoagulation

Question 14

give example of anticoagulants

Answer 14

warfarin heparin coumadin

Question 15

surrounds the outer layer of the heart

Answer 15

pericardium

Question 16

the middle layer of the heart

Answer 16

myocardium

Question 17

the inner layer of the heart

Answer 17

endocardium

Question 18

ultrasound of the heart

Answer 18

echocardiogram

Question 19

this test is used to show how your heart muscle and valves are working

Answer 19

echocardiogram

Question 20

it is caused by the Group A B-Hemolytic Streptococcus

Answer 20

rheumautic endocarditis

Question 21

GABHS meaning

Answer 21

Group A B-Hemolytic Streptococcus

Question 22

this type of endocarditis occur in school children

Answer 22

rheumatic endocarditis

Question 23

what is the antibiotic of choice for rheumatic endocarditis

Answer 23

PEN G

Question 24

develops in people with prosthetic heart valves

Answer 24

Infective Endocarditis

Question 25

the build up of too much fluid in the pericardium

Answer 25

pericardial effusion

Question 26

it means passage of fluids

Answer 26

permeability

Question 27

cushions and protects our heart from outside forces

Answer 27

pericardial fluid

Question 28

drowning of the heart due to fluid overload

Answer 28

cardiac tamponade

Question 29

the main regulator of temperature

Answer 29

blood

Question 30

enlargement of the heart

Answer 30

cardiomegaly

Question 31

the heart is abnormally thick or overly stretched

Answer 31

cardiomegaly

Question 32

the organ that filters the blood

Answer 32

spleen

Question 33

it helps to identify the type of bacteria/organisms causing the infection

Answer 33

blood culture

Question 34

a blood test that can show if you have inflammation in your body

Answer 34

ESR / erythocyte sedimentation rate

Question 35

a protein that your liver makes

Answer 35

c-reactive protein

Question 36

drug of choice for heart failure

Answer 36

digoxin

Question 37

this drug increases myocardial contractility; + inotropic

Answer 37

digoxin