Cardiac Practice Exam with all Correct & 100% Verified
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Some cardiac procedures require the patient in the __________.
a. supine position and slightly frog-legged or with pillows beneath the knees
b. prone position
c. lateral position with arms extended on armboards
d. oblique cervical position ✔Correct Answer-a. supine position and slightly frog-legged or with
pillows beneath the knees
These tubes with small inflatable balloon can be passed through a vessel to remove excess material
or buildup.
a. K-dissectors
b. thromboembolic
c. irrigating
d. ligaboots ✔Correct Answer-b. thromboembolic
This surrounds a portion of the bronchial tree.
a. myocardium
b. endocardium
c. pericardium
d. epicardium ✔Correct Answer-c. pericardium
A cardiopulmonary bypass is the method used to __________ to allow the surgeon to perform
surgery on the heart.
a. mechanically perform heart functions
b. oxygenate and perfuse blood
c. temporarily divert blood flow
d. bypass occluded segments ✔Correct Answer-b. oxygenate and perfuse blood
Fine cardiovascular forceps include the following instrument:
a. Cushing, toothed
b. Scanlon
c. Bonney
d. Ferris-Smith ✔Correct Answer-a. Cushing, toothed
Venous blood is drained from the heart with the use of a _______ and then is oxygenated, filtered,
cooled or warmed and then pumped back into the system through a cannula in the ___________.
a. venous cannula, aorta
b. mechanical pump, right atrium
c. balloon-tipped catheter, aorta
d. pump-oxygenator, atrium ✔Correct Answer-a. venous cannula, aorta
The mitral valve (Cosgrove) is a fine example of this type of cardiovascular instrumentation.
a. retractors, cardiovascular
b. scissors, cardiovascular
c. clamps, cardiovascular
d. forceps, cardiovascular ✔Correct Answer-a. retractors, cardiovascular
, This cluster of cells generates atrial contraction impulses, then passes impulses on to the next node.
a. Bundle of His
b. Purkinje fibers
c. Sinoatrial (SA) node
d. Atrioventricular (AV) node ✔Correct Answer-c. Sinoatrial (SA) node
Prosthetic valves used for valvular replacement may be composed of __________ materials.
a. homograft
b. artificial
c. heterograft
d. all of the above ✔Correct Answer-d. all of the above
The atria of the heart are two of the four distinct areas of the heart and are located as __________
chambers, __________.
a. lower, right and left
b. upper, right and left
c. septal, right and left
d. none of the above ✔Correct Answer-b. upper, right and left
A balloon-tipped catheter is used to compress against the arterial lining in order to dilate the arterial
wall, enlarging the lumen during this procedure.
a. insertion of transvenous pacemaker
b. insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
c. coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG)
d. percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) ✔Correct Answer-d. percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
All of the following are valve instruments EXCEPT:
a. pituitary rongeurs
b. nerve hook
c. micro and reverse Potts scissors
d. retractors (Cushing vein, Green, Hand-held, Lahey) ✔Correct Answer-c. micro and reverse Potts
scissors
The term for inadequate blood flow from left ventricle causes volume overload, chamber dilation
and elevated intracardiac pressure is __________.
a. myocardial ischemia and infarction
b. stenosis
c. cardiac tamponade
d. congestive heart failure ✔Correct Answer-d. congestive heart failure
Arterial vessel layers include this layer as its inner layer.
a. connective tissue
b. lining
c. tunica intima
d. tunica media ✔Correct Answer-c. tunica intima
This medication is used to stop the heart.
a. Magnesium lidocaine and Potassium
b. Nitroprusside (Nipride) and Nitroglycerin
c. Protamine sulfate
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Some cardiac procedures require the patient in the __________.
a. supine position and slightly frog-legged or with pillows beneath the knees
b. prone position
c. lateral position with arms extended on armboards
d. oblique cervical position ✔Correct Answer-a. supine position and slightly frog-legged or with
pillows beneath the knees
These tubes with small inflatable balloon can be passed through a vessel to remove excess material
or buildup.
a. K-dissectors
b. thromboembolic
c. irrigating
d. ligaboots ✔Correct Answer-b. thromboembolic
This surrounds a portion of the bronchial tree.
a. myocardium
b. endocardium
c. pericardium
d. epicardium ✔Correct Answer-c. pericardium
A cardiopulmonary bypass is the method used to __________ to allow the surgeon to perform
surgery on the heart.
a. mechanically perform heart functions
b. oxygenate and perfuse blood
c. temporarily divert blood flow
d. bypass occluded segments ✔Correct Answer-b. oxygenate and perfuse blood
Fine cardiovascular forceps include the following instrument:
a. Cushing, toothed
b. Scanlon
c. Bonney
d. Ferris-Smith ✔Correct Answer-a. Cushing, toothed
Venous blood is drained from the heart with the use of a _______ and then is oxygenated, filtered,
cooled or warmed and then pumped back into the system through a cannula in the ___________.
a. venous cannula, aorta
b. mechanical pump, right atrium
c. balloon-tipped catheter, aorta
d. pump-oxygenator, atrium ✔Correct Answer-a. venous cannula, aorta
The mitral valve (Cosgrove) is a fine example of this type of cardiovascular instrumentation.
a. retractors, cardiovascular
b. scissors, cardiovascular
c. clamps, cardiovascular
d. forceps, cardiovascular ✔Correct Answer-a. retractors, cardiovascular
, This cluster of cells generates atrial contraction impulses, then passes impulses on to the next node.
a. Bundle of His
b. Purkinje fibers
c. Sinoatrial (SA) node
d. Atrioventricular (AV) node ✔Correct Answer-c. Sinoatrial (SA) node
Prosthetic valves used for valvular replacement may be composed of __________ materials.
a. homograft
b. artificial
c. heterograft
d. all of the above ✔Correct Answer-d. all of the above
The atria of the heart are two of the four distinct areas of the heart and are located as __________
chambers, __________.
a. lower, right and left
b. upper, right and left
c. septal, right and left
d. none of the above ✔Correct Answer-b. upper, right and left
A balloon-tipped catheter is used to compress against the arterial lining in order to dilate the arterial
wall, enlarging the lumen during this procedure.
a. insertion of transvenous pacemaker
b. insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
c. coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG)
d. percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) ✔Correct Answer-d. percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
All of the following are valve instruments EXCEPT:
a. pituitary rongeurs
b. nerve hook
c. micro and reverse Potts scissors
d. retractors (Cushing vein, Green, Hand-held, Lahey) ✔Correct Answer-c. micro and reverse Potts
scissors
The term for inadequate blood flow from left ventricle causes volume overload, chamber dilation
and elevated intracardiac pressure is __________.
a. myocardial ischemia and infarction
b. stenosis
c. cardiac tamponade
d. congestive heart failure ✔Correct Answer-d. congestive heart failure
Arterial vessel layers include this layer as its inner layer.
a. connective tissue
b. lining
c. tunica intima
d. tunica media ✔Correct Answer-c. tunica intima
This medication is used to stop the heart.
a. Magnesium lidocaine and Potassium
b. Nitroprusside (Nipride) and Nitroglycerin
c. Protamine sulfate
