nm nm nm nm nm
Hypertensionnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
thisnmconditionnmisnmdeterminednmonlynmifnmthenmpatientnmhasnmhadnmelevated
nmbloodnmpressurenmreadingsnmovernmanmsignificantnmperiodnmandnmundernmvari
ednmconditions
atherosclerosisnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
thenmbuildupnmofnmplaquenminnmthenmarteries
Systolicnmbloodnmpressurenm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
anmmeasurenmofnmthenmamountnmofnmpressurenmthatnmbloodnmpressesnmagainstn
mthenmarteriesnmandnmvesselsnmasnmthenmventriclesnmofnmthenmheartnmcontract
Diastolicnmbloodnmpressurenm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
anmmeasurenmofnmthenmsamenmpressurenmwhennmthenmheartnmisnmrelaxed
Diureticsnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
alsonmknownnmasnm"waternmpills",nmstopnmkidneysnmfromnmreabsorbingnmwat
ernmandnmelectrolytes,nmandnmincreasednmwaternmlossnmlowersnmthenmbloodnmvol
ume,nmwhichnmlowersnmthenmbloodnmpressure
Betanmblockersnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
arenmbetanmreceptornmantagonistsnmthatnmactnmonnmthenmbetanmreceptorsnminnmt
,henmheart,nmcausesnmdecreasednmheartnmratenmandnmcardiacnmoutputnmandnmlowe
rsnmthenmbloodnmpressure,nmmedicationsnmendnmwithnmsuffixnm-lol
AngiotensinnmConvertingnmEnzymenm(ACE)nminhibitorsnm-nmcorrectnmanswer
✔ ✔
decreasenmthenmfluidnmvolumenmandnmalsonmcausenmperipheralnmvasodilationn
mresultingnminnmlowernmbloodnmpressure,nmmedicationsnmendnmwith nmsuffixnm-
nmpril
AngiotensinnmIInmreceptornmblockersnm(ARBs)nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
LowernmbloodnmpressurenmbynmblockingnmthenmangiotensinnmIInmenzymenmfr
omnmcausingnmvasoconstriction,nmmedicationsnmendnmwithnmsuffixnm-sartan
Calciumnmchannelnmblockersnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
hindernmthenmcalciumnmionnminfluxnminnmthenmvascularnmsmoothnmmusclenmofn
mthenmheart,nmresultingnminnmheartnmmusclenmrelaxationnmdecreasingnmbloodnmp
ressure,nmmedicationsnmendnmwithnmsuffixnm-pine
Vasodilatorsnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
worknmbynmdirectlynmdilatingnmthenmbloodnmvesselsnmtonmproducenmrapidnman
dnmsignificantnmreductionnminnmbloodnmpressure,nmallnmNitro-
medicationsnmarenmvasodilators
Congestivenmheartnmfailurenm(CHF)nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
happensnmwhennmthenmheartnmcan'tnmpumpnmbloodnmefficientlynmtonmdelivernm
,annmadequatenmsupplynmofnmbloodnmtonmthenmmetabolizingnmtissues,nmusuallynm
becausenmofnmwaternmandnmsodiumnmretention
Hyperlipidemianm(ornmhighnmcholesterol)nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
isnmthenmincreasenminnmcirculatingnmconcentrationnmofnmcholesterol,nmcholest
erolnmesters,nmtriglycerides,nmornmphospholipids
Cholesterolnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ isnmclassifiednmasnmsteroid-
basednmandnmisnmanmprimarynmcomponentnmofnmthenmcellnmmembrane
LDLnm(Low-DensitynmLipoprotein)nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
onenmofnmthenmtwonmmainnmtypesnmofnmcholesterol,nmwhichnmisnmalsonmknownn
masnm"badnmcholesterol"
HDLnm(High-DensitynmLipoprotein)nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
onenmofnmthenmtwonmmainnmtypesnmofnmcholesterol,nmwhichnmisnmalsonmknownn
masnm"goodnmcholesterol"
HMG-CoAnmreductasenminhibitorsnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
alsonmcallednmstatins,nmarenmthenmmainstaynmofnmtreatingnmhyperlipidemia,nm
andnminhibitnmthenmenzymenmHMG-
CoAnmreductase,nmthusnmdecreasingnmthenmcholesterolnmproductionnmandnmred
uctionnmofnmLDLnmlevels
, Coronarynmarterynmdiseasenm(CAD)nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
alsonmknownnmasnmatherosclerosis,nmisnmanmconditionnminnmwhichnmplaquenmb
uildsnmupnminsidenmthenmcoronarynmarteries
myocardialnminfarctionnm(MI)nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ heartnmattack
thrombusnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ bloodnmclot
Dysrhythmianm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
anmcommonlynmusednmtermnmtonmdefinenmdisorganizednmornmabnormalnmheart
nmrhythm
WhatnmisnmthenmformulanmfornmWavelength?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Wavelengthnm(λ)nm=nmvelocitynm/nmfrequency
WhatnmisnmthenmformulanmfornmPressure?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Forcenm(N)nm/nmAreanm(m^2)
WhatnmisnmthenmformulanmfornmSpeed?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Displacementnm(m)nm/nmTimenm(s)
WhatnmisnmthenmformulanmfornmVelocity?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Distancenm(m)nm/nmTimenm(s)