BATES CHAPTER 16
CARDIOVASCULAR 2026 MEDICAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ When the myocardium requires more oxygen:
A. the heart contracts with less force.
B. the arteries supplying the heart dilate.
C. the heart rate decreases significantly.
D. the AV node conducts fewer impulses.
Answer: B. the arteries supplying the heart dilate.
◉ When an electrical impulse reaches the AV node, it is slowed for a
brief period of time so that:
A. blood can pass from the atria to the ventricles.
B. blood returning from the body can fill the atria.
,C. the impulse can spread through the Purkinje fibers.
D. the SA node can reset and generate another impulse.
Answer: A. blood can pass from the atria to the ventricles.
◉ Which of the following is a major difference between angina pectoris
and AMI?
A. AMI is caused by myocardial ischemia.
B. Anginal pain typically subsides with rest.
C. Nitroglycerin has no effect on angina pectoris.
D. Pain from an AMI subsides within 30 minutes.
Answer: B. Anginal pain typically subsides with rest.
◉ Rapid, labored breathing in a patient with signs and symptoms of
AMI should make you suspicious for:
A. a cardiac arrhythmia.
B. congestive heart failure.
, C. significant hypotension.
D. right ventricular failure.
Answer: B. congestive heart failure.
◉ A 66-year-old woman presents with a stabbing pain in the middle of
her chest that radiates to her back. She tells you that the pain suddenly
began about 30 minutes ago and has been severe since the onset. She has
a history of hypertension, but admits to being noncompliant with her
antihypertensive medications. When you assess her, you find that her
blood pressure is significantly higher in her left arm than it is in her right
arm. What do these signs and symptoms MOST likely indicate?
A. Unstable angina
B. Dissecting aortic aneurysm
C. Acute myocardial infarction
D. Hypertensive emergency
Answer: B. Dissecting aortic aneurysm
◉ A patient tells you that he has a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Which of the following conditions should you suspect that he has
experienced?
CARDIOVASCULAR 2026 MEDICAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ When the myocardium requires more oxygen:
A. the heart contracts with less force.
B. the arteries supplying the heart dilate.
C. the heart rate decreases significantly.
D. the AV node conducts fewer impulses.
Answer: B. the arteries supplying the heart dilate.
◉ When an electrical impulse reaches the AV node, it is slowed for a
brief period of time so that:
A. blood can pass from the atria to the ventricles.
B. blood returning from the body can fill the atria.
,C. the impulse can spread through the Purkinje fibers.
D. the SA node can reset and generate another impulse.
Answer: A. blood can pass from the atria to the ventricles.
◉ Which of the following is a major difference between angina pectoris
and AMI?
A. AMI is caused by myocardial ischemia.
B. Anginal pain typically subsides with rest.
C. Nitroglycerin has no effect on angina pectoris.
D. Pain from an AMI subsides within 30 minutes.
Answer: B. Anginal pain typically subsides with rest.
◉ Rapid, labored breathing in a patient with signs and symptoms of
AMI should make you suspicious for:
A. a cardiac arrhythmia.
B. congestive heart failure.
, C. significant hypotension.
D. right ventricular failure.
Answer: B. congestive heart failure.
◉ A 66-year-old woman presents with a stabbing pain in the middle of
her chest that radiates to her back. She tells you that the pain suddenly
began about 30 minutes ago and has been severe since the onset. She has
a history of hypertension, but admits to being noncompliant with her
antihypertensive medications. When you assess her, you find that her
blood pressure is significantly higher in her left arm than it is in her right
arm. What do these signs and symptoms MOST likely indicate?
A. Unstable angina
B. Dissecting aortic aneurysm
C. Acute myocardial infarction
D. Hypertensive emergency
Answer: B. Dissecting aortic aneurysm
◉ A patient tells you that he has a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Which of the following conditions should you suspect that he has
experienced?
