CARDIAC DISORDERS EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CARDIAC DISORDERS EXAM REVIEW
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

●● refers is when coronary arteries (blood vessels that supply your heart
with blood, oxygen and nutrients) become damaged or diseased.
Answer: Coronary Artery Disease


●● CAD/CHD is the #-- cause of death for men and women. Answer: 1


●● Some things that can go wrong with CAD/CHD. Answer:
Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Arrhythmias (cardiac electrical system px's)


●● Uncontrollable Risk Factors Leading to Cardiac Disease. Answer: -
Heredity/ Family hx of CAD
-Age
-Gender


●● Controllable Risk Factors Leading to Cardiac Disease. Answer: -
High BP,
-High levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol,

, -Diabetes,
-Behavioral factors


●● Cholesterol plaques form by a process called. Answer:
atherosclerosis


●● With CAD, a progressive build up impairs ----- supplying less O2 to
the cardiac muscle. Answer: blood flow in cardiac arteries


●● CAD is a build up of ----- fatty deposits inside arteries supplying
blood to heart, along with ---- of the vessels.. Answer: cholesterol plaque
inflammation


●● A complete blockage of coronary artery causes a. Answer:
myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack


●● Most common cause of CAD. Answer: Atherosclerosis


●● S/S of CAD. Answer: -Cardiac ischemia
-Angina Pectoris
-Silent ischemia