Cardiology Fisdap Questions with VERIFIED Answers (Guaranteed
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Q1: Signs and symptoms of a dissecting aortic aneurysm.
Answer: Very sudden chest pain located in the anterior part of the chest or in the back between the
shoulder blades
Q2: Nitroglycerin action.
Answer: Activates the sympathetic NS, relaxes the muscles of blood vessel walls, dilating coronary
arteries, increasing blood flow and the supply of oxygen to the heart
Q3: Contraindications of NTG.
Answer: Use of ED drugs within the past 24-48 hours, maximum dose has already been given, BP is
below 100
Q4: Non-shockable rhythms.
Answer: Asystole, pulseless electrical activity
Q5: Only apply the AED to:.
Answer: Pulseless, unresponsive patients
Q6: After the shock is delivered to a cardiac arrest patient, you should:.
Answer: Continue CPR for 5 cycles (2 minutes) and analyze rhythm again.
Q7: If ALS is not responding to the scene and your local protocols agree, you should begin transport
when:.
Answer: 1. The patient regains a pulse 2. 6-9 shocks have been delivered 3. the machine gives 3
separate messages that no shock is advised
Q8: If you are traveling to the hospital and a pulse is not present:.
Answer: 1. Stop the vehicle 2. If the AED is not available, perform CPR 3. Call ALS 4. Analyze rhythm 5.
Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR 6. Continue resuscitation according to protocol.
, Q9: If you are en route with a conscious adult patient who is having chest pain and becomes
unconscious:.
Answer: 1. Check for a pulse 2. Stop the vehicle 3. Perform CPR until the AED is ready 4. Analyze the
rhythm 5. Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR 6. Begin compressions and continue
resuscitation according to protocol
Q10: You are dispatched to a 60YOM with chest pain and SOB. The patient has angina and is taking
NTG, furosemide, and atorvastatin. You hear crackles when listening to his breath sounds. The
patient's difficulty breathing and crackles are due to blood backing up in which part of the body?.
Answer: The lungs
Q11: What is the most effective way to assist a person with CHF to breathe effectively and avoid the
use of an invasive airway management technique?.
Answer: CPAP
Q12: You are treating a 50 YOF who has just finished a 10K run. She is complaining of crushing pain in
the chest radiating down her left arm and nausea, which came on suddenly. She is sweating profusely.
What condition should you suspect?.
Answer: Angina pectoris
Q13: Which dysrhythmia is the most common cause of sudden death?.
Answer: Vfib
Q14: You are treating a 63YOM male with the following vital signs: P 140BPM and irregular, RR 28, BP
90/50mmHg. He is complaining of chest pain. Given this information, why would NTG be
contraindicated?.
Answer: His blood pressure is too low
Q15: You are transporting a patient with angina, and he loses consciousness on the way to the hospital.
When you check, you cannot feel a pulse. What should you do?.
Answer: Have your partner pull over the ambulance
Success)
Q1: Signs and symptoms of a dissecting aortic aneurysm.
Answer: Very sudden chest pain located in the anterior part of the chest or in the back between the
shoulder blades
Q2: Nitroglycerin action.
Answer: Activates the sympathetic NS, relaxes the muscles of blood vessel walls, dilating coronary
arteries, increasing blood flow and the supply of oxygen to the heart
Q3: Contraindications of NTG.
Answer: Use of ED drugs within the past 24-48 hours, maximum dose has already been given, BP is
below 100
Q4: Non-shockable rhythms.
Answer: Asystole, pulseless electrical activity
Q5: Only apply the AED to:.
Answer: Pulseless, unresponsive patients
Q6: After the shock is delivered to a cardiac arrest patient, you should:.
Answer: Continue CPR for 5 cycles (2 minutes) and analyze rhythm again.
Q7: If ALS is not responding to the scene and your local protocols agree, you should begin transport
when:.
Answer: 1. The patient regains a pulse 2. 6-9 shocks have been delivered 3. the machine gives 3
separate messages that no shock is advised
Q8: If you are traveling to the hospital and a pulse is not present:.
Answer: 1. Stop the vehicle 2. If the AED is not available, perform CPR 3. Call ALS 4. Analyze rhythm 5.
Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR 6. Continue resuscitation according to protocol.
, Q9: If you are en route with a conscious adult patient who is having chest pain and becomes
unconscious:.
Answer: 1. Check for a pulse 2. Stop the vehicle 3. Perform CPR until the AED is ready 4. Analyze the
rhythm 5. Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR 6. Begin compressions and continue
resuscitation according to protocol
Q10: You are dispatched to a 60YOM with chest pain and SOB. The patient has angina and is taking
NTG, furosemide, and atorvastatin. You hear crackles when listening to his breath sounds. The
patient's difficulty breathing and crackles are due to blood backing up in which part of the body?.
Answer: The lungs
Q11: What is the most effective way to assist a person with CHF to breathe effectively and avoid the
use of an invasive airway management technique?.
Answer: CPAP
Q12: You are treating a 50 YOF who has just finished a 10K run. She is complaining of crushing pain in
the chest radiating down her left arm and nausea, which came on suddenly. She is sweating profusely.
What condition should you suspect?.
Answer: Angina pectoris
Q13: Which dysrhythmia is the most common cause of sudden death?.
Answer: Vfib
Q14: You are treating a 63YOM male with the following vital signs: P 140BPM and irregular, RR 28, BP
90/50mmHg. He is complaining of chest pain. Given this information, why would NTG be
contraindicated?.
Answer: His blood pressure is too low
Q15: You are transporting a patient with angina, and he loses consciousness on the way to the hospital.
When you check, you cannot feel a pulse. What should you do?.
Answer: Have your partner pull over the ambulance
