Cardiology Fisdap Questions with VERIFIED Answers (Guaranteed
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Q1: Criteria for Unstable Dysrhythmia
Answer: Ischemic Chest Pain ALOC Hypotension/Hypovolemia Signs of Shock Acute Heart Failure
Q2: Restriction of of cardiac contraction, falling cardiac output, and shock as a result of pericardial fluid
accumulation are characteristics of?
Answer: Cardiac Tamponade
Q3: Hypotension, SOB, Lightheadedness, Chest Pain, Syncope, Palpitations, Extremity Swelling, and
Muffled heart sounds are signs and symptoms of?
Answer: Cardiac Tamponade
Q4: Indications for Dopamine
Answer: Cardiogenic Shock Distributive Shock after fluids Hemodynamically significant Hypotension
Symptomatic Brady (2nd Line drug)
Q5: AHA Guidlines for Terminating CPR efforts in field(4)
Answer: Arrest was not witnessed No bystander CPR was administered ROSC was not achieved after
complete ALS care in the field No shocks were administered
Q6: Time frame that starts at the patient contact by EMS and ends with definitive therapy of catheter
passing through lesion of coronary vessel.
Answer: EMS-to-Balloon-Time
Q7: Time from patient entering ED to catheter passing through lesion of coronary vessel.
Answer: Door-to-balloon-time
Q8: Time from patient entering ED to fibrinolytic therapy administration.
Answer: Door-to-needle-time
, Q9: Time frame for door-to-balloon
Answer: <90mins
Q10: Time frame for door-to-needle
Answer: <30mins
Q11: Principle symptom of Coronary Artery Disease or Acute Coronary Syndrome that occurs when
supply of O2 is to the myocardium is insufficient to meet demand and cells become ischemic?
Answer: Angina Pectoris
Q12: Chest pain that occurs at rest and is caused by coronary artery vasospasm? Risk for Dysrhythmia,
MI, Heart Block and Death
Answer: Prinzmetal Angina (PA)
Q13: Which electrolyte flows into cardiac cells to initiate depolarization?
Answer: Sodium (Na+)
Q14: Which electrolyte flows out of cardiac cells to to initiate repolarization?
Answer: Potassium (K+)
Q15: Which electrolyte plays a major role in depolarization of pacemaker cells to maintain
depolarization and myocardial contractility?
Answer: Calcium (Ca++)
Q16: Which electrolyte stabilizes cell membrane and acts in concert with K+ and opposes actions of
Ca++?
Answer: Magnesium (Mg++)
Q17: Hypokalemia results in?
Answer: increased myocardial irritability
Q18: Hyperkalemia results in?
Answer: decreased automaticity/conduction
Success)
Q1: Criteria for Unstable Dysrhythmia
Answer: Ischemic Chest Pain ALOC Hypotension/Hypovolemia Signs of Shock Acute Heart Failure
Q2: Restriction of of cardiac contraction, falling cardiac output, and shock as a result of pericardial fluid
accumulation are characteristics of?
Answer: Cardiac Tamponade
Q3: Hypotension, SOB, Lightheadedness, Chest Pain, Syncope, Palpitations, Extremity Swelling, and
Muffled heart sounds are signs and symptoms of?
Answer: Cardiac Tamponade
Q4: Indications for Dopamine
Answer: Cardiogenic Shock Distributive Shock after fluids Hemodynamically significant Hypotension
Symptomatic Brady (2nd Line drug)
Q5: AHA Guidlines for Terminating CPR efforts in field(4)
Answer: Arrest was not witnessed No bystander CPR was administered ROSC was not achieved after
complete ALS care in the field No shocks were administered
Q6: Time frame that starts at the patient contact by EMS and ends with definitive therapy of catheter
passing through lesion of coronary vessel.
Answer: EMS-to-Balloon-Time
Q7: Time from patient entering ED to catheter passing through lesion of coronary vessel.
Answer: Door-to-balloon-time
Q8: Time from patient entering ED to fibrinolytic therapy administration.
Answer: Door-to-needle-time
, Q9: Time frame for door-to-balloon
Answer: <90mins
Q10: Time frame for door-to-needle
Answer: <30mins
Q11: Principle symptom of Coronary Artery Disease or Acute Coronary Syndrome that occurs when
supply of O2 is to the myocardium is insufficient to meet demand and cells become ischemic?
Answer: Angina Pectoris
Q12: Chest pain that occurs at rest and is caused by coronary artery vasospasm? Risk for Dysrhythmia,
MI, Heart Block and Death
Answer: Prinzmetal Angina (PA)
Q13: Which electrolyte flows into cardiac cells to initiate depolarization?
Answer: Sodium (Na+)
Q14: Which electrolyte flows out of cardiac cells to to initiate repolarization?
Answer: Potassium (K+)
Q15: Which electrolyte plays a major role in depolarization of pacemaker cells to maintain
depolarization and myocardial contractility?
Answer: Calcium (Ca++)
Q16: Which electrolyte stabilizes cell membrane and acts in concert with K+ and opposes actions of
Ca++?
Answer: Magnesium (Mg++)
Q17: Hypokalemia results in?
Answer: increased myocardial irritability
Q18: Hyperkalemia results in?
Answer: decreased automaticity/conduction
