Cardiology Fisdap Professional Questions with VERIFIED Answers
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Q1: The parasympathetic nervous system acts on the body by:
Answer: (directly opposes the sympathetic NS) decreases HR and RR constricts blood vessels in muscles
Q2: Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary arteries.
Answer: Dilation
Q3: The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels?
Answer: Coronary vessels
Q4: The iliac arteries descend into the:
Answer: femoral arteries
Q5: Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium?
Answer: Venae cavae
Q6: Systolic pressure is the:
Answer: maximum pressure generated in the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle
Q7: Pulses felt in the extremities are called:
Answer: Peripheral pulses
Q8: Pulses felt near the trunk of the body are called:
Answer: Central pulses
Q9: Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called:
Answer: ischemia
Q10: Disorder in which calcium an cholesterol build up and form a plaque inside the walls of the blood
vessels is called:
Answer: Athersclerosis
, Q11: Occlusion:
Answer: Complete blockage of an artery
Q12: A blood clot that floats through blood vessels until it reaches an area too narrow to pass, causing
it to stop and block blood flow is called:
Answer: Thromboembolism
Q13: If a blockage occurs in a coronary artery, the condition is known as:
Answer: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Q14: Acute Coronary Syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by:
Answer: MI
Q15: ACS can be caused by:
Answer: 1. Angina pectoris 2. Acute myocardial infarction
Q16: Angina is most often a symptom of:
Answer: Athersclerotic coronary artery disease
Q17: Angina occurs when:
Answer: The heart's need for oxygen exceeds the supply
Q18: Signs and symptoms of angina:
Answer: crushing, squeezing, "like somebody standing on their chest" Usually felt in midportion of
chest under sternum, can radiate to jaw, back, or epigastrum Pain goes away after 3-8 min Associated
with SOB, nausea, vomiting
Q19: Stable angina can be relieved with:
Answer: rest, NTG, supplemental oxygen
Q20: Unstable angina is characterized by:
Answer: pain in the chest of coronary origin that stays regardless of rest/NTG/O2
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Q1: The parasympathetic nervous system acts on the body by:
Answer: (directly opposes the sympathetic NS) decreases HR and RR constricts blood vessels in muscles
Q2: Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary arteries.
Answer: Dilation
Q3: The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels?
Answer: Coronary vessels
Q4: The iliac arteries descend into the:
Answer: femoral arteries
Q5: Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium?
Answer: Venae cavae
Q6: Systolic pressure is the:
Answer: maximum pressure generated in the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle
Q7: Pulses felt in the extremities are called:
Answer: Peripheral pulses
Q8: Pulses felt near the trunk of the body are called:
Answer: Central pulses
Q9: Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called:
Answer: ischemia
Q10: Disorder in which calcium an cholesterol build up and form a plaque inside the walls of the blood
vessels is called:
Answer: Athersclerosis
, Q11: Occlusion:
Answer: Complete blockage of an artery
Q12: A blood clot that floats through blood vessels until it reaches an area too narrow to pass, causing
it to stop and block blood flow is called:
Answer: Thromboembolism
Q13: If a blockage occurs in a coronary artery, the condition is known as:
Answer: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Q14: Acute Coronary Syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by:
Answer: MI
Q15: ACS can be caused by:
Answer: 1. Angina pectoris 2. Acute myocardial infarction
Q16: Angina is most often a symptom of:
Answer: Athersclerotic coronary artery disease
Q17: Angina occurs when:
Answer: The heart's need for oxygen exceeds the supply
Q18: Signs and symptoms of angina:
Answer: crushing, squeezing, "like somebody standing on their chest" Usually felt in midportion of
chest under sternum, can radiate to jaw, back, or epigastrum Pain goes away after 3-8 min Associated
with SOB, nausea, vomiting
Q19: Stable angina can be relieved with:
Answer: rest, NTG, supplemental oxygen
Q20: Unstable angina is characterized by:
Answer: pain in the chest of coronary origin that stays regardless of rest/NTG/O2
