DAANCE Tests questions with correct answers

Anemia - Answer Reduction of the quantity of red blood cells or hemoglobin. Angina pectoris - Answer Chest pain with the feeling of suffocation usually due to deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium resulting in ischemia to the myocardium, caused by poor coronary circulation. Anticholinergic - Answer A drug that counteracts the action of ecetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system and thereby counteracts the parasympathetic nervous system. Antiemetic - Answer A drug that counteracts nausea and vomiting. Antisialogogue - Answer A drug that counteracts the production of saliva. Anxiolytics - Answer Drugs that reduce or dissolve anxiety, agitation or tension. Aorta - Answer Very large artery receiving oxygen rich blood from the left ventricle and distributed to the peripheral circulation. Arrest rhythms - Answer Premature ventricular contractions (PVC's), ventricular tachycardia (Vtach.), ventricular fibrillation (Vfib.), asystole, pulseless electrical activity (PEA). Artery - Answer A vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Ascites - Answer Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal ca