questions and correct answers
#h1hriskhfactorhofhstrokeh-hCORRECThANSWER-HTN
1sthletterhofhpacemakerhsettingshrepresenth-hCORRECThANSWER-
thehchamberhthathishpaced
O=hnone
A=hatrium
V=hventricleh
D=Dual
1sthnon-invasivehtesthtohassesshPADh-hCORRECThANSWER-
ABIhathrest.hIfhresultsharehborderlinehorhnormalh(>0.9)handhsymptomshofhclaudicationharehsu
ggestivehanhexercisehABIhishrecommended
2ndhletterhofhpacemakerhsettingshrepresenth-hCORRECThANSWER-
chamberhthathishsensedh
O=hnone
A=hatrium
V=hventricleh
D=Dual
3rdhletterhofhpacemakerhsettingshrepresentsh-hCORRECThANSWER-
Responsehtohsensingh(Howhthehpacemakerhwillhrespondhtohthehpresencehorhabsencehofhintr
insichbeats)
O-None
T-Triggeredh
I-Inhibited
D-Dual
5hmoralhvirtueshforhhealthhprofessionalsh-hCORRECThANSWER-
compassion,hdiscernment,htrustworthiness,hintegrity,hconscientiousness
ah-hCORRECThANSWER-
ahlonghQTch(greaterhthanh.50hmilliseconds)hincreaseshriskhofh-hCORRECThANSWER-
Torsadeshdehpointes
AbdominalhAortichAneurysmhS/Sh-hCORRECThANSWER-
Ahthrobbinghfeelinghinhthehabdomen
, Deephpainhinhthehbackhorhthehsidehofhyourhabdomen
Steady,hgnawinghpainhinhthehabdomenhthathlastshforhhourshorhdays
Abdominalhobesityh-hCORRECThANSWER-
waisthcircumferencehgreaterhthanh>40incheshinhmen
smhh>h35hincheshinhwomen
ABIhResultsh-hCORRECThANSWER-
PADhishindicatedhifhthehABIhishlesshthanh1.0;hthehlowerhthehABI,hthehmorehseverehthehdiseas
e
activatedh(aPTT)h-hCORRECThANSWER-normalhlevelh25-39hsecshreferencehvaries
AcutehCoronaryhSyndromeh-hCORRECThANSWER-Unstablehangina,hStemi,hNon-stemi
acutehtarget-organhdamagehexamplesh-hCORRECThANSWER-Eyes,hkidney,hbrain,hheart
encephalopathy,hmyocardialhinfarction,hunstablehangina,hpulmonaryhedema,heclampsia,hst
roke,hheadhtrauma,hlife-threateningharterialhbleeding,horhaortichdissection
ADHh-hCORRECThANSWER-
releasedhfromhthehposteriorhpituitaryhandhenhanceshwaterhreabsorption
Afterhloadh-hCORRECThANSWER-
pumphorhresistancehagainsthwhichhthehventricleshmusthpumphtohopenhthehsemilunarhvalves
AHAhexercisehrecommendationsh-hCORRECThANSWER-30-
60hminuteshofhvigoroushactivityh3-4hdays/weekhath50-
75%hofhmaximumhhearthratehforhhealthyhpeople
AHAhlifestylehrecommendationshtohreducehriskshofhCVDh-hCORRECThANSWER-
Reducehsaturatedhfat(lesshthanh5-
6%hofhdailyhintake),htranshfathandhsodiumhintake(lesshthanh2,400hmghahday),hmoderate-
vigoroushexerciseh3-
4htimeshahweekhforhanhaveragehofh40hmins.,hmanagehcholesterolhandhbloodhpressure
Aldosteroneh-hCORRECThANSWER-
promoteshsodiumhandhwaterhretentionhandhincreaseshbloodhvolume
angiotensinhIh-hCORRECThANSWER-
Thishformhofhthehhormonehishnothknownhtohhavehanyhparticularhbiologicalhfunctionhinhitselfhb
ut,hishanhimportanthprecursorhforhangiotensinhII.hAshithpasseshinhthehbloodstreamhthroughhth
ehlungshandhkidneys,hithishfurtherhmetabolisedhtohproducehangiotensinhIIhbyhthehactionhofhan
giotensin-convertinghenzyme