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DAANCE Module 2 Study Guide.
ASA class 1 - answer✔Pt with no disturbance
ASA class 2 - answer✔Pt with mild to moderate systemic disturbance
ASA class 3 - answer✔Pt with severe systemic disturbance
ASA class 4 - answer✔Pt with sever life threatening systemic disorder
ASA class 5 - answer✔Pt is moribund with little chance of survival
Ischemia - answer✔Deficiency of blood to a body part due to functional constriction
obstruction of a blood vessel
Angina pectoris - answer✔Pain in the chest with a feeling of suffocation usually due to a
deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
Myocardial infarction - answer✔Necrosis of tissue of the myocardium resulting from an
interruption of the blood supply to the area, as in coronary thrombosis
Rheumatic heart disease - answer✔Damage to the heart, primarily the heart valves, caused by
a systemic bacterial infection
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Mitral valve prolapse - answer✔A valvular heart disorder in which one or both mitral valve flaps
close incompletely
Endocarditis - answer✔Inflammation of the myocardium (the lining of the cavities of the heart
and connective tissue bed on which it lies)
Hypertension - answer✔Elevated blood pressure. Greater that 140/90
Beta blockers - answer✔Medication to decrease the force and rate of contraction of the heart,
eg, atenolol. Treats high blood pressure
Vasodilators - answer✔Medications used to reduce the pressure in the vasculature, eg,
Norvasc, Lisinopril, Diovan. Treats high blood pressure
Diuretics - answer✔Medications to reduce the volume of fluid in the system (HCTZ, Lasix)
promotes excretion of urine and decrease of blood volume. treats high blood pressure
Congestive heart failure - answer✔A clinical syndrome due to heart disease and characterized
by breathlessness and abnormal water and sodium retention, resulting in edema
Digitalis - answer✔A pharmacologic agent used to treat congestive heart failure, A fib, atrial
flutter and paroxysmal tachycardia. It increases the force of cardiac contraction
Left sided heart failure - answer✔Left side of heart fails to pump blood out into the circulation
efficiency, causing blood to back up to the LUNGS
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
DAANCE Module 2 Study Guide.
ASA class 1 - answer✔Pt with no disturbance
ASA class 2 - answer✔Pt with mild to moderate systemic disturbance
ASA class 3 - answer✔Pt with severe systemic disturbance
ASA class 4 - answer✔Pt with sever life threatening systemic disorder
ASA class 5 - answer✔Pt is moribund with little chance of survival
Ischemia - answer✔Deficiency of blood to a body part due to functional constriction
obstruction of a blood vessel
Angina pectoris - answer✔Pain in the chest with a feeling of suffocation usually due to a
deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
Myocardial infarction - answer✔Necrosis of tissue of the myocardium resulting from an
interruption of the blood supply to the area, as in coronary thrombosis
Rheumatic heart disease - answer✔Damage to the heart, primarily the heart valves, caused by
a systemic bacterial infection
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, ©THESTAR EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Mitral valve prolapse - answer✔A valvular heart disorder in which one or both mitral valve flaps
close incompletely
Endocarditis - answer✔Inflammation of the myocardium (the lining of the cavities of the heart
and connective tissue bed on which it lies)
Hypertension - answer✔Elevated blood pressure. Greater that 140/90
Beta blockers - answer✔Medication to decrease the force and rate of contraction of the heart,
eg, atenolol. Treats high blood pressure
Vasodilators - answer✔Medications used to reduce the pressure in the vasculature, eg,
Norvasc, Lisinopril, Diovan. Treats high blood pressure
Diuretics - answer✔Medications to reduce the volume of fluid in the system (HCTZ, Lasix)
promotes excretion of urine and decrease of blood volume. treats high blood pressure
Congestive heart failure - answer✔A clinical syndrome due to heart disease and characterized
by breathlessness and abnormal water and sodium retention, resulting in edema
Digitalis - answer✔A pharmacologic agent used to treat congestive heart failure, A fib, atrial
flutter and paroxysmal tachycardia. It increases the force of cardiac contraction
Left sided heart failure - answer✔Left side of heart fails to pump blood out into the circulation
efficiency, causing blood to back up to the LUNGS
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