UTA 5313 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Varicose Veins - CORRECT ANSWER - Distended and tortuous superficial vein in which
blood has pooled because of damaged valves.
Chronic venous insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - Sustained inadequate venous
return due to valvular damage.
Intermittent claudication - CORRECT ANSWER - Ischemic pain in the lower extremities
that occurs while walking but disappears when resting.
Thromboangiitis obliterans - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammatory disease of peripheral
arteries in which episodes of ischemia and pallor are followed by rubor and paresthesias.
Raynaud disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Vasospastic disease of peripheral arteries in
which episodes of ischemia and pallor are followed by rubor and paresthesias.
pericarditis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER - Compression of the heart by pericardial fluid.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - CORRECT ANSWER - blood clot (thrombus) forms in a
large vein, usually in a lower limb
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of lipoprotein that migrates
into arterial call in atherosclerosis.
ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Heart attack that
shows ST-segment elevation on ECG.
, Coronary artery disease (CAD) - CORRECT ANSWER - atherosclerosis in the coronary
arteries, which are the arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle
Coronary heart disease (CHD) - CORRECT ANSWER - heart disease caused by
atherosclerosis in the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle;
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - CORRECT ANSWER - atherosclerosis in arteries that
supply in the coronary arties.
Mitral valve prolapse (MPV) - CORRECT ANSWER - Mitral valve cusps billow
backward into valve opening when valve should be closed.
Thrombus - CORRECT ANSWER - is a blood clot attached to the endothelium in a blood
vessel or cardiac chamber.
embolus - CORRECT ANSWER - is a blood clot or other of matter that circulates in the
blood.
Primary HTN is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - has no know cause
Secondary HTN is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - is caused by another disease
process, such as renal disease.
A clot in a blood vessel that breaks loose and circulates is called a - CORRECT
ANSWER - thromboembolus
Sluggish circulation from chronic venous insufficiency many causes a venous ____ ulcer. -
CORRECT ANSWER - stasis
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Varicose Veins - CORRECT ANSWER - Distended and tortuous superficial vein in which
blood has pooled because of damaged valves.
Chronic venous insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - Sustained inadequate venous
return due to valvular damage.
Intermittent claudication - CORRECT ANSWER - Ischemic pain in the lower extremities
that occurs while walking but disappears when resting.
Thromboangiitis obliterans - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammatory disease of peripheral
arteries in which episodes of ischemia and pallor are followed by rubor and paresthesias.
Raynaud disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Vasospastic disease of peripheral arteries in
which episodes of ischemia and pallor are followed by rubor and paresthesias.
pericarditis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
tamponade - CORRECT ANSWER - Compression of the heart by pericardial fluid.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - CORRECT ANSWER - blood clot (thrombus) forms in a
large vein, usually in a lower limb
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of lipoprotein that migrates
into arterial call in atherosclerosis.
ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Heart attack that
shows ST-segment elevation on ECG.
, Coronary artery disease (CAD) - CORRECT ANSWER - atherosclerosis in the coronary
arteries, which are the arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle
Coronary heart disease (CHD) - CORRECT ANSWER - heart disease caused by
atherosclerosis in the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle;
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - CORRECT ANSWER - atherosclerosis in arteries that
supply in the coronary arties.
Mitral valve prolapse (MPV) - CORRECT ANSWER - Mitral valve cusps billow
backward into valve opening when valve should be closed.
Thrombus - CORRECT ANSWER - is a blood clot attached to the endothelium in a blood
vessel or cardiac chamber.
embolus - CORRECT ANSWER - is a blood clot or other of matter that circulates in the
blood.
Primary HTN is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - has no know cause
Secondary HTN is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - is caused by another disease
process, such as renal disease.
A clot in a blood vessel that breaks loose and circulates is called a - CORRECT
ANSWER - thromboembolus
Sluggish circulation from chronic venous insufficiency many causes a venous ____ ulcer. -
CORRECT ANSWER - stasis
