CEN - Cardiac Review Practice Test.
1. Atropine has what affect on the heart reverses cholinergic-mediated
decrease in heart
rate (increases heart rate)
2. Describe afterload The pressure the heart must eject against in
the aorta measured by blood pressure,
specifically MAP (mean arterial
pressure)
3. Describe Mobitz Type I PR interval gets longer and longer until
and QRS complex is dropped.
4. Describe Mobitz Type II PR interval remains normal at 0.12 and
QRS com- plex is dropped
5. Describe preload The amount of blood coming into the
heart through the vena cava, measured as
CVP (central venous pressure)
6. EKG ST elevation in leads II, III and Inferior Mi - Right coronary artery
aVF suggests a MI in which area of
the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel
7. EKG ST elevation in leads V1 and V2 sug- Septal MI - Left anterior descending
coronary
gests a MI in which area of the artery
heart, affecting which coronary
vessel
8. EKG ST elevation in leads V1 and V6 sug- Extensive Anterior - Risk of sudden
death - Left
gests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which
10 Apex MI - Left circumflex coronary
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coronary vessel main coronary artery
9. EKG ST elevation in leads V3 and V4 sug- Anterior MI - Left anterior descending
coronary
gests a MI in which area of the artery
heart, affecting which coronary
vessel
10 Apex MI - Left circumflex coronary
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EKG ST elevation in leads V5 and V6
sug- gests a MI in which area of
the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel
Lateral MI - Left circumflex coronary artery
11. EKG ST elevation in leads I, aVL, V5
and V6 suggests a MI in which
area of the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel decrease preload and afterload through
vasodi-
12. How do Angiotension Converter
En-
zymes (ACE inhibitors) affect the cardiac lation and diuresis - dry cough,
hyperkalcemia,
system - What do you monitor for angioedema
13. How do chronotropes work Chronotropic drugs may change the heart
rate by
attecting the nerves controlling the heart, or
by changing the rhythm produced by the
sinoatrial node.
14. How do dromotropes work Dromotropic agent attect the conduction
speed
in the AV node and subsequently the rate of
elec- trical impulses in the heart
15. How do inotropes work Inotropic agents alter the force or energy
of mus- cular contractions
16. How do Negative chronotropes affect the cardiac system
affect the cardiac system
18. How do Negative
17. How do Negative dromotropes inotropes affect the
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1. Atropine has what affect on the heart reverses cholinergic-mediated
decrease in heart
rate (increases heart rate)
2. Describe afterload The pressure the heart must eject against in
the aorta measured by blood pressure,
specifically MAP (mean arterial
pressure)
3. Describe Mobitz Type I PR interval gets longer and longer until
and QRS complex is dropped.
4. Describe Mobitz Type II PR interval remains normal at 0.12 and
QRS com- plex is dropped
5. Describe preload The amount of blood coming into the
heart through the vena cava, measured as
CVP (central venous pressure)
6. EKG ST elevation in leads II, III and Inferior Mi - Right coronary artery
aVF suggests a MI in which area of
the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel
7. EKG ST elevation in leads V1 and V2 sug- Septal MI - Left anterior descending
coronary
gests a MI in which area of the artery
heart, affecting which coronary
vessel
8. EKG ST elevation in leads V1 and V6 sug- Extensive Anterior - Risk of sudden
death - Left
gests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which
10 Apex MI - Left circumflex coronary
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coronary vessel main coronary artery
9. EKG ST elevation in leads V3 and V4 sug- Anterior MI - Left anterior descending
coronary
gests a MI in which area of the artery
heart, affecting which coronary
vessel
10 Apex MI - Left circumflex coronary
. 1/ artery
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Review
EKG ST elevation in leads V5 and V6
sug- gests a MI in which area of
the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel
Lateral MI - Left circumflex coronary artery
11. EKG ST elevation in leads I, aVL, V5
and V6 suggests a MI in which
area of the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel decrease preload and afterload through
vasodi-
12. How do Angiotension Converter
En-
zymes (ACE inhibitors) affect the cardiac lation and diuresis - dry cough,
hyperkalcemia,
system - What do you monitor for angioedema
13. How do chronotropes work Chronotropic drugs may change the heart
rate by
attecting the nerves controlling the heart, or
by changing the rhythm produced by the
sinoatrial node.
14. How do dromotropes work Dromotropic agent attect the conduction
speed
in the AV node and subsequently the rate of
elec- trical impulses in the heart
15. How do inotropes work Inotropic agents alter the force or energy
of mus- cular contractions
16. How do Negative chronotropes affect the cardiac system
affect the cardiac system
18. How do Negative
17. How do Negative dromotropes inotropes affect the
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