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Cardiac Practice Exam Questions and
Answers
Aspirin may be contraindicated in patients with:
Ans: stomach ulcers.
A patient reports pain in the upper midabdominal area. This
region of the abdomen is called the:
Ans: epigastrium.
Which of the following questions would be MOST appropriate to
ask when assessing a patient with chest pain?
Ans: What does the pain feel like?
During your assessment of a 70-year-old man with crushing chest
pain, you note that his blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg. Your
MOST important action should be to:
Ans: transport without delay
An elderly man in unresponsive and has agonal breathing. You
should
Ans: check for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds
Freshly oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the
Ans: pulmonary vein
Which of the following patients would be the LEAST likely to
present with classic signs and symptoms of acute myocardial
infarction
Ans: 72-year-old female with diabetes and hypertension
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Which of the following questions would be the MOST effective in
determining if a patient's chest pain radiates away from his or her
chest
Ans: Does the pain stay in your chest or move anywhere else
Which of the following chambers of the heart has the thickest
walls
Ans: Left ventricle
Which of the following describes pulseless electrical activity
(PEA)?
Ans: Any organized cardiac rhythm, slow or fast, that does not produce
a palpable pulse
Which of the following is the MOST detrimental effect that
tachycardia can have on a patient experiencing a cardiac problem
Ans: Increased oxygen demand
Which of the following describes the MOST appropriate method of
performing chest compressions on an adult patient in cardiac
arrest
Ans: Compress the chest at least 2", allow full recoil of the chest after
each compression, minimize interruptions in chest compressions
The energy setting for a biphasic AED
Ans: is manufacturer specific.
A middle-aged woman took three of her prescribed nitroglycerin
tablets after she began experiencing chest pain. She complains of a
bad headache and is still experiencing chest pain. You should
assume that
Ans: she has ongoing cardiac ischemia
The pain associated with acute aortic dissection
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Cardiac Practice Exam Questions and
Answers
Aspirin may be contraindicated in patients with:
Ans: stomach ulcers.
A patient reports pain in the upper midabdominal area. This
region of the abdomen is called the:
Ans: epigastrium.
Which of the following questions would be MOST appropriate to
ask when assessing a patient with chest pain?
Ans: What does the pain feel like?
During your assessment of a 70-year-old man with crushing chest
pain, you note that his blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg. Your
MOST important action should be to:
Ans: transport without delay
An elderly man in unresponsive and has agonal breathing. You
should
Ans: check for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds
Freshly oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the
Ans: pulmonary vein
Which of the following patients would be the LEAST likely to
present with classic signs and symptoms of acute myocardial
infarction
Ans: 72-year-old female with diabetes and hypertension
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Which of the following questions would be the MOST effective in
determining if a patient's chest pain radiates away from his or her
chest
Ans: Does the pain stay in your chest or move anywhere else
Which of the following chambers of the heart has the thickest
walls
Ans: Left ventricle
Which of the following describes pulseless electrical activity
(PEA)?
Ans: Any organized cardiac rhythm, slow or fast, that does not produce
a palpable pulse
Which of the following is the MOST detrimental effect that
tachycardia can have on a patient experiencing a cardiac problem
Ans: Increased oxygen demand
Which of the following describes the MOST appropriate method of
performing chest compressions on an adult patient in cardiac
arrest
Ans: Compress the chest at least 2", allow full recoil of the chest after
each compression, minimize interruptions in chest compressions
The energy setting for a biphasic AED
Ans: is manufacturer specific.
A middle-aged woman took three of her prescribed nitroglycerin
tablets after she began experiencing chest pain. She complains of a
bad headache and is still experiencing chest pain. You should
assume that
Ans: she has ongoing cardiac ischemia
The pain associated with acute aortic dissection
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