FISDAP CARDIOLOGY CORE REVIEWS ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is the largest artery in the body? - ✔✔Aorta
✔✔Systolic blood pressure measures which of the following? - ✔✔Ventricular
contraction
✔✔The pulmonary artery carries? - ✔✔deoxygenated blood away from the heart
✔✔What is the muscular middle layer of the heart - ✔✔Myocardium
✔✔What best describes PEA? - ✔✔Organized electrical activity without a pulse
✔✔Chronic hypertension in adults typically begins at a pressure of higher than? -
✔✔140/90
✔✔A 44 year old awakened with SOB complaining of indigestion, nausea, and
epigastric pressure. Antacids didn't help. You should suspect? - ✔✔Myocardial
infarction
✔✔An adult with a heart rate of 50 is considered? - ✔✔Bradycardia
✔✔A 36 year old with chest pain is conscious and alert SPO2 93%, you should? -
✔✔Nasal cannula 4 L/min
✔✔Blood enter the right atrium from? - ✔✔Vena cava
✔✔A 78 year old diabetic patient with syncopal episode has anxiety, SOB, and back
pain. You should suspect? - ✔✔Acute coronary syndrome
, ✔✔2 minutes after assisting with 3rd nitro. Complains of dizziness and sweaty. Radial
pulse is present but rapid and weak. You should suspect? - ✔✔NTG caused
vasodilation and decreased perfusion
✔✔A 60 year old with SOB, cyanotic, lung sounds crackles and accessory muscle use.
Use should suspect? - ✔✔Left heart failure
✔✔Which electrical disturbance will an AED shock? - ✔✔V-Fib
✔✔During CPR why is the upstroke of the compression critical? - ✔✔Allows blood to fill
the heart chamber
✔✔After blood has been oxygenated, it returns to the heart by entering the - ✔✔Left
atrium
✔✔During adult CPR you should compress the chest - ✔✔At least 2 inches
✔✔You just arrived at scene of a 75 year old male with weakness and chest pain. he
has not taken his prescribed medications of NTG, aspirin, and atenolol. You should? -
✔✔Contact medical control to assist the patient with NTG
✔✔A 62 year old patient complains of chest pain and lightheadedness. Vitals are 88/56,
P 126, and R 18. What is the best position of this patient? - ✔✔Supine
✔✔EMRs have been performing effective CPR on a patient in cardiac arrest. Upon
arrival the AED indicates "shock advised." What should you do? - ✔✔Defibrillate the
patient
✔✔Asthmatic 50 year old female patient is sitting at her desk. She is anxious and
complaining of tightness in her chest. You should? - ✔✔Assist with prescribed inhaler
✔✔Which of the following is a sign of cardiogenic shock? - ✔✔Progressive hypotension
✔✔You observe an older male slumped on the floor. He is pulseless. What should you
do? - ✔✔Start compressions
✔✔After delivering one shock with an AED your patient now has a pulse and effective
respirations. Which position should you put them in? - ✔✔Recovery
✔✔Chest pain prior to calling, she took 3 does of her prescribed sublingual NTF with no
relief. What should you do? - ✔✔Assess her vital signs
✔✔What causes heart failure? - ✔✔Inadequate ejection of blood from the ventricles
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is the largest artery in the body? - ✔✔Aorta
✔✔Systolic blood pressure measures which of the following? - ✔✔Ventricular
contraction
✔✔The pulmonary artery carries? - ✔✔deoxygenated blood away from the heart
✔✔What is the muscular middle layer of the heart - ✔✔Myocardium
✔✔What best describes PEA? - ✔✔Organized electrical activity without a pulse
✔✔Chronic hypertension in adults typically begins at a pressure of higher than? -
✔✔140/90
✔✔A 44 year old awakened with SOB complaining of indigestion, nausea, and
epigastric pressure. Antacids didn't help. You should suspect? - ✔✔Myocardial
infarction
✔✔An adult with a heart rate of 50 is considered? - ✔✔Bradycardia
✔✔A 36 year old with chest pain is conscious and alert SPO2 93%, you should? -
✔✔Nasal cannula 4 L/min
✔✔Blood enter the right atrium from? - ✔✔Vena cava
✔✔A 78 year old diabetic patient with syncopal episode has anxiety, SOB, and back
pain. You should suspect? - ✔✔Acute coronary syndrome
, ✔✔2 minutes after assisting with 3rd nitro. Complains of dizziness and sweaty. Radial
pulse is present but rapid and weak. You should suspect? - ✔✔NTG caused
vasodilation and decreased perfusion
✔✔A 60 year old with SOB, cyanotic, lung sounds crackles and accessory muscle use.
Use should suspect? - ✔✔Left heart failure
✔✔Which electrical disturbance will an AED shock? - ✔✔V-Fib
✔✔During CPR why is the upstroke of the compression critical? - ✔✔Allows blood to fill
the heart chamber
✔✔After blood has been oxygenated, it returns to the heart by entering the - ✔✔Left
atrium
✔✔During adult CPR you should compress the chest - ✔✔At least 2 inches
✔✔You just arrived at scene of a 75 year old male with weakness and chest pain. he
has not taken his prescribed medications of NTG, aspirin, and atenolol. You should? -
✔✔Contact medical control to assist the patient with NTG
✔✔A 62 year old patient complains of chest pain and lightheadedness. Vitals are 88/56,
P 126, and R 18. What is the best position of this patient? - ✔✔Supine
✔✔EMRs have been performing effective CPR on a patient in cardiac arrest. Upon
arrival the AED indicates "shock advised." What should you do? - ✔✔Defibrillate the
patient
✔✔Asthmatic 50 year old female patient is sitting at her desk. She is anxious and
complaining of tightness in her chest. You should? - ✔✔Assist with prescribed inhaler
✔✔Which of the following is a sign of cardiogenic shock? - ✔✔Progressive hypotension
✔✔You observe an older male slumped on the floor. He is pulseless. What should you
do? - ✔✔Start compressions
✔✔After delivering one shock with an AED your patient now has a pulse and effective
respirations. Which position should you put them in? - ✔✔Recovery
✔✔Chest pain prior to calling, she took 3 does of her prescribed sublingual NTF with no
relief. What should you do? - ✔✔Assess her vital signs
✔✔What causes heart failure? - ✔✔Inadequate ejection of blood from the ventricles
