FISDAP CARDIOLOGY SETS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔Aspirin is administerd to patients with chest pain because it? - ✔✔Decreases ability
of platelets to form clots
✔✔CPR has been ongoing for 10 minutes on a patient in cardiac arrest. An AED has
just been applied and is ready to analyze. You should? - ✔✔Stop CPR and clear the
patient
✔✔A 48 year old male complains of an 8/10 crushing chest pain that radiates to his
neck. Vital signs are 112/78, P 60 and R 18. Patients daily medications include
metoprolol, Cialis, and aspirin. What should you do? - ✔✔Transport rapidly in a position
of comfort to closest facility
✔✔While performing chest compression, you should? - ✔✔Position your shoulders over
your hands
✔✔A patient who collapsed has been revived following one shock with an AED. She is
now moaning and breathing on her own. What should you do? - ✔✔Put the patient on
their side and monitor their airway
✔✔Patient complains of chest pain radiating to both sides of his shoulders after dinner.
He is pale, diaphoretic, and slightly SOB. Pain worsens with a deep breath. Vitals are
150/90, P 120 and irregular, and R 20. You should suspect? - ✔✔Myocardial infarction
✔✔A 78 year old diabetic patient with a syncopal episode now complains of anxiety,
SOB, and back pain. You should suspect? - ✔✔Acute coronary syndrome
, ✔✔An 84 year old male with a history of "heart problems" complains of chest pain. The
chest pain started 30 mins ago while at rest. Vital signs are 110/70, P 92, R 20, SPO2
95%. What should you do? - ✔✔Assist patient with prescribed NTG
✔✔A patient complains of substernal chest pain with radiating pain to his back and jaw,
the pain is not relieved with rest, you should suspect? - ✔✔Acute Myocardial Infarction
✔✔A 49 year old man with a history of heart problems complains of chest pressure and
SOB. You should assist him in taking his nitroglycerin if he? - ✔✔Complains of a
headache and has a BP of 132/90
✔✔A 48 year old patient complains of difficulty breathing, patients history reveals an
AMI 8 months ago, vital signs are 144/86, P 110, and R 24, auscultation reveals
crackles in the lung bases. You should suspect? - ✔✔Pulmonary Edema
✔✔After an AED has analyzed a patient. the machine states "shock advised." The most
likely cause is - ✔✔Ventricular tachycardia
✔✔The vessels that supply the myocardium are called the - ✔✔Coronary arteries
✔✔An 80 year old male presents with SOB, fatigue, peripheral edema, and JVD. Breath
sounds reveal crackles and rhonchi. The most likely cause is - ✔✔CHF
✔✔You shocked a patient back into normal rhythm with an AED. During transport, the
patient becomes cyanotic and pulseless. What should you do? - ✔✔Start CPR, and
request the EMS unto to stop
✔✔A patient complains of chest pain radiating to both of his shoulder after dinner He is
pale, diaphoretic and slightly SOB. The pain worsens with a deep breath. Vital signs are
BP 150/90, P 120, and R 20. You should suspect - ✔✔MI
✔✔A 57 year old female developed severe weakness and mild SOB while shoveling
snow. She is diaphoretic and complaining of nausea and jaw pain. You should suspect -
✔✔AMI
✔✔you are in an airport and see an adult collapse. As you get the AED from the wall, a
bystander starts CPR. If indicated, you should deliver your first shock: - ✔✔ASAP on
arrival at the patient's side
✔✔ A 54 year old complains of chest tightness after raking leaves for an hour. The pain
subsided after rest and 2 NTG. He has had very similar episodes in the past. He most
likely experiencing? - ✔✔Angina Pectoris
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔Aspirin is administerd to patients with chest pain because it? - ✔✔Decreases ability
of platelets to form clots
✔✔CPR has been ongoing for 10 minutes on a patient in cardiac arrest. An AED has
just been applied and is ready to analyze. You should? - ✔✔Stop CPR and clear the
patient
✔✔A 48 year old male complains of an 8/10 crushing chest pain that radiates to his
neck. Vital signs are 112/78, P 60 and R 18. Patients daily medications include
metoprolol, Cialis, and aspirin. What should you do? - ✔✔Transport rapidly in a position
of comfort to closest facility
✔✔While performing chest compression, you should? - ✔✔Position your shoulders over
your hands
✔✔A patient who collapsed has been revived following one shock with an AED. She is
now moaning and breathing on her own. What should you do? - ✔✔Put the patient on
their side and monitor their airway
✔✔Patient complains of chest pain radiating to both sides of his shoulders after dinner.
He is pale, diaphoretic, and slightly SOB. Pain worsens with a deep breath. Vitals are
150/90, P 120 and irregular, and R 20. You should suspect? - ✔✔Myocardial infarction
✔✔A 78 year old diabetic patient with a syncopal episode now complains of anxiety,
SOB, and back pain. You should suspect? - ✔✔Acute coronary syndrome
, ✔✔An 84 year old male with a history of "heart problems" complains of chest pain. The
chest pain started 30 mins ago while at rest. Vital signs are 110/70, P 92, R 20, SPO2
95%. What should you do? - ✔✔Assist patient with prescribed NTG
✔✔A patient complains of substernal chest pain with radiating pain to his back and jaw,
the pain is not relieved with rest, you should suspect? - ✔✔Acute Myocardial Infarction
✔✔A 49 year old man with a history of heart problems complains of chest pressure and
SOB. You should assist him in taking his nitroglycerin if he? - ✔✔Complains of a
headache and has a BP of 132/90
✔✔A 48 year old patient complains of difficulty breathing, patients history reveals an
AMI 8 months ago, vital signs are 144/86, P 110, and R 24, auscultation reveals
crackles in the lung bases. You should suspect? - ✔✔Pulmonary Edema
✔✔After an AED has analyzed a patient. the machine states "shock advised." The most
likely cause is - ✔✔Ventricular tachycardia
✔✔The vessels that supply the myocardium are called the - ✔✔Coronary arteries
✔✔An 80 year old male presents with SOB, fatigue, peripheral edema, and JVD. Breath
sounds reveal crackles and rhonchi. The most likely cause is - ✔✔CHF
✔✔You shocked a patient back into normal rhythm with an AED. During transport, the
patient becomes cyanotic and pulseless. What should you do? - ✔✔Start CPR, and
request the EMS unto to stop
✔✔A patient complains of chest pain radiating to both of his shoulder after dinner He is
pale, diaphoretic and slightly SOB. The pain worsens with a deep breath. Vital signs are
BP 150/90, P 120, and R 20. You should suspect - ✔✔MI
✔✔A 57 year old female developed severe weakness and mild SOB while shoveling
snow. She is diaphoretic and complaining of nausea and jaw pain. You should suspect -
✔✔AMI
✔✔you are in an airport and see an adult collapse. As you get the AED from the wall, a
bystander starts CPR. If indicated, you should deliver your first shock: - ✔✔ASAP on
arrival at the patient's side
✔✔ A 54 year old complains of chest tightness after raking leaves for an hour. The pain
subsided after rest and 2 NTG. He has had very similar episodes in the past. He most
likely experiencing? - ✔✔Angina Pectoris
