CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AAPC TEST BANK
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ 2. The American Heart Association and the American College of
Cardiology have recommended guidelines to define normal and high BP.
How many categories of BP are there? A. 6 B. 4 C. 5 D. 2. Answer: C. 5
◉ 3. Approximately how many Americans have hypertension? A. 108
thousand B. 113 billion C. 1.13 billion D. 108 million. Answer: D. 108
million
◉ 4. When healthy lifestyle changes alone do not control or lower high
BP, a patient's doctor may change a patient's treatment plan by
prescribing medicines to treat their condition. Which type of medication
relax blood vessels and keep them from narrowing? A. ARBs B. CCBs
C. ACE D. water pills. Answer: A. ARBs
◉ 5. When medications and cardioversion don't work to control the
arrhythmia, the doctor may recommend a procedure to destroy the area
of heart tissue that is causing the erratic electrical signals and restore
normal sinus rhythm. Which type of procedure may be performed to
prevent abnormal impulses from reaching the heart? A. catheter ablation
B. pacemaker insertion C. Maze procedure D. atrioventricular node
ablation. Answer: C. Maze procedure
, ◉ 6. Some arrhythmias tend to happen at specific times or under certain
circumstances, so the doctor will often ask when they occurred and what
the patient was doing. Which of the following would the doctor probably
NOT ask? A. Were you playing a sport or otherwise exerting yourself?
B. Were you eating at the time or had you just eaten? C. Did it occur
when you were standing up after sitting or lying down? D. Does it occur
at night, during the day, or both?. Answer: B. Were you eating at the
time or had you just eaten?
◉ 7. People with certain chronic conditions have an increased risk of
arrhythmias. Which of the following chronic conditions is NOT
considered an increased risk of arrhythmias? A. diabetes B. chronic
kidney disease C. chronic liver disease D. sleep apnea. Answer: C.
chronic liver disease
◉ 8. Cardioversion (defibrillation) uses an electrical shock to reset the
heart rate and rhythm and is a commonly used treatment for AFL and
AFib. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. If drug
cardioversion restores normal sinus rhythm, the same medication is
prescribed to prevent reoccurrence B. Drug cardioversion is only
performed through an IV and in the hospital for constant monitoring C.
75 percent of people have a recurrence of AFib within one to two years
after electrical cardioversion D. Electrical cardioversion is successful in
over 95 percent of individuals with AFib. Answer: B. Drug
cardioversion is only performed through an IV and in the hospital for
constant monitoring.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ 2. The American Heart Association and the American College of
Cardiology have recommended guidelines to define normal and high BP.
How many categories of BP are there? A. 6 B. 4 C. 5 D. 2. Answer: C. 5
◉ 3. Approximately how many Americans have hypertension? A. 108
thousand B. 113 billion C. 1.13 billion D. 108 million. Answer: D. 108
million
◉ 4. When healthy lifestyle changes alone do not control or lower high
BP, a patient's doctor may change a patient's treatment plan by
prescribing medicines to treat their condition. Which type of medication
relax blood vessels and keep them from narrowing? A. ARBs B. CCBs
C. ACE D. water pills. Answer: A. ARBs
◉ 5. When medications and cardioversion don't work to control the
arrhythmia, the doctor may recommend a procedure to destroy the area
of heart tissue that is causing the erratic electrical signals and restore
normal sinus rhythm. Which type of procedure may be performed to
prevent abnormal impulses from reaching the heart? A. catheter ablation
B. pacemaker insertion C. Maze procedure D. atrioventricular node
ablation. Answer: C. Maze procedure
, ◉ 6. Some arrhythmias tend to happen at specific times or under certain
circumstances, so the doctor will often ask when they occurred and what
the patient was doing. Which of the following would the doctor probably
NOT ask? A. Were you playing a sport or otherwise exerting yourself?
B. Were you eating at the time or had you just eaten? C. Did it occur
when you were standing up after sitting or lying down? D. Does it occur
at night, during the day, or both?. Answer: B. Were you eating at the
time or had you just eaten?
◉ 7. People with certain chronic conditions have an increased risk of
arrhythmias. Which of the following chronic conditions is NOT
considered an increased risk of arrhythmias? A. diabetes B. chronic
kidney disease C. chronic liver disease D. sleep apnea. Answer: C.
chronic liver disease
◉ 8. Cardioversion (defibrillation) uses an electrical shock to reset the
heart rate and rhythm and is a commonly used treatment for AFL and
AFib. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. If drug
cardioversion restores normal sinus rhythm, the same medication is
prescribed to prevent reoccurrence B. Drug cardioversion is only
performed through an IV and in the hospital for constant monitoring C.
75 percent of people have a recurrence of AFib within one to two years
after electrical cardioversion D. Electrical cardioversion is successful in
over 95 percent of individuals with AFib. Answer: B. Drug
cardioversion is only performed through an IV and in the hospital for
constant monitoring.
