Med surg cardiac test 1 Medical
Surgical Cardiovascular Exam
Questions and Answers Review
how does the heart get the blood that keeps it alive? - Answer--coronary arteries
path of blood flow through the heart - Answer--inferior/superior vena cava
right atrium
tricuspid valve
right ventricle
pulmonic valve
pulmonic artery
lungs (gas exchange happens here)
pulmonary veins
left atrium
mitral/ bicuspid valve
left ventricle
aortic valve
aorta to rest of body
"electrical" conduction of the heart - Answer--SA node
AV node
bundle of his
right and left bundle branches
purkinji fibers
communication between arteries and veins -
Answer--arteries-arterioles-capillaries-venule-veins
exception of arteries caring oxygenated blood - Answer--pulmonary artery caries
deoxygenated blood
exception of veins carrying deoxygenated blood - Answer--pulmonary vein carries
oxygenated blood
, air sacs that are surrounded by microscopic capillaries to "restock" blood with O2 -
Answer--alveoli
pulmonary circulation - Answer--the flow of blood as it returns back to the heart and
goes to the lungs to pick up O2, then goes back to the heart
Systemic circulation - Answer--blood going through the body. leaves through aorta
and returns through the vena cava
invasive sterile procedure used to visualize the heart's chambers, valves, great
vessels. and coronary arteries - Answer--cardiac cath
areas of insertion for a cardiac cath - Answer--femoral or radial artery
two diagnostic tests that can measure ejection fraction - Answer--cardiac cath and
echocardiogram
after a cardiac cath that was accessed through femoral artery - Answer--pt lies
supine (6-8 hrs) with a sand bag over a pressure dressing to prevent hemorrage
what do monitor after femoral or radial accessed cardiac cath - Answer--peripheral
pulses distal to site, VS and complaints of numbness or tingling
Graphic study of electrical activities of heart muscle - Answer--electrocardiogram
(ECG, EKG)
12 lead EKG has how many leads - Answer--10 leads
placement of leads for a 12 lead EKG - Answer--6 on chest, 4 on limbs
P wave on EKG represents - Answer--depolarization (contraction) of atrial
QRS wave on EKG represents - Answer--depolarization (contraction) of ventricles
T wave on EKG represents - Answer--repolarization (relaxation) of ventricles
cardiac monitor - Answer--continually monitors a pts cardiac electrical activity and
displays it to a video screen (telemetry)
what are cardiac monitors used for - Answer--monitor a pts condition in case there is
a sudden change or to detect abnormalities
cases in which a cardiac monitor could be used - Answer--hx of cardiac disease
angina pectoris (chest pain)
Surgical Cardiovascular Exam
Questions and Answers Review
how does the heart get the blood that keeps it alive? - Answer--coronary arteries
path of blood flow through the heart - Answer--inferior/superior vena cava
right atrium
tricuspid valve
right ventricle
pulmonic valve
pulmonic artery
lungs (gas exchange happens here)
pulmonary veins
left atrium
mitral/ bicuspid valve
left ventricle
aortic valve
aorta to rest of body
"electrical" conduction of the heart - Answer--SA node
AV node
bundle of his
right and left bundle branches
purkinji fibers
communication between arteries and veins -
Answer--arteries-arterioles-capillaries-venule-veins
exception of arteries caring oxygenated blood - Answer--pulmonary artery caries
deoxygenated blood
exception of veins carrying deoxygenated blood - Answer--pulmonary vein carries
oxygenated blood
, air sacs that are surrounded by microscopic capillaries to "restock" blood with O2 -
Answer--alveoli
pulmonary circulation - Answer--the flow of blood as it returns back to the heart and
goes to the lungs to pick up O2, then goes back to the heart
Systemic circulation - Answer--blood going through the body. leaves through aorta
and returns through the vena cava
invasive sterile procedure used to visualize the heart's chambers, valves, great
vessels. and coronary arteries - Answer--cardiac cath
areas of insertion for a cardiac cath - Answer--femoral or radial artery
two diagnostic tests that can measure ejection fraction - Answer--cardiac cath and
echocardiogram
after a cardiac cath that was accessed through femoral artery - Answer--pt lies
supine (6-8 hrs) with a sand bag over a pressure dressing to prevent hemorrage
what do monitor after femoral or radial accessed cardiac cath - Answer--peripheral
pulses distal to site, VS and complaints of numbness or tingling
Graphic study of electrical activities of heart muscle - Answer--electrocardiogram
(ECG, EKG)
12 lead EKG has how many leads - Answer--10 leads
placement of leads for a 12 lead EKG - Answer--6 on chest, 4 on limbs
P wave on EKG represents - Answer--depolarization (contraction) of atrial
QRS wave on EKG represents - Answer--depolarization (contraction) of ventricles
T wave on EKG represents - Answer--repolarization (relaxation) of ventricles
cardiac monitor - Answer--continually monitors a pts cardiac electrical activity and
displays it to a video screen (telemetry)
what are cardiac monitors used for - Answer--monitor a pts condition in case there is
a sudden change or to detect abnormalities
cases in which a cardiac monitor could be used - Answer--hx of cardiac disease
angina pectoris (chest pain)
