EMT FISDAP CARDIOLOGY STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED PASS
◉ ACS (acute coronary syndrome)
Answer: sudden symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the heart
indicating unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction
◉ acute myocardial infarction
Answer: the condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a
result of oxygen starvation; often called a heart attack by laypersons
◉ myocardial infarction
Answer: the occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque
buildup (heart attack)
◉ hypertension (HTN)
Answer: blood pressure in the arteries are persistently elevated
◉ Causes of heart failure
Answer: "MI, afib, infection, shock/trauma, thyroid disease, PE, excess
salt, medication noncompliance, beta blockers, NSAIDs"
◉ Right side heart failure
, Answer: right side of the heart is not pumping blood to the lungs as well
as normal. It is also called cor pulmonale or pulmonary heart disease. ex
of this are JVD and peripheral edema
◉ Left side heart failure
Answer: specifically the left ventricle — your heart's main pumping
chamber. Fluid may back up in your lungs, causing shortness of breath.
Fluid may back up into your abdomen, legs and feet, causing swelling.
◉ cardiogenic shock
Answer: A state in which not enough oxygen is delivered to the tissues
of the body, caused by low output of blood from the heart. It can be a
severe complication of a large acute myocardial infarction, as well as
other conditions.
◉ pulmonary edema
Answer: fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles
◉ CHF (congestive heart failure)
Answer: heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood
◉ Bradycardia
Answer: slow heart rate
◉ Arterioles
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED PASS
◉ ACS (acute coronary syndrome)
Answer: sudden symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the heart
indicating unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction
◉ acute myocardial infarction
Answer: the condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a
result of oxygen starvation; often called a heart attack by laypersons
◉ myocardial infarction
Answer: the occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque
buildup (heart attack)
◉ hypertension (HTN)
Answer: blood pressure in the arteries are persistently elevated
◉ Causes of heart failure
Answer: "MI, afib, infection, shock/trauma, thyroid disease, PE, excess
salt, medication noncompliance, beta blockers, NSAIDs"
◉ Right side heart failure
, Answer: right side of the heart is not pumping blood to the lungs as well
as normal. It is also called cor pulmonale or pulmonary heart disease. ex
of this are JVD and peripheral edema
◉ Left side heart failure
Answer: specifically the left ventricle — your heart's main pumping
chamber. Fluid may back up in your lungs, causing shortness of breath.
Fluid may back up into your abdomen, legs and feet, causing swelling.
◉ cardiogenic shock
Answer: A state in which not enough oxygen is delivered to the tissues
of the body, caused by low output of blood from the heart. It can be a
severe complication of a large acute myocardial infarction, as well as
other conditions.
◉ pulmonary edema
Answer: fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles
◉ CHF (congestive heart failure)
Answer: heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood
◉ Bradycardia
Answer: slow heart rate
◉ Arterioles
