Paramedic Cardiology Exam 1 Questions And Actual Answers.

The right side of the heart is a - Answer Low pressure system (pulmonary circulation) The left side of the heart is a - Answer High pressure system (systemic circulation) Left coronary artery supplies: - Answer Left ventricle, inter ventricular septum Right Coronary Artery supplies - Answer Right atrium Right ventricle Part of left ventricle Portions of the conduction system Stimulation of the sympathetic nerves - Answer Strengthens force of contraction Increases heart rate If patient is unresponsive and possibly in cardiac arrest what should you use instead of ABCDE - Answer CABDE Pulse deficit - Answer difference between the apical and peripheral pulse rates Pulsus Paradoxus - Answer When the systolic BP falls more than 10mm hg with inspiration Pulsus alternans - Answer sign of sever ventricular failure (beat-beat difference) S1 occurs when - Answer When the tricuspid and mitral valves close Decreased S1 sounds can indicate - Answer Fibrotic or calcified mitral valve