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1. To assist in lowering body temperature, bloodvessels may
A: dilate, thus giving the patient a red or flushed appearance
B: Chest pain or discomfort
C: Congestive heart failure
D: The pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle contracts.
2. A surgical procedute in which a graft is created from a healthy blood vessel from another part of the
A: Chest pain or discomfort
B: Sudden cardiac death
C: The pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle contracts.
D: Coronary artery bypass graft
3. A condition in which one or both sides of the heart fail to pump efficiently
A: arteries that supply the heart with blood
B: An abnormal awareness of one's heartbeat
C: Congestive heart failure
D: The pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle contracts.
4. Coronary arteries
A: disease of the coronary arteries and the complications that result, such as angina pectoris or a heart attack
B: arteries that supply the heart with blood
C: dilate, thus giving the patient a red or flushed appearance
D: Diastolic blood pressure
5. Defibrillation
A: The delivery of an electric shock to a patient's heart to end an abnormal heart rhythm
B: a term used for diseases that slow or stop blood flow through the arteries that supply the heart muscle with
C: disease of the coronary arteries and the complications that result, such as angina pectoris or a heart attack
D: A surgically implanted device programmed to recognize heart rhythms that are too fast or life-threatening
6. Pulmonic valve
A: Mitral valve
B: When you are performing a focused history and physical examination on a patient with chest pain, your
C: A semilunar valve located at the junction of the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
D: The delivery of an electric shock to a patient's heart to end an abnormal heart rhythm
7. evaluate all areas of the body that may be affected by cardiac compromise.
A: When you are performing a focused history and physical examination on a patient with chest pain, your
B: arteries that supply the heart with blood
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