AHA Heartcode ACLS Online
1. Differential Diagnosis (DDx) <Ans> A list of possible conditions that share
the same symptoms that are described to or are exhibited to the healthcare
provider.
2. System <Ans> A group of interdependent that regularly interact to form a whole
3. Etiology <Ans> The study of the causes of diseases
4. Coronary Profusion Pressure (CPP) <Ans> Is aortic relaxation or diastolic
pressure, minus right-atrial diastolic pressure
5. Rapid Response Team (RRT) <Ans> Medical Emergency Team (MET)
6. Coronary Syndrome <Ans> A group of clinical symptoms compatible with
acute my- ocardial ischemia. Also called coronary heart disease.
7. What medical conditions can Basic Life Support (BLS) treat? <Ans>
Airway ob- struction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest
8. Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) <Ans> A blanket term used to represent any
symp- toms related to lack of oxygen (ischemia) in the heart muscle. Also called
cardiac compromise. otion caused
9. Stroke <Ans> Sudden loss of consciousness, sensation, and
voluntary m by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel
of the brain.
10. Respiratory Arrest <Ans> When breathing completely stops. Apneic. Chest
not mov- ing, can still have pulse.
11. Bradycardia <Ans> Abnormally slow heart rate, below 60 bpm.
,12. Tachycardia <Ans> Abnormally rapid heart rate. e 100
m bp
13. Cardiac Arrest <Ans> Sudden, unexpected stoppage of heart action, often
leading to sudden cardiac death.
14. In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest <Ans> A cardiac arrest that occurs inside a hospit
15. Chest-Compression Fraction (CCF) <Ans> The total me during a
erformed.
percentage of ti resuscitation attempt in which active chest
compressions are being p
16. What is Cardiac Conduction? <Ans> The rate at which the heart conducts
electrical impulses.
, 17. What is the function of specialized muscle tissues in the heart?
<Ans> They conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat.
18. Cardiac/Heart Nodal Tissue <Ans> Is a specialized type of tissue that
behaves as both muscle tissue and nervous tissue.
19. Sinoatrial (SA) Node | Pacemaker of the Heart <Ans> Cardiac-nodal tissue,
located in the right atrium of the heart, which initiates the electrical impulses that
determine the heart rate
20. Atrioventricular (AV) Node <Ans> Receives impulses from the SA node and
delays the signal for a fraction of a second. This gives atria time to contract and
send blood to the ventricles before the stimulation of ventricular contraction.
21. Ventricular Contraction <Ans> Empties the ventricles, forcing circulation;
systole.
22. Systole <Ans> Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
23. Diastole <Ans> Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
24. Right Atrium <Ans> The right upper chamber of the heart that e-oxygenated
receives d blood from the Venae Cavae and Coronary Sinus
25. What blood vessels return blood to the right atrium? <Ans> Superior and
inferior venae cavae
26. What regions of the body does the superior vena cava return blood from?-
<Ans> Head, neck, arm, chest
27. What regions of the body does the inferior vena cava return blood from?-
<Ans> Legs, back, abdomen, pelvis
28. Left Atrium <Ans> Receives blood returning to the heart from onary veins.
ng oxygen-rich
the pulm The pulmonary veins extend from the left atrium to the
1. Differential Diagnosis (DDx) <Ans> A list of possible conditions that share
the same symptoms that are described to or are exhibited to the healthcare
provider.
2. System <Ans> A group of interdependent that regularly interact to form a whole
3. Etiology <Ans> The study of the causes of diseases
4. Coronary Profusion Pressure (CPP) <Ans> Is aortic relaxation or diastolic
pressure, minus right-atrial diastolic pressure
5. Rapid Response Team (RRT) <Ans> Medical Emergency Team (MET)
6. Coronary Syndrome <Ans> A group of clinical symptoms compatible with
acute my- ocardial ischemia. Also called coronary heart disease.
7. What medical conditions can Basic Life Support (BLS) treat? <Ans>
Airway ob- struction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest
8. Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) <Ans> A blanket term used to represent any
symp- toms related to lack of oxygen (ischemia) in the heart muscle. Also called
cardiac compromise. otion caused
9. Stroke <Ans> Sudden loss of consciousness, sensation, and
voluntary m by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel
of the brain.
10. Respiratory Arrest <Ans> When breathing completely stops. Apneic. Chest
not mov- ing, can still have pulse.
11. Bradycardia <Ans> Abnormally slow heart rate, below 60 bpm.
,12. Tachycardia <Ans> Abnormally rapid heart rate. e 100
m bp
13. Cardiac Arrest <Ans> Sudden, unexpected stoppage of heart action, often
leading to sudden cardiac death.
14. In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest <Ans> A cardiac arrest that occurs inside a hospit
15. Chest-Compression Fraction (CCF) <Ans> The total me during a
erformed.
percentage of ti resuscitation attempt in which active chest
compressions are being p
16. What is Cardiac Conduction? <Ans> The rate at which the heart conducts
electrical impulses.
, 17. What is the function of specialized muscle tissues in the heart?
<Ans> They conduct electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat.
18. Cardiac/Heart Nodal Tissue <Ans> Is a specialized type of tissue that
behaves as both muscle tissue and nervous tissue.
19. Sinoatrial (SA) Node | Pacemaker of the Heart <Ans> Cardiac-nodal tissue,
located in the right atrium of the heart, which initiates the electrical impulses that
determine the heart rate
20. Atrioventricular (AV) Node <Ans> Receives impulses from the SA node and
delays the signal for a fraction of a second. This gives atria time to contract and
send blood to the ventricles before the stimulation of ventricular contraction.
21. Ventricular Contraction <Ans> Empties the ventricles, forcing circulation;
systole.
22. Systole <Ans> Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
23. Diastole <Ans> Relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
24. Right Atrium <Ans> The right upper chamber of the heart that e-oxygenated
receives d blood from the Venae Cavae and Coronary Sinus
25. What blood vessels return blood to the right atrium? <Ans> Superior and
inferior venae cavae
26. What regions of the body does the superior vena cava return blood from?-
<Ans> Head, neck, arm, chest
27. What regions of the body does the inferior vena cava return blood from?-
<Ans> Legs, back, abdomen, pelvis
28. Left Atrium <Ans> Receives blood returning to the heart from onary veins.
ng oxygen-rich
the pulm The pulmonary veins extend from the left atrium to the
