EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam,
Cardiology Fisdap Questions And
Answers
Interventions bwith bthe bMost bPositive bImpact bon bCardiac bArrest bPatient's bOutcome
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Early bCPR band bdefibrillation
Response bto b'No bShock' bMessage bfrom bAED bin bCardiac bArrest b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Resume bchest bcompressions
Maximum bTime bto bCheck bfor bSpontaneous bBreathing bin bUnresponsive bChild b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔10 bseconds
CPR bCompression bDepth band bRate bfor bAdult b- bcorrect banswers✔✔2.0-2.4 bin,
b100-150 bBPM
Compression bto bVentilation bRatio bfor bAdult bTwo-Rescuer bCPR b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔30:2
Artery bto bPalpate bfor bPulse bin bInfant b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Brachial
Reassessment bInterval bfor bReturn bof bRespirations/Circulation bin bCPR b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Every b2 bminutes
Preferred bMethod bto bRemove bForeign bBody bin bUnresponsive bChild b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Chest bcompressions
Cause bof bCardiogenic bShock b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Inadequate bfunction bof bthe
bheart bmuscle
Definition bof bPericardial bEffusion b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Collection bof bfluid bbetween
bthe bpericardial bsac band bthe bmyocardium
Cardiac bTamponade b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Occurs bwhen bblood bleaks binto bthe
bspace bbetween bthe bpericardium band bthe bpericardial bsac
, Signs band bSymptoms bof bCardiac bTamponade b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Beck btriad:
bjugular bvein bdistention, bmuffled bheart bsounds, bnarrowing bpulse bpressure
Signs bof bCardiogenic bShock b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Skin: bcool, bclammy, bashen
-High bBP
-Rapid, bshallow bbreathing
-Weak, birregular bpulse
-Anxiety, bnausea
Differential bDiagnosis bof bPatient b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Cardiogenic bshock
Heart bDivision b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Septum
Chamber bReceiving bUnoxygenated bBlood b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Atrium
Chamber bPumping bOxygenated bBlood b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Ventricles
Origin bof bNormal bElectrical bImpulses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Sinoatrial b(SA) bnode
Cardiac bMuscle bCell bCharacteristic b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Automaticity
Sympathetic bNervous bSystem bEffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Increase bHR, bRR
-Constrict bblood bvessels bin bmuscles
Parasympathetic bNervous bSystem bEffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Decreases bHR band
bRR, bConstricts bblood bvessels bin bmuscles b(opposes bsympathetic bNS)
Coronary bArteries bOxygen bSupply b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Dilation
Heart bBlood bSupply b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Coronary bVessels
Iliac bArteries bDestination b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Femoral bArteries
Veins bReturning bBlood bto bRight bAtrium b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Venae bCavae
Systolic bPressure bDefinition b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Maximum bpressure bduring bleft
bventricle bcontraction
Peripheral bPulses bLocation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Extremities
Central bPulses bLocation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Near bthe btrunk bof bthe bbody
Decrease bin bHeart bBlood bFlow b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Ischemia
Atherosclerosis bDefinition b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Buildup bof bcalcium band bcholesterol
bin bblood bvessel bwalls
Cardiology Fisdap Questions And
Answers
Interventions bwith bthe bMost bPositive bImpact bon bCardiac bArrest bPatient's bOutcome
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Early bCPR band bdefibrillation
Response bto b'No bShock' bMessage bfrom bAED bin bCardiac bArrest b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Resume bchest bcompressions
Maximum bTime bto bCheck bfor bSpontaneous bBreathing bin bUnresponsive bChild b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔10 bseconds
CPR bCompression bDepth band bRate bfor bAdult b- bcorrect banswers✔✔2.0-2.4 bin,
b100-150 bBPM
Compression bto bVentilation bRatio bfor bAdult bTwo-Rescuer bCPR b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔30:2
Artery bto bPalpate bfor bPulse bin bInfant b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Brachial
Reassessment bInterval bfor bReturn bof bRespirations/Circulation bin bCPR b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Every b2 bminutes
Preferred bMethod bto bRemove bForeign bBody bin bUnresponsive bChild b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Chest bcompressions
Cause bof bCardiogenic bShock b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Inadequate bfunction bof bthe
bheart bmuscle
Definition bof bPericardial bEffusion b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Collection bof bfluid bbetween
bthe bpericardial bsac band bthe bmyocardium
Cardiac bTamponade b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Occurs bwhen bblood bleaks binto bthe
bspace bbetween bthe bpericardium band bthe bpericardial bsac
, Signs band bSymptoms bof bCardiac bTamponade b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Beck btriad:
bjugular bvein bdistention, bmuffled bheart bsounds, bnarrowing bpulse bpressure
Signs bof bCardiogenic bShock b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Skin: bcool, bclammy, bashen
-High bBP
-Rapid, bshallow bbreathing
-Weak, birregular bpulse
-Anxiety, bnausea
Differential bDiagnosis bof bPatient b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Cardiogenic bshock
Heart bDivision b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Septum
Chamber bReceiving bUnoxygenated bBlood b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Atrium
Chamber bPumping bOxygenated bBlood b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Ventricles
Origin bof bNormal bElectrical bImpulses b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Sinoatrial b(SA) bnode
Cardiac bMuscle bCell bCharacteristic b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Automaticity
Sympathetic bNervous bSystem bEffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Increase bHR, bRR
-Constrict bblood bvessels bin bmuscles
Parasympathetic bNervous bSystem bEffects b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Decreases bHR band
bRR, bConstricts bblood bvessels bin bmuscles b(opposes bsympathetic bNS)
Coronary bArteries bOxygen bSupply b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Dilation
Heart bBlood bSupply b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Coronary bVessels
Iliac bArteries bDestination b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Femoral bArteries
Veins bReturning bBlood bto bRight bAtrium b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Venae bCavae
Systolic bPressure bDefinition b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Maximum bpressure bduring bleft
bventricle bcontraction
Peripheral bPulses bLocation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Extremities
Central bPulses bLocation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Near bthe btrunk bof bthe bbody
Decrease bin bHeart bBlood bFlow b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Ischemia
Atherosclerosis bDefinition b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Buildup bof bcalcium band bcholesterol
bin bblood bvessel bwalls
