CARDIOLOGY FISDAP EXAM
CARDIOLOGY FISDAP EXAM FOR EMT 2025
2026
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CARDIOLOGY FISDAP EXAM FOR EMT
A 44-year-old man reports dizziness and lightheadness. His BP is 88/26 mm Hg, his
heart rate is 190 beats per minute and weak. His skin is cool clammy and pale. Why
is his BP low? - CORRECT ANSWER - decreased ventricular timing
a blockage, usually of a tubular structure such as a blood vessel - CORRECT
ANSWER - occlusion
a blood clot that has formed within a blood vessel and is floating within the
bloodstream - CORRECT ANSWER - thromboembolism
a condition in which the inner layers of an artery, such as the aorta, become
seperatated, allowing blood (at high pressures) to flow between the layers -
CORRECT ANSWER - dissecting aneurysm
a disorder in which the hear loses part of its ability to effectively pump blood, usually
as a result of damage to the heart muscle and usually resulting in a backup of fluid
into the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - congestive heart failure
A group of symptoms caused by myocardial ischemia; includes angina and
myocardial infarction - CORRECT ANSWER - acute coronary syndrome
A heart attack; death of the heart muscle following obstruction of blood flow to it; in
this context the attack is "new" or "happening right now" - CORRECT ANSWER -
acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
a rapid heart rhythm in which the electrical impulse begins in the ventricle (instead of
the atrium), which may result in inadequate blood flow and eventually deteriorate into
cardiac arrest - CORRECT ANSWER - ventricular tachycardia
CARDIOLOGY FISDAP EXAM FOR EMT 2025
2026
, Document Title Page 2
CARDIOLOGY FISDAP EXAM FOR EMT
A 44-year-old man reports dizziness and lightheadness. His BP is 88/26 mm Hg, his
heart rate is 190 beats per minute and weak. His skin is cool clammy and pale. Why
is his BP low? - CORRECT ANSWER - decreased ventricular timing
a blockage, usually of a tubular structure such as a blood vessel - CORRECT
ANSWER - occlusion
a blood clot that has formed within a blood vessel and is floating within the
bloodstream - CORRECT ANSWER - thromboembolism
a condition in which the inner layers of an artery, such as the aorta, become
seperatated, allowing blood (at high pressures) to flow between the layers -
CORRECT ANSWER - dissecting aneurysm
a disorder in which the hear loses part of its ability to effectively pump blood, usually
as a result of damage to the heart muscle and usually resulting in a backup of fluid
into the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - congestive heart failure
A group of symptoms caused by myocardial ischemia; includes angina and
myocardial infarction - CORRECT ANSWER - acute coronary syndrome
A heart attack; death of the heart muscle following obstruction of blood flow to it; in
this context the attack is "new" or "happening right now" - CORRECT ANSWER -
acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
a rapid heart rhythm in which the electrical impulse begins in the ventricle (instead of
the atrium), which may result in inadequate blood flow and eventually deteriorate into
cardiac arrest - CORRECT ANSWER - ventricular tachycardia
