Paramedic Cardiology Exam 1 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Paramedic Cardiology Exam 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers

Question: The right side of the heart is a

Ans✅ ✅: Low pressure system (pulmonary circulation)

Question: The left side of the heart is a

Ans✅ ✅: High pressure system (systemic circulation)

Question: Left coronary artery supplies:

Ans✅ ✅: Left ventricle, inter ventricular septum

Question: Right Coronary Artery supplies

Ans✅ ✅: Right atrium

Right ventricle

Part of left ventricle

Portions of the conduction system

Question: Stimulation of the sympathetic nerves

Ans✅ ✅: Strengthens force of contraction

Increases heart rate

Question: If patient is unresponsive and possibly in cardiac arrest what
should you use instead of ABCDE

Ans✅ ✅: CABDE

Question: Pulse deficit

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Ans✅ ✅: difference between the apical and peripheral pulse rates

Question: Pulsus Paradoxus

Ans✅ ✅: When the systolic BP falls more than 10mm hg with inspiration

Question: Pulsus alternans

Ans✅ ✅: sign of sever ventricular failure (beat-beat difference)

Question: S1 occurs when

Ans✅ ✅: When the tricuspid and mitral valves close

Question: Decreased S1 sounds can indicate

Ans✅ ✅: Fibrotic or calcified mitral valve

Obesity

Emphysema

Cardiac tamponade

Question: S2 occurs when

Ans✅ ✅: When the pulmonary and aortic valves close

Question: S2 is louder when

Ans✅ ✅: chronic hypertension or pulmonary hypertension

Question: S3

Ans✅ ✅: is caused by ventricular wall vibrations indicating heart failure

Question: S4

Ans✅ ✅: Heard just before S1 and indicates turbulent filling of stiff ventricle in
hypertrophy. Possible MI