OMSA Exam Study Guide Questions And Answers
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What is the difference between angina and MI (myocardial infarction) - ANSWER
-Angina is cause by lack of oxygen in the coronary arteries and MI is necrosis or
death of the heart muscle
What happens if the patient doesn't take an antihypertensive medication prior to
surgery - ANSWER -Can result in rebound hypertension
What medication is used for the reversible of benzodiazepines - ANSWER -
Romazicon
Treatment fo angina - ANSWER -Nitroglycerin
Preliminary treatment for a patient with hypotension? - ANSWER -Fluid
challenge
Symptoms of angina - ANSWER -Chest pain, squeezing, crushing
The drug treatment of an overdose narcotic - ANSWER -Narcan
MONA stands for - ANSWER -Morphine,oxygen,nitroglycerin, aspirin
Treatment for a patient in ventricular fibrillation - ANSWER -Di fibrillation
Patients with dysthymia who are symptomatic will complain of: - ANSWER -
Chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness and hypotension
Which dysrythmia is more aminous(dangerous) - ANSWER -Multi focal PVC's
What is an example of vagus maneuver: - ANSWER -Have the patient bear-down
as if having a bowl movement
T or F It's possible to see a normal sinus rhythm on an EKG but the patient does
not have a pulse - ANSWER -True
T or F sinus tachycardia is normally seen on an anxious patient - ANSWER -True
,What are the cardiac rhythm where the patient doesn't have a pulse - ANSWER -
Asystole, pulseless ventricular tachycardia, pulseless electrical actively and V fib
What is the drug of choice to speed up the heart in a symptomatic bradycardia -
ANSWER -Atropine
Drug of choice for treatment of a supra ventricular tachycardia - ANSWER -
Adenosine
Carries oxygenated blood - ANSWER -Pulmonary vein
Conduction system through the heart - ANSWER -SA(60-100 beats per min) Av(
40-60 bpm) bundle of his , purkingie fibers
The sympathetic system is also called? - ANSWER -Adrenergic
a - ANSWER -Arteries and veins
B the big organ - ANSWER -B1-Heart- increase BP Increase HR
B2-Lungs bronchodilation(dilate the bronchiole)
Stimulation of the vagus nerve will - ANSWER -Decrease the heart rate
How many chambers does the heart has? - ANSWER -4
What are the upper chambers of the heart call? - ANSWER -Atria
What are the lower chambers of the heart called? - ANSWER -Ventricles
Treatment for Angina - ANSWER -MONA(morphine,oxygen, nitroglycerin,
aspirin
What is myocardial Infarction - ANSWER -Death of the heart because of lack of
oxygen (irreversible cell death)
Symptoms of myocardial infarction: - ANSWER -Chrushing chest, nausea,
vomiting, pale and sweating
heart murmur - ANSWER -Turbulence of blood flow across an abnormal valve
, What is bacterial endocarditis: - ANSWER -It is an infection of the lining of the
heart chambers and heart valves caused by bacteria
Amoxicillin for adults strength premed - ANSWER -2.0 g one hour prior
procedure
Amoxicillin for a child - ANSWER -50 mg/kg one hour prior procedure
Clindamycin for adult premed - ANSWER -600 mg one hour prior procedure
child 20mg/kg
Azythromycin premed adults child - ANSWER -500 mg one hour prior procedure
child 15 mg/kg
2 kinds of heart failure - ANSWER -Left side heart failure/ right side heart failure
Right side heart failure - ANSWER -As cites abdominal swelling from fluid
accumulation
Digitalis( treatment for congestive heart failure - ANSWER -Increase force or
heart contraction
Left side heart failure - ANSWER -Fluids back up into the lungs pulmonary
adema, shortness of breath
What is the difference between angina and myocardial infarction? - ANSWER -
Angina is chest pain due to inadequate oxygenation while myocardial infarction
means dead of the actual heart tissue
Left side heart failure often leads to - ANSWER -Right side heart failure
What does necrosis means? - ANSWER -Death of tissue
What does ischemia mean? - ANSWER -lack of blood flow
Symptoms of right sided heart failure - ANSWER -Ascites and pitting adema
hypertension (HTN) - ANSWER -Abnormally high arterial pressure 140/90
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What is the difference between angina and MI (myocardial infarction) - ANSWER
-Angina is cause by lack of oxygen in the coronary arteries and MI is necrosis or
death of the heart muscle
What happens if the patient doesn't take an antihypertensive medication prior to
surgery - ANSWER -Can result in rebound hypertension
What medication is used for the reversible of benzodiazepines - ANSWER -
Romazicon
Treatment fo angina - ANSWER -Nitroglycerin
Preliminary treatment for a patient with hypotension? - ANSWER -Fluid
challenge
Symptoms of angina - ANSWER -Chest pain, squeezing, crushing
The drug treatment of an overdose narcotic - ANSWER -Narcan
MONA stands for - ANSWER -Morphine,oxygen,nitroglycerin, aspirin
Treatment for a patient in ventricular fibrillation - ANSWER -Di fibrillation
Patients with dysthymia who are symptomatic will complain of: - ANSWER -
Chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness and hypotension
Which dysrythmia is more aminous(dangerous) - ANSWER -Multi focal PVC's
What is an example of vagus maneuver: - ANSWER -Have the patient bear-down
as if having a bowl movement
T or F It's possible to see a normal sinus rhythm on an EKG but the patient does
not have a pulse - ANSWER -True
T or F sinus tachycardia is normally seen on an anxious patient - ANSWER -True
,What are the cardiac rhythm where the patient doesn't have a pulse - ANSWER -
Asystole, pulseless ventricular tachycardia, pulseless electrical actively and V fib
What is the drug of choice to speed up the heart in a symptomatic bradycardia -
ANSWER -Atropine
Drug of choice for treatment of a supra ventricular tachycardia - ANSWER -
Adenosine
Carries oxygenated blood - ANSWER -Pulmonary vein
Conduction system through the heart - ANSWER -SA(60-100 beats per min) Av(
40-60 bpm) bundle of his , purkingie fibers
The sympathetic system is also called? - ANSWER -Adrenergic
a - ANSWER -Arteries and veins
B the big organ - ANSWER -B1-Heart- increase BP Increase HR
B2-Lungs bronchodilation(dilate the bronchiole)
Stimulation of the vagus nerve will - ANSWER -Decrease the heart rate
How many chambers does the heart has? - ANSWER -4
What are the upper chambers of the heart call? - ANSWER -Atria
What are the lower chambers of the heart called? - ANSWER -Ventricles
Treatment for Angina - ANSWER -MONA(morphine,oxygen, nitroglycerin,
aspirin
What is myocardial Infarction - ANSWER -Death of the heart because of lack of
oxygen (irreversible cell death)
Symptoms of myocardial infarction: - ANSWER -Chrushing chest, nausea,
vomiting, pale and sweating
heart murmur - ANSWER -Turbulence of blood flow across an abnormal valve
, What is bacterial endocarditis: - ANSWER -It is an infection of the lining of the
heart chambers and heart valves caused by bacteria
Amoxicillin for adults strength premed - ANSWER -2.0 g one hour prior
procedure
Amoxicillin for a child - ANSWER -50 mg/kg one hour prior procedure
Clindamycin for adult premed - ANSWER -600 mg one hour prior procedure
child 20mg/kg
Azythromycin premed adults child - ANSWER -500 mg one hour prior procedure
child 15 mg/kg
2 kinds of heart failure - ANSWER -Left side heart failure/ right side heart failure
Right side heart failure - ANSWER -As cites abdominal swelling from fluid
accumulation
Digitalis( treatment for congestive heart failure - ANSWER -Increase force or
heart contraction
Left side heart failure - ANSWER -Fluids back up into the lungs pulmonary
adema, shortness of breath
What is the difference between angina and myocardial infarction? - ANSWER -
Angina is chest pain due to inadequate oxygenation while myocardial infarction
means dead of the actual heart tissue
Left side heart failure often leads to - ANSWER -Right side heart failure
What does necrosis means? - ANSWER -Death of tissue
What does ischemia mean? - ANSWER -lack of blood flow
Symptoms of right sided heart failure - ANSWER -Ascites and pitting adema
hypertension (HTN) - ANSWER -Abnormally high arterial pressure 140/90
