Cardiology Fisdap Questions with VERIFIED Answers (Guaranteed
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Q1: The AED gives "no shock" message to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. You should:
Answer: Resume chest compressions
Q2: What is the maximum amount of time that should be spent checking for spontaneous breathing in
an unresponsive child?
Answer: 10 seconds
Q3: When performing CPR on an adult, you should compress the chest to a depth of ___ at a rate of
___.
Answer: 2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
Q4: What is the appropriate compression to ventilation ratio for adult two- rescuer CPR?
Answer: 30:2
Q5: When checking for a pulse in an infant, which artery should you palpate?
Answer: Brachial
Q6: When performing CPR on an adult or child, you should reassess the patient for return of
respirations/circulation every ____ minutes.
Answer: 2
Q7: What is the preferred method of removing a foreign body in an unresponsive child?
Answer: Chest compressions
Q8: Cardiogenic shock is caused by:
Answer: Inadequate function of the heart muscle
Q9: Pericardial effusion
Answer: Collection of fluid between the pericardial sac and the myocardium
,Q10: Cardiac tamponade
Answer: Occurs when blood leaks into the space between the pericardium and the pericardial sac
Q11: Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade:
Answer: Beck triad: the presence of jugular vein distention, muffled heart sounds, and a narrowing
pulse pressure where the systolic and diastolic blood pressures start to merge.
Q12: Signs of cardiogenic shock:
Answer: Skin may be cool, clammy, and ashen High BP Rapid, shallow breathing Weak, irregular pulse
Anxiety, nausea
Q13: You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF sitting up and reporting severe chest pain and SOB.
She is anxious and "feels like she's going to die." Her skin is pale, cool, and clammy and her pulse is
rapid, weak, and irregular. Her breathing is labored, with a RR of 28 breaths/min. Her SpO2 is 90%.
Lung sounds show crackles in all fields, and BP is 92/60 mmHg. What is your differential diagnosis of
the patient?
Answer: Cardiogenic shock
Q14: The heart is divided down the middle into left and right sides by the:
Answer: Septum
Q15: Which chamber of the heart receives incoming unoxygenated blood?
Answer: Atrium
Q16: Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood?
Answer: Ventricles
Q17: Normal electrical impulses begin in the:
Answer: Sinoatrial (SA) node
, Q18: What characteristic allows a cardiac muscle cells to contract spontaneously without an external
stimulus?
Answer: Automaticity
Q19: The sympathetic nervous system acts on the body by:
Answer: increasing HR and RR constricting blood vessels in the muscles
Q20: The parasympathetic nervous system acts on the body by:
Answer: (directly opposes the sympathetic NS) decreases HR and RR constricts blood vessels in muscles
Q21: Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary arteries.
Answer: Dilation
Q22: The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels?
Answer: Coronary vessels
Q23: The iliac arteries descend into the:
Answer: femoral arteries
Q24: Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium?
Answer: Venae cavae
Q25: Systolic pressure is the:
Answer: maximum pressure generated in the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle
Q26: Pulses felt in the extremities are called:
Answer: Peripheral pulses
Q27: Pulses felt near the trunk of the body are called:
Answer: Central pulses
Q28: Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called:
Answer: ischemia
Success)
Q1: The AED gives "no shock" message to a patient who is in cardiac arrest. You should:
Answer: Resume chest compressions
Q2: What is the maximum amount of time that should be spent checking for spontaneous breathing in
an unresponsive child?
Answer: 10 seconds
Q3: When performing CPR on an adult, you should compress the chest to a depth of ___ at a rate of
___.
Answer: 2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
Q4: What is the appropriate compression to ventilation ratio for adult two- rescuer CPR?
Answer: 30:2
Q5: When checking for a pulse in an infant, which artery should you palpate?
Answer: Brachial
Q6: When performing CPR on an adult or child, you should reassess the patient for return of
respirations/circulation every ____ minutes.
Answer: 2
Q7: What is the preferred method of removing a foreign body in an unresponsive child?
Answer: Chest compressions
Q8: Cardiogenic shock is caused by:
Answer: Inadequate function of the heart muscle
Q9: Pericardial effusion
Answer: Collection of fluid between the pericardial sac and the myocardium
,Q10: Cardiac tamponade
Answer: Occurs when blood leaks into the space between the pericardium and the pericardial sac
Q11: Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade:
Answer: Beck triad: the presence of jugular vein distention, muffled heart sounds, and a narrowing
pulse pressure where the systolic and diastolic blood pressures start to merge.
Q12: Signs of cardiogenic shock:
Answer: Skin may be cool, clammy, and ashen High BP Rapid, shallow breathing Weak, irregular pulse
Anxiety, nausea
Q13: You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF sitting up and reporting severe chest pain and SOB.
She is anxious and "feels like she's going to die." Her skin is pale, cool, and clammy and her pulse is
rapid, weak, and irregular. Her breathing is labored, with a RR of 28 breaths/min. Her SpO2 is 90%.
Lung sounds show crackles in all fields, and BP is 92/60 mmHg. What is your differential diagnosis of
the patient?
Answer: Cardiogenic shock
Q14: The heart is divided down the middle into left and right sides by the:
Answer: Septum
Q15: Which chamber of the heart receives incoming unoxygenated blood?
Answer: Atrium
Q16: Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood?
Answer: Ventricles
Q17: Normal electrical impulses begin in the:
Answer: Sinoatrial (SA) node
, Q18: What characteristic allows a cardiac muscle cells to contract spontaneously without an external
stimulus?
Answer: Automaticity
Q19: The sympathetic nervous system acts on the body by:
Answer: increasing HR and RR constricting blood vessels in the muscles
Q20: The parasympathetic nervous system acts on the body by:
Answer: (directly opposes the sympathetic NS) decreases HR and RR constricts blood vessels in muscles
Q21: Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary arteries.
Answer: Dilation
Q22: The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels?
Answer: Coronary vessels
Q23: The iliac arteries descend into the:
Answer: femoral arteries
Q24: Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium?
Answer: Venae cavae
Q25: Systolic pressure is the:
Answer: maximum pressure generated in the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle
Q26: Pulses felt in the extremities are called:
Answer: Peripheral pulses
Q27: Pulses felt near the trunk of the body are called:
Answer: Central pulses
Q28: Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called:
Answer: ischemia
