Cardiology Fisdap Exam Study Sheet Questions with VERIFIED Answers
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Q1: Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary arteries.
Answer: Dilation
Q2: The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels?.
Answer: Coronary vessels
Q3: The iliac arteries descend into the.
Answer: femoral arteries
Q4: Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium?.
Answer: Venae cavae
Q5: Systolic pressure is the:.
Answer: maximum pressure generated in the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle
Q6: Pulses felt in the extremities are called:.
Answer: Peripheral pulses
Q7: Pulses felt near the trunk of the body are called:.
Answer: Central pulses
Q8: Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called:.
Answer: ischemia
Q9: Disorder in which calcium an cholesterol build up and form a plaque inside the walls of the blood
vessels is called:.
Answer: Athersclerosis
Q10: Occlusion:.
Answer: Complete blockage of an artery
, Q11: A blood clot that floats through blood vessels until it reaches an area too narrow to pass, causing
it to stop and block blood flow is called:.
Answer: Thromboembolism
Q12: If a blockage occurs in a coronary artery, the condition is known as:.
Answer: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Q13: Acute Coronary Syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by:.
Answer: MI
Q14: ACS can be caused by:.
Answer: 1. Angina pectoris 2. Acute myocardial infarction
Q15: Angina is most often a symptom of:.
Answer: Athersclerotic coronary artery disease
Q16: Angina occurs when:.
Answer: The heart's need for oxygen exceeds the supply
Q17: Signs and symptoms of angina:.
Answer: crushing, squeezing, "like somebody standing on their chest" Usually felt in midportion of
chest under sternum, can radiate to jaw, back, or epigastrum Pain goes away after 3-8 min Associated
with SOB, nausea, vomiting
Q18: Stable angina can be relieved with:.
Answer: rest, NTG, supplemental oxygen
Q19: Unstable angina is characterized by:.
Answer: pain in the chest of coronary origin that stays regardless of rest/NTG/O2
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Q1: Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary arteries.
Answer: Dilation
Q2: The heart itself is supplied by blood through what vessels?.
Answer: Coronary vessels
Q3: The iliac arteries descend into the.
Answer: femoral arteries
Q4: Which veins bring blood back to the right atrium?.
Answer: Venae cavae
Q5: Systolic pressure is the:.
Answer: maximum pressure generated in the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle
Q6: Pulses felt in the extremities are called:.
Answer: Peripheral pulses
Q7: Pulses felt near the trunk of the body are called:.
Answer: Central pulses
Q8: Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called:.
Answer: ischemia
Q9: Disorder in which calcium an cholesterol build up and form a plaque inside the walls of the blood
vessels is called:.
Answer: Athersclerosis
Q10: Occlusion:.
Answer: Complete blockage of an artery
, Q11: A blood clot that floats through blood vessels until it reaches an area too narrow to pass, causing
it to stop and block blood flow is called:.
Answer: Thromboembolism
Q12: If a blockage occurs in a coronary artery, the condition is known as:.
Answer: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Q13: Acute Coronary Syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by:.
Answer: MI
Q14: ACS can be caused by:.
Answer: 1. Angina pectoris 2. Acute myocardial infarction
Q15: Angina is most often a symptom of:.
Answer: Athersclerotic coronary artery disease
Q16: Angina occurs when:.
Answer: The heart's need for oxygen exceeds the supply
Q17: Signs and symptoms of angina:.
Answer: crushing, squeezing, "like somebody standing on their chest" Usually felt in midportion of
chest under sternum, can radiate to jaw, back, or epigastrum Pain goes away after 3-8 min Associated
with SOB, nausea, vomiting
Q18: Stable angina can be relieved with:.
Answer: rest, NTG, supplemental oxygen
Q19: Unstable angina is characterized by:.
Answer: pain in the chest of coronary origin that stays regardless of rest/NTG/O2
