CALAOMS EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A patient who is in a narrow complex tachycardia is complaining of chest pain. You
notice that the blood pressure is falling and the patient has an altered level of
consciousness. Your next move is to: - Answers :Sedate the patient, then perform a
synchronized cardioversion
The most effective treatment for a patient in ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers
:Defibrillation
The second medication used in the treatment of ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers
:Amiodarone
Vagal Maneuvers can be used in diagnosis and treatment of patients with which
rhythm? - Answers :Supraventricular tachycardia
You come upon a patient who you have determined is not breathing and has no pulse.
Your next move is to: - Answers :Start chest compressions
True or False: You can defibrillate asystole. - Answers :False
True or False: All bradycardias with rate < 50 should be given Atropine .5 mg. - Answers
:False
True or False: Patients in ventricular fibrillation (v fib) have a pulse. - Answers :False
The first MEDICATION for a patient in ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers :Epinephrine 1
mg IV
When performing CPR, the rate of compression is how many per minute? - Answers
:100
Foreign bodies that are aspirated usually go down the ______ mainstem bronchus. -
Answers :tracheal
The order of airflow inside the upper respiratory system is: - Answers :nasopharynx,
oropharynx, larygopharynx (larynx), trachea
The ___ bronchus is straighter and wider while the ___ bronchus is narrower and
angles more acutely. - Answers :right, left
What is the mnemonic for a patient having a myocardial infarction? - Answers :MONA
What causes a heart murmur? - Answers :Turbulence in the blood flow across the heart
valves
,Left sided heart failure often leads to: - Answers :Right sided heart failure
Causes of hypotension include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers :Seizures
Symptoms of severe hypotension include all the following EXCEPT: - Answers :Chest
pain
The pneumonic for diagnosing a stroke is: - Answers :FAST: Face, Arm, Speech, Time
The blood pressure limit which is generally considered the upper limit of normal is? -
Answers :140/90
High blood pressure may increase the patient's risk for heart attack and - Answers
:Stroke
Patients in hypertensive crisis may complain of: - Answers :Headache
2 kinds of stroke include: - Answers :Ischemic and hemorrhagic
Your patient wonders if he should skip his blood pressure medication the morning of
surgery since he can't have anything to eat or drink. What do you tell him? - Answers
:Take your medications with a small sip of water
Treatment for a patient having a hypertensive crisis includes: - Answers :A Beta blocker
and a vasodilator
True or False: A patient that has a history of a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting)
needs to be premedicated with antibiotics. - Answers :False
Continue the pathway of the blood flow: From the lungs where it picked up oxygen,
blood travels through the _____ vein to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve to the
_____ ventricle, then through the _____ valve and into the _____ where it is pumped to
the rest of the body. - Answers :pulmonic, left, mitral, left, aortic, aorta
Trace the pathway of the conduction system through the heart: _____ node to the
_____ node, to the Bundle of His to the _____ and finally to the _____. - Answers :SA,
AV, Bundle Branches, Purkinjie fibers
Stimulation of the Vagus nerve will ___ the heart rate. - Answers :Decrease
Beta one controls the - Answers :Heart
Follow the pathway of the blood flow through the heart: Superior and inferior vena cava
to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve and into the _____ ventricle. Past the ____
, valve to the _____ artery to the lungs where it picks up oxygen. - Answers :right,
tricuspid, right, pulmonic, pulmonary
Insufficient blood flow through the coronary arteries can result in: - Answers :angina
Which patient needs antibiotic premedication? - Answers :A 70 year old with a
prosthetic valve
What is the intrinsic rate of the SA node? - Answers :60-100 beats per minute
The P wave is caused by? - Answers :Depolarization of the atria
The best treatment for ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers :defibrillation
The _____ valve lies in between the right atrium and the right ventricle, while the _____
valve lies in between the left atrium and left ventricle. - Answers :tricuspid and mitral
Another name for the Sympathetic Nervous System is the Cholinergic System. True or
False? - Answers :False
Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: - Answers
:Parasympathetic and sympathetic
The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while
the lower chambers are called _____. - Answers :4, atria, ventricles
What medication is used in the treatment of angina? - Answers :Nitroglycerin
What do Beta Blockers do? - Answers :Reduce the heart rate and blood pressure
What does ISCHEMIA mean? - Answers :Inadequate blood supply
Symptoms of left sided heart failure include: - Answers :Shortness of breath, pulmonary
edema
The first heart sound is caused by: - Answers :The mitral and tricuspid valves closing
What does NECROSIS mean? - Answers :Death of tissue
What are the two kinds of heart failure? - Answers :Right and Left
What is the difference between angina and a myocardial infarction? - Answers :Angina
is chest pain due to inadequate oxygenation while a myocardial infarction means death
of the actual heart muscle.
Symptoms of right sided heart failure include: - Answers :ascites and pitting edema
A patient who is in a narrow complex tachycardia is complaining of chest pain. You
notice that the blood pressure is falling and the patient has an altered level of
consciousness. Your next move is to: - Answers :Sedate the patient, then perform a
synchronized cardioversion
The most effective treatment for a patient in ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers
:Defibrillation
The second medication used in the treatment of ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers
:Amiodarone
Vagal Maneuvers can be used in diagnosis and treatment of patients with which
rhythm? - Answers :Supraventricular tachycardia
You come upon a patient who you have determined is not breathing and has no pulse.
Your next move is to: - Answers :Start chest compressions
True or False: You can defibrillate asystole. - Answers :False
True or False: All bradycardias with rate < 50 should be given Atropine .5 mg. - Answers
:False
True or False: Patients in ventricular fibrillation (v fib) have a pulse. - Answers :False
The first MEDICATION for a patient in ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers :Epinephrine 1
mg IV
When performing CPR, the rate of compression is how many per minute? - Answers
:100
Foreign bodies that are aspirated usually go down the ______ mainstem bronchus. -
Answers :tracheal
The order of airflow inside the upper respiratory system is: - Answers :nasopharynx,
oropharynx, larygopharynx (larynx), trachea
The ___ bronchus is straighter and wider while the ___ bronchus is narrower and
angles more acutely. - Answers :right, left
What is the mnemonic for a patient having a myocardial infarction? - Answers :MONA
What causes a heart murmur? - Answers :Turbulence in the blood flow across the heart
valves
,Left sided heart failure often leads to: - Answers :Right sided heart failure
Causes of hypotension include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answers :Seizures
Symptoms of severe hypotension include all the following EXCEPT: - Answers :Chest
pain
The pneumonic for diagnosing a stroke is: - Answers :FAST: Face, Arm, Speech, Time
The blood pressure limit which is generally considered the upper limit of normal is? -
Answers :140/90
High blood pressure may increase the patient's risk for heart attack and - Answers
:Stroke
Patients in hypertensive crisis may complain of: - Answers :Headache
2 kinds of stroke include: - Answers :Ischemic and hemorrhagic
Your patient wonders if he should skip his blood pressure medication the morning of
surgery since he can't have anything to eat or drink. What do you tell him? - Answers
:Take your medications with a small sip of water
Treatment for a patient having a hypertensive crisis includes: - Answers :A Beta blocker
and a vasodilator
True or False: A patient that has a history of a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting)
needs to be premedicated with antibiotics. - Answers :False
Continue the pathway of the blood flow: From the lungs where it picked up oxygen,
blood travels through the _____ vein to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve to the
_____ ventricle, then through the _____ valve and into the _____ where it is pumped to
the rest of the body. - Answers :pulmonic, left, mitral, left, aortic, aorta
Trace the pathway of the conduction system through the heart: _____ node to the
_____ node, to the Bundle of His to the _____ and finally to the _____. - Answers :SA,
AV, Bundle Branches, Purkinjie fibers
Stimulation of the Vagus nerve will ___ the heart rate. - Answers :Decrease
Beta one controls the - Answers :Heart
Follow the pathway of the blood flow through the heart: Superior and inferior vena cava
to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve and into the _____ ventricle. Past the ____
, valve to the _____ artery to the lungs where it picks up oxygen. - Answers :right,
tricuspid, right, pulmonic, pulmonary
Insufficient blood flow through the coronary arteries can result in: - Answers :angina
Which patient needs antibiotic premedication? - Answers :A 70 year old with a
prosthetic valve
What is the intrinsic rate of the SA node? - Answers :60-100 beats per minute
The P wave is caused by? - Answers :Depolarization of the atria
The best treatment for ventricular fibrillation is: - Answers :defibrillation
The _____ valve lies in between the right atrium and the right ventricle, while the _____
valve lies in between the left atrium and left ventricle. - Answers :tricuspid and mitral
Another name for the Sympathetic Nervous System is the Cholinergic System. True or
False? - Answers :False
Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: - Answers
:Parasympathetic and sympathetic
The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while
the lower chambers are called _____. - Answers :4, atria, ventricles
What medication is used in the treatment of angina? - Answers :Nitroglycerin
What do Beta Blockers do? - Answers :Reduce the heart rate and blood pressure
What does ISCHEMIA mean? - Answers :Inadequate blood supply
Symptoms of left sided heart failure include: - Answers :Shortness of breath, pulmonary
edema
The first heart sound is caused by: - Answers :The mitral and tricuspid valves closing
What does NECROSIS mean? - Answers :Death of tissue
What are the two kinds of heart failure? - Answers :Right and Left
What is the difference between angina and a myocardial infarction? - Answers :Angina
is chest pain due to inadequate oxygenation while a myocardial infarction means death
of the actual heart muscle.
Symptoms of right sided heart failure include: - Answers :ascites and pitting edema
