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Left ventricle
It does most of the work; therefore, it has the thickest
Which of the following walls. A palpable pulse represents left ventricular
chambers of the heart has contraction.Because the left ventricle does most of
the thickest walls? the work for the heart, it demands and consumes a
significant amount of oxygen. This makes it the most
common site for a heart attack (acute myocardial
infarction).
Which of the following Transport the patient rapidly, using lights and siren
would be the MOST
effective way of Traveling at a high rate of speed with lights flashing
minimizing the detrimental and siren blasting would clearly increase the patient's
effects associated with anxiety and the heart's demand for oxygen.
acute coronary
syndrome?
nitroglycerin should be given in 5-minute intervals,
Nitroglycerin doses
generally up to three doses.
The wall that separates the septum
left and right sides of the
heart is called the:
, the space between the lungs in which the heart, great
Mediastinum
vessels, and a portion of the esophagus lie
the sac that surrounds the heart and contains
pericardium
pericardial fluid.
a drop in blood pressure
Following administration Nitroglycerin (NTG) is a vasodilator drug. It dilates not
of nitroglycerin to a man only the coronary arteries, but also other arteries in
with crushing chest the body. In some patients, NTG may cause a drop in
pressure, he experiences a blood pressure, especially if they are taking other
significant increase in his medications that cause vasodilation
heart rate. This is MOST
likely the result of: In response to a drop in blood pressure, the nervous
system attempts to compensate by increasing the
heart rate
A 50-year-old man's prompt transport with continuous monitoring en
implanted defibrillator has route.
fired twice within the last
hour. He is conscious and
alert and complains of a
"sore chest." Further
assessment reveals that his
chest pain is reproducible
to palpation and is
localized to the area of his
implanted defibrillator.
Treatment for him should
include: