FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EXAM 50+
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
2024/2025(UPDATED SOLUTION A+
GRADE)
Where are the first electrical impulses stimulating the
heart located? -CORRECT ANSWER Right atrium
What is the best position to optimally hear heart sounds?
-CORRECT ANSWER Sitting up leaning forward
,In what leads does ST elevation suggest an anterior wall
MI? -CORRECT ANSWER V3, V4
What does S-T segment elevation greater than 0.1 mV in
at least two contiguous leads indicate? -CORRECT
ANSWER A myocardial infarction
What can rough handling of a patient with severe
hypothermia cause? -CORRECT ANSWER Ventricular
fibrillation
Your ALS unit responds to a 55 year-old male
complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. Upon
assessment, you find the patient has a rapid and regular
narrow complex rhythm at a rate of 188 beats per
minute. What is the correct treatment for this patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER Synchronized Cardioversion at 50-
100 Joules
, A 62 year old female complains of chest pain and
shortness of breath. She is extremely anxious. Lung
sounds are present with crackles in the bases. Vital signs
are BP 80/56, P 128, R 24, SpO2 87%. What should you
do? -CORRECT ANSWER Administer Aspirin
A 62 year old female complains of chest pain and
shortness of breath. She is extremely anxious. Vital signs
are BP 80/56, P 118, R 24 with crackles, SpO2 87%. What
is the most likely cause? -CORRECT ANSWER
Cardiogenic shock
What is the most effective way to terminate ventricular
fibrillation? -CORRECT ANSWER Defibrillation
A patient has been struck by lightning. You should be
most concerned that the electrical current caused him to
do which of the following? -CORRECT ANSWER
Become apneic
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
2024/2025(UPDATED SOLUTION A+
GRADE)
Where are the first electrical impulses stimulating the
heart located? -CORRECT ANSWER Right atrium
What is the best position to optimally hear heart sounds?
-CORRECT ANSWER Sitting up leaning forward
,In what leads does ST elevation suggest an anterior wall
MI? -CORRECT ANSWER V3, V4
What does S-T segment elevation greater than 0.1 mV in
at least two contiguous leads indicate? -CORRECT
ANSWER A myocardial infarction
What can rough handling of a patient with severe
hypothermia cause? -CORRECT ANSWER Ventricular
fibrillation
Your ALS unit responds to a 55 year-old male
complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. Upon
assessment, you find the patient has a rapid and regular
narrow complex rhythm at a rate of 188 beats per
minute. What is the correct treatment for this patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER Synchronized Cardioversion at 50-
100 Joules
, A 62 year old female complains of chest pain and
shortness of breath. She is extremely anxious. Lung
sounds are present with crackles in the bases. Vital signs
are BP 80/56, P 128, R 24, SpO2 87%. What should you
do? -CORRECT ANSWER Administer Aspirin
A 62 year old female complains of chest pain and
shortness of breath. She is extremely anxious. Vital signs
are BP 80/56, P 118, R 24 with crackles, SpO2 87%. What
is the most likely cause? -CORRECT ANSWER
Cardiogenic shock
What is the most effective way to terminate ventricular
fibrillation? -CORRECT ANSWER Defibrillation
A patient has been struck by lightning. You should be
most concerned that the electrical current caused him to
do which of the following? -CORRECT ANSWER
Become apneic
