Cardiology 101
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This test is meant to evaluate your knowledge of cardiology after your rotation
- 1.The heart pumps
- A.
More quickly when at rest
- B.
At a usual rate of 60-100 beats per minute
- C.
Irregularly when in a-flutter
- D.
Very slowly when dead
- 2.The heart (more than 1 answer may apply)
- A.
Has 4 chambers
- B.
Is made of smooth muscle
- C.
Is evaluted with "vital signs"
- D.
Lies in the thoracic cavity angled upward to the right
- 3.How long does it take for cardiac troponins to appear in the blood after a myocardial infarction?
- A.
10-30 minutes
- B.
1-2 hours
- C.
3-6 hours
- D.
12-24 hours
- 4.What is the effect on venous return to the heart seen with performing the valsalva maneuver?
- A.
The valsalva increases intrathoracic pressure, thus inhibiting venous return to the right heart.
- B.
The valsalva decreases intrathoracic pressure, thus inhibiting venous return to the right heart.
- C.
The valsalva increases intrathoracic pressure, thus increasing venous return to the right heart.
- D.
The valsalva decreases intrathoracic pressure, thus increasing venous return to the right heart.
- 5.Pulsus paradoxus is the disappearance of the pulse during inspiration despite persistence of a heart beat
- A.
True
- B.
False
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