Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery/Thoracic Surgery
Objectives Checklist:*Combinintg forms, prefixes, and suffixes related to the body system. *Basic structures of the heart and how they function together. *Major vessels of the circulatory system as well as the difference in vessel types and functions. *Flow of blood along its full circulatory path and the correct order of coronary structures through which blood flows during the oxygenation process. *Electrophysiology of the heartbeat, from the role of the sinoatrial node to ventricular contraction. *Fundamentals of blood pressure adn the indications of elevated and decompressed diastolic and systolic levels. *Common signs and symptoms associated with coronary and/or circulatory dysfunction or disease. *Major disease processes associated with the heart and vesse
- 1.The smooth layer of endothelial cells that lines the interior of the heart and the heart valves is called
- A.
Endocardium
- B.
Interventricular septum
- C.
Myocardium
- D.
Pericardium
- 2.The record used to detect electrical changes in the heart muscle as the heart is beating is called a (an)
- A.
Echocardiogram
- B.
Electrocardiogram
- C.
Electroencephalogram
- D.
Sphygmomanometer
- 3.Retrosternal pain is located
- A.
Above the sternum
- B.
Behind the sternum
- C.
Below the sternum
- D.
Beside the sternum
- 4.A patient comes in with trouble breating, and swelling in the lower legs. The provider suspects
- A.
Congestive heart failure
- B.
A heart murmur
- C.
Myocardial infarction
- D.
Aneurysm
- 5.Which of the following risk factors for cardiac disease can be modified?
- A.
Age
- B.
Diabetes mellitus
- C.
Family history
- D.
Gender
- 6.Which test, when elevated, is most indicative of heart failure?
- A.
BMP
- B.
BNP
- C.
CMP
- D.
INR
- 7.Which of the following is a type of heart murmur?
- A.
Cyanotic
- B.
Serophilic
- C.
Sessile
- D.
Systolic
- 8.What suffix combined with cardio- means enlarged heart?
- A.
-megaly
- B.
-metry
- C.
-malacia
- D.
-myotomy
- 9.In this procedure, a small flexible tube is guided into the heart via the femoral artery in order to detect pressures and patterns of blood flow in the heart.
- A.
Coronary artery bypass graft
- B.
Exercise tolerance test
- C.
Cardiac catheterization
- D.
Endarerectomy
- 10.Which of the following laboratory tests is used to diagnose a myocardial infarction?
- A.
CEA and CA 19-9
- B.
CK-MB and troponin
- C.
MCH and MCV
- D.
PSA and PTH
- 11.The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle is
- A.
Diastole
- B.
Endocardium
- C.
Systole
- D.
Tachycardia
- 12.Which of the following is the medical term for a heart attack?
- A.
Diphtheritic myocarditis
- B.
Myocardial hamartoma
- C.
Myocardial infarction
- D.
Septal myomectomy
- 13.Blood pressure measurement is expressed as
- A.
Diastolic pressure over systolic pressure
- B.
Sacral pressure over diagonal pressure
- C.
Systemic pressure over diaphragm pressure
- D.
Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure
- 14.The antiarrhythmic agent used to treat congestive heart failure and arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation is
- A.
Digoxin
- B.
Doxepin
- C.
Doxycycline
- D.
Doxidan
- 15.Which of these terms means an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery?
- A.
Aneuploidy
- B.
Aneurysm
- C.
Antionecrosis
- D.
Annulus
- 16.Premature heartbeat is also known as
- A.
Arrhythmia
- B.
Bradycardia
- C.
Extrasystole
- D.
Tachycardia
- 17.Pain, tension, and weakness in a leg after walking with an absence of the pain at rest is called
- A.
Claudication
- B.
Embolus
- C.
Infarction
- D.
Occlusion
- 18.Which of the following tests isused to monitor a patient on Coumadin therapy?
- A.
INR
- B.
Transferrin
- C.
CBC
- D.
Platelet count
- 19.Which node is considered the dominant pacemaker?
- A.
Atrioventricular node
- B.
Coronary node
- C.
Sentinel node
- D.
Sinoatrial node
- 20.Which of the following is placed within a coronary artery to keep the artery patent?
- A.
Valve
- B.
Stint
- C.
Stent
- D.
Catheter
- 21.Which of the following are forms of cholesterol?
- A.
Homocysteine and fibrinogen
- B.
Creatinine and LH
- C.
AST and ALT
- D.
HDL and LDL
- 22.Fainting is also referred to as
- A.
A cerebrovascular accident
- B.
Thrombosis
- C.
Claudication
- D.
Syncope
- 23.Which are normal heart sounds?
- A.
S1 and S2
- B.
S1 and S4
- C.
S2 and S3
- D.
S3 and S4
- 24.Which of the following is a humming or buzzing sound caused by the passage of blood through an artery narrowed by arteriosclerosis?
- A.
PMI
- B.
Rub
- C.
Click
- D.
Bruit
- 25.Which of the following is a diuretic that is often combined with antihypertensive medications?
- A.
Ibuprofen
- B.
Acetylsalicylic acid
- C.
Lovastatin
- D.
Hydrochlorothiazide
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