Basics Of Clinical Cardiology Quiz
- 1.What is a rhythm called if it is over 100 beats per minute?
- A.
Fibrilation
- B.
Tachycardia
- C.
Bradycardia
- D.
Flutter
- E.
Pacemaker
- 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.Which of the following types of medications has the primary function of preventing blood clots?
- A.
ACE inhibitors
- B.
Angiotensin II receptor blockers
- C.
Antiplatelet drugs
- D.
Antiarrhythmic medications
- 4.Which of the following risk factors for cardiac disease can be modified?
- A.
Age
- B.
Diabetes mellitus
- C.
Family history
- D.
Gender
- 5.The Cardiologist is assessing edema in a patient's lower extremities, what would he find? Select all that apply.
- A.
Cool, clammy skin
- B.
Pulses difficult to locate
- C.
Warm to the touch
- D.
Swollen feet
- 6.When would CABG be ordered for a patient?
- A.
Arrhythmia
- B.
Coronary heart disease
- C.
Myocardial infarction
- D.
Aortic stenosis
- 7.What does MONA stand for? All lower case.
- 8.Diuretics remove excess fluids and sodium through urination. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.A patient presents to the ER with acute chest pain radiating to the left arm, the back and the lower jaw, with diaphoresis, dyspnea and anxiousness, before a provider does anything else he/she should
- A.
Counsel them on risk factors for developing CAD
- B.
Give them oxygen then, aspirin, nitroglycerin and morphine
- C.
Perform and angioplasy and provide thrombolytics
- D.
Activate EMS
- 10.List the 3 layers of the heart wall, starting from the outside: _________, ____________ and ______________. All lower case.
- 11.An angioplasty is a procedure that:
- A.
Attempts to open up the coronary arteries using a wire dilator or balloon.
- B.
Detects possible arrhythmias in a patient's heart.
- C.
Attempts to destroy the cells that cause arrhythmias.
- D.
Treats blocked coronary arteries by creating new passages for blood to flow to heart muscle.
- 12.Which of these drugs is an ACE Inhibitor? Mark all that apply.
- A.
Nitrostat
- B.
Aspirin
- C.
Benazepril
- D.
Simvastatin
- E.
Vasotec
- 13.What is the brand name of furosemide?
- 14.What common type of drug reduces a patient's cholesterol?
- 15.Beta Blockers lower cholesterol.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.What lower extremity finding may indicate CHF?
- 17.Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the aorta?
- A.
Left Atrium
- B.
Right Ventricle
- C.
Right Atrium
- D.
Left Ventricle
- 18.Beta blockers, used for hypertension, arrhythmias, and angina, end with what?
- 19.In which organ does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur?
- 20.An atherectomy is the removal of a blood vessel?
- A.
True
- B.
False
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