Acute Cardiac Care
Self-Study Examination
Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions. Remember, there's only one answer to each question.
a) Phase 1:Atrial systole b) Phase 2:Isovolumetric contraction c) Phase 3:Rapid ventricular ejection d) Phase 4:Reduced ventricular ejection e) Phase 5:Isovolumetric relaxation
a) cardiac output b) preload c) afterload d) contractility
a) medulla of the brain b) subclavian artery c) carotid sinuses d) pituitary gland
a) epinephrine b) aldosterone c) rennin d) arginine vasopressin
a) autorhythmic b) myocyte c) troponin d) conduction
a) true b) false
a) be right dominant b) be left dominant c) have collateral circulation d) have blood supply to the septum
a) the coronary sinus and its coronary veins b) the anterior cardiac veins c) the thespian veins
a) 1 and 2 b) 3 and 4 c) 2, 3, and 5 d) 2, 4, and 5 e) 1 and 3
a) heart disease b) cancer c) obesity d) hypertension
a) advancing age b) family history c) ethnicity d) an elevated cholesterol level
a) assess the evidence b) find the evidence c) implement the evidence d) formulate a question
a) evaluate the population at risk b) improve the quality and outcome of patient care c) reduce health care costs d) form a database of health care literature e) utilize available resources to support treatment
a) 1 and 4 b) 2 and 5 c) 1, 2, and 3 d) 4 and 5 e) 2, 3, and 4
a) 1 and 2 b) 1 and 4 c) 2 and 3 d) 3 and 4
a) pulsus paradoxus b) pulsus alternans
a) rhonchi b) wheezes c) crackles d) egophony e) friction rub
a) limb leads 1, 11, and 111 b) leads aVR, aVL, and aVF c) leads 11, 111, and aVF d) precordial leads V1-V6
a) P wave b) QRS interval c) ST segment d) T wavc
a) supine with the head of the bed elevated 15 degrees b) semi-Fowlers with the head of the bed elevated 45 degrees c) prone d) low Fowlers with the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees
a) three-electrode monitoring b) five- electrode monitoring c) ten-electrode monitoring
a) halter monitoring b) telemetry monitoring
a) creatine kinase b) CK-MB c) troponine 1 and troponine T
a) bradycardia b) hypotension c) nausea and sweating d) bleeding at the site
a) transthoracic echocardiography b) transesophageal echocardiography
a) anaphylactic shock b) vascular collapse c) hypertension and chest pain d) severe nephrotoxicity
a) ventricular fibrillation b) bundle branch block c) torsades de pointes d) chamber enlargement
a) dilated cardiomyopathy b) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy c) arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
a) open the airway b) summon help c) check for danger d) establish responsiveness
a) do no harm b) do only good c) fairness and equity d) self-determination
a) pre-teen years b) adolescence c) the third decade d) the fifth decade
a) an occluded circumflex artery b) a third-degree heart block c) an occluded epicardial coronary artery d) subendocardial ischemia
a) women b) elderly c) diabetic
a) 1, 2, and 3 b) 2 and 4 c) 3 and 4 d) 1 and 2 e) 2, 3, and 4
a) Door b) Data c) Decision d) Drug or Destination
a) prevent cardiac arrhythmia b) improve cardiac output c) restore normal myocardial tissue perfusion as rapidly as possible d) prevent further occlusive complications
a) fluid overload b) intracranial bleeding c) allergic reactions d) hypertension
a) 30, 90 b) 60, 90 c) 60, 120 d) 30, 120
a) beta blockers b) calcium channel blockers c) nitrates
a) aqua-mephyton b) protamine sulfate c) a low dose of regular insulin
a) first-degree AV block b) second-degree AV block c) third-degree AV block
a) atrial fibrillation b) atrial flutter
a) good b) fair c) poor
a) warm and dry b) warm and wet c) cold and wet d) cold and dry
a) short b) long
a) discharge planning b) primary prevention c) secondary prevention d) risk factor management