FISDAP Cardiology Exam Practice Questions with Answers at the end, 2022/2023
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FISDAP Cardiology Exam Practice Questions with Answers at the end, 2022/2023
Cardiology Exam Practice Questions
1. A 87 year old female has bilateral rales. What should you suspect?
A. Abdominal edema
B. Pulmonary edema
C. Pedal edema
D. Sacral edema
2. What is the most common complaint of p...
Cardiology Exam Practice Questions
1. A 87 year old female has bilateral rales. What should you suspect?
A. Abdominal edema
B. Pulmonary edema
C. Pedal edema
D. Sacral edema
2. What is the most common complaint of patients with cardiac compromise?
A. Dyspnea
B. Hypotension
C. Hypertension
D. Leg pain
3. A 14 year old male is recovered from a 30F pond after falling through the ice 10 minutes ago. How should he be moved to the ambulance?
A. Fireman's carry
B. Sliding him across the ice in a stokes basket
C. Dragging slowly by his torso
D. Gently on a backboard
4. A 56 year old male complains of "squeezing" chest pain after doing yard work. He states the pain has subsided slightly with rest. What should you do?
A. Assist with his prescribed nitroglycerin
B. Assess his vital signs
C. Administer oxygen
D. Administer aspirin
5. What are the names of the four valves in the heart?
A. Left Atrial, Right Atrial, Septal, Ventricular
B. Mitral, Tricuspid, Pulmonic, Aortic
C. Mitre, Trigeminal, Pulmonary, Aorta
D. Ventral, Caudal, Transverse, Lateral
6. A 75 year old male describes sharp, tearing pain in his abdomen and back. Blood pressures are 114/ in his left arm 60/0 in his right arm. He is cool, pale and diaphoretic. What should you suspect? A. Acute mycardial infarction
B. Pulmonary embolism
C. Aortic dissection
D. Simple pneumothorax 7. A 76 year old female complains of chest pain on the right side directly above her 4th intercostal space. She states that she had a "hip replaced" a couple of weeks ago and that she is recovering well. What should you suspect?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Pulmonary embolism C. Pnemothorax
D. Acute coronary syndrome Scenario: 8. A 32 year old female attempted to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills and cutting her wrists. She has dark red blood oozing from the wrist lacerations. Vital signs are BP 90/52, P 130 and weak, R 18. What type of bleeding and shock is she experiencing?
A. Venous bleeding with neurogenic shock.
B. Capillary bleeding with cardiogenic shock.
C. Venous bleeding with hypovolemic shock.This study source was downloaded by 100000852275346 from CourseHero.com on 01-13-2023 12:17:29 GMT -06:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/88684233/FISDAP-Cardiology-Questions-with-Answersdocx/ D. Arterial bleeding with hypovolemic shock.
9. A 71 year old female is short of breath and has lower leg pain. She took 2
doses of her prescribed nitroglycerine and 324 mg aspirin 10 minutes ago. Vital signs are BP 160/90, P 88, R 24, SpO2 88%. What should you do?
A. Apply oxygen by non-rebreather mask.
B. Obtain a second set of vital signs. C. Administer an additional dose of aspirin.
D. Administer a third dose of nitroglycerin.
10. An 84 year old man is in cardiac arrest in the passenger seat of a vehicle
following a single car crash. The driver tells you that his passenger had complained of chest pain prior to the car crash. What should you do?
A. Contact the patient's personal physician. B. Treat the other patients while attempting to contact medical control.
C. Establish an incident command post. D. Start CPR and call for additional ambulances. Scenario: 11. 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? A. Cardiogenic shock
B. Right-sided heart failure
C. Hypovolemic shock
D. Pulmonary embolus
12. Which of the following is a contraindication for Nitroglycerin?
A. MAO Inhibitors.
B. Renal failure.
C. Hypotension.
D. Pulmonary hypertension.
13. A 64 year old male is unresponsive. Bystanders tell you he has been down for 10-15 minutes and resuscitation efforts have not been attempted. What should you do?
A. Ventilate him with a BVM.
B. Assess a carotid pulse. C. Apply and AED.
D. Request ALS intercept. 14. What does the "O" in the OPQRST mnemonic stand for?
A. Occult injury
B. Observe
C. Oral intake
D. Onset
Scenario: 15. A 42 year old female is unconscious and apneic. What should you do?
A. Assess the carotid pulse.
B. Perform a jaw thrust maneuver.
C. Insert oralpharyngeal airway.
D. Open the airway with a head-tilt.
16. An unrestrained 47 year old female is in cardiac arrest after car crash on
the freeway. She has been pulseless for 20 minutes and CPR was withheld. What
should you do?This study source was downloaded by 100000852275346 from CourseHero.com on 01-13-2023 12:17:29 GMT -06:00
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