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CALAOMS STUDY GUIDE 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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CALAOMS STUDY GUIDE 2024The _____ valve lies in between the right atrium and the right ventricle, while the _____
valve lies in between the left atrium and left ventricle. - answertricuspid and mitral
Another name for the Sympathetic Nervous System is the Cholinergic System. True or
False? - answerFalse
Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: -
answerParasympathetic and sympathetic
The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while
the lower chambers are called _____. - answer4, atria, ventricles
Continue the pathway of the blood flow: From the lungs where it picked up oxygen,
blood travels through the _____ vein to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve to the
_____ ventricle, then through the _____ valve and into the _____ where it is pumped to
the rest of the body. - answerpulmonic, left, mitral, left, aortic, aorta
Trace the pathway of the conduction system through the heart: _____ node to the
_____ node, to the Bundle of His to the _____ and finally to the _____. - answerSA, AV,
Bundle Branches, Purkinjie fibers
Stimulation of the Vagus nerve will ___ the heart rate. - answerDecrease
Beta one controls the - answerHeart
Follow the pathway of the blood flow through the heart: Superior and inferior vena cava
to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve and into the _____ ventricle. Past the ____
valve to the _____ artery to the lungs where it picks up oxygen. - answerright, tricuspid,
right, pulmonic, pulmonary
Insufficient blood flow through the coronary arteries can result in: - answerangina
Which patient needs antibiotic premedication? - answerA 70 year old with a prosthetic
valve
What medication is used in the treatment of angina? - answerNitroglycerin
What do Beta Blockers do? - answerReduce the heart rate and blood pressure
,What does ISCHEMIA mean? - answerInadequate blood supply
Symptoms of left sided heart failure include: - answerShortness of breath, pulmonary
edema
The first heart sound is caused by: - answerThe mitral and tricuspid valves closing
What does NECROSIS mean? - answerDeath of tissue
What are the two kinds of heart failure? - answerRight and Left
What is the difference between angina and a myocardial infarction? - answerAngina is
chest pain due to inadequate oxygenation while a myocardial infarction means death of
the actual heart muscle.
Symptoms of right sided heart failure include: - answerascites and pitting edema
What is the mnemonic for a patient having a myocardial infarction? - answerMONA
What causes a heart murmur? - answerTurbulence in the blood flow across the heart
valves
Left sided heart failure often leads to: - answerRight sided heart failure
Causes of hypotension include all of the following EXCEPT: - answerSeizures
Symptoms of severe hypotension include all the following EXCEPT: - answerChest pain
The pneumonic for diagnosing a stroke is: - answerFAST: Face, Arm, Speech, Time
The blood pressure limit which is generally considered the upper limit of normal is? -
answer140/90
High blood pressure may increase the patient's risk for heart attack and - answerStroke
Patients in hypertensive crisis may complain of: - answerHeadache
2 kinds of stroke include: - answerIschemic and hemorrhagic
Your patient wonders if he should skip his blood pressure medication the morning of
surgery since he can't have anything to eat or drink. What do you tell him? -
answerTake your medications with a small sip of water
Treatment for a patient having a hypertensive crisis includes: - answerA Beta blocker
and a vasodilator
, True or False: A patient that has a history of a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting)
needs to be premedicated with antibiotics. - answerFalse
What is the intrinsic rate of the SA node? - answer60-100 beats per minute
The P wave is caused by? - answerDepolarization of the atria
The best treatment for ventricular fibrillation is: - answerdefibrillation
Your patient has an irregularly irregular pulse. She most likely has: - answerAtrial
fibrillation
The most common rhythm of cardiac arrest is: - answerventricular fibrillation
What is the correct sequence of impulses through the heart? - answerSA node--AV
node--Bundle of His--Purkinjie Fibers
_____ is more dangerous than _____ . - answerMultifocal PVC's; unifocal PVC's
The QRS complex is caused by? - answerDepolarization of the ventricles
The T wave is caused by? - answerRepolarization of the ventricles
True or False: Sinus arrhythmia is the same as asystole. - answerFalse
A patient who is in a narrow complex tachycardia is complaining of chest pain. You
notice that the blood pressure is falling and the patient has an altered level of
consciousness. Your next move is to: - answerSedate the patient, then perform a
synchronized cardioversion
The most effective treatment for a patient in ventricular fibrillation is: -
answerDefibrillation
The second medication used in the treatment of ventricular fibrillation is: -
answerAmiodarone
Vagal Maneuvers can be used in diagnosis and treatment of patients with which
rhythm? - answerSupraventricular tachycardia
You come upon a patient who you have determined is not breathing and has no pulse.
Your next move is to: - answerStart chest compressions
True or False: You can defibrillate asystole. - answerFalse
True or False: All bradycardias with rate < 50 should be given Atropine .5 mg. -
answerFalse
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