CARDIAC AHA NURS 8020 UNIVERSITY OF
CINCINNATI TEST
The detectable S1 sound during the cardiac examination indicates: - ANSWER:
Mitral/tricuspid valve closure (end of diastole/beginning of systole).
The audible S2 sound during the cardia exam implies that: - ANSWER: Closing
the Aortic/Pulmonic Valve (End of Systole/Beginning of Diastole)
Systole represents ventricular contraction.
Diastole represents ventricular relaxation.
The P Wave signifies ANSWER Atrial Depolarization.
The P-R Interval represents ANSWER Ventricle Filling.
The QRS Complex indicates ANSWER: impulses travelling from the Bundle of
Hiss to R/L Perking Fibers; ventricular depolarization.
What does an ABNORMAL QRS Complex represent? - ANSWER: Left
ventricular hypertrophy.
Syncope is connected with this diagnosis? - ANSWER Possible dysrhythmia.
What is considered the most common heart symptom? - Answer: Fatigue.
Stable angina is a type of chest discomfort that follows a consistent pattern.
A type of chest pain that happens at rest and follows a random pattern without
causing symptoms: - ANSWER Unstable Angina.
A patient with angina at rest would be classified as Class _____. - Answer:
Class IV
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