Cardiovascular Emergencies Review Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
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Cardiovascular Emergencies Review Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Tricuspid - Answers The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle that prevents blood from returning to the right atrium is the ____ valve
Vena Cava - Answers The right atrium receives deoxygenated ...
Cardiovascular Emergencies Review Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
Tricuspid - Answers The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle that prevents
blood from returning to the right atrium is the ____ valve
Vena Cava - Answers The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior ____,
the largest veins in the body
Sinoatrial node - Answers The electrical impulse that causes the heart to contract is generated in the
right atrium
Pulmonary arteries - Answers The arteries that branch off the base of the aorta and supply the heart
with oxygen rich blood
Thrombus - Answers Blood components respond to injury by forming a clot, or ____, in order to stop
bleeding
Perfusion - Answers The delivery of oxygen and nutrients from the blood, through the thin capillary
walls int o the cells, and the removal of carbon dioxide and other waste products
In cases involving a patient complaining of chest pain and/or difficulty breathing, the EMT should
suspect - Answers Cardiac problems
While patients with known cardiac problems may take a variety of medications, the most commonly
prescribed medication is - Answers Nitroglycerin
If a patient experiences no relief after one dose of nitroglycerin, another dose may be administered after
3 to 5 minutes if authorized by medical direction, to a maximum of ____ doses - Answers Three
Because nitroglycerin lowers blood pressure, it must not be given to a patient whose systolic blood
pressure is lower than _____ mmHg - Answers 90
One contraindication to the administration of nitroglycerin is the patient's - Answers Recent ingestion of
Viagra
Acute Myocardial Infarction - Answers Occurs when a portion of the heart muscle dies because of the
lack of an adequate supply of oxygenated blood
Capillaries - Answers Tiny blood vessels that connects arterioles to venules
Systolic blood pressure - Answers The measured force exerted during the contraction of the heart
A common side effect of the administration of nitroglycerin - Answers Headache
During cardiac arrest, instead of smooth contractions, the heart shows a different type of electrical
activity, most commonly the uncoordinated twiching - Answers Ventricular fibrillation
Cardiac arrest in children is most often the results of - Answers Hypoxia
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