EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam Questions and correct Answers Guaranteed A+ A 60YOM is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: - Correct
Answer: Begin CPR until an AED is available
A 76YOF complains of SOB and lower leg swelling. You see that she has JVD and crackles in her lungs. Her SpO2 is 90%. What is the cause of her heart failure? -
Correct Answer: Poor ejection of blood from the heart
A blood clot that floats through blood vessels until it reaches an area too narrow to pass, causing it to stop and block blood flow is called: - Correct Answer: Thromboembolism
A disorder in which the heart loses part of its ability to effectively pump blood, usually as a result of damage to the heart muscle and usually resulting in a backup of fluid in
the lungs/body. - Correct Answer: Congestive heart failure
A weakness in the wall of the aorta: - Correct Answer: Aortic aneurysm
ACS can be caused by: - Correct Answer: 1. Angina pectoris
- Acute myocardial infarction
Acute Coronary Syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by: - Correct Answer: MI
After the shock is delivered to a cardiac arrest patient, you should: - Correct Answer: Continue CPR for 5 cycles (2 minutes) and analyze rhythm again.
Angina is most often a symptom of: - Correct Answer: Athersclerotic coronary artery disease
Angina occurs when: - Correct Answer: The heart's need for oxygen exceeds the supply
Bradycardia: - Correct Answer: HR of less than 60 BPM
Cardiac tamponade - Correct Answer: Occurs when blood leaks into the space
between the pericardium and the pericardial sac
Cardiogenic shock following AMI is caused by: - Correct Answer: Decreased pumping force of the heart muscle
Cardiogenic shock is caused by: - Correct Answer: Inadequate function of the heart muscle
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Contraindications of NTG: - Correct Answer: Use of ED drugs within the past 24-48 hours, maximum dose has already been given, BP is below 100
Decrease in blood flow to the heart is called: - Correct Answer: ischemia
Disorder in which calcium an cholesterol build up and form a plaque inside the walls of the blood vessels is called: - Correct Answer: Athersclerosis
Disorganized, ineffective quivering of the ventricles. - Correct Answer: Ventricular defibrillation
Dysrythmia: - Correct Answer: Abnormal heart rhythm
If a blockage occurs in a coronary artery, the condition is known as: - Correct Answer: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
If a defibrillator is not immediately available for a patient in ventricular fibrillation, you should: - Correct Answer: Initiate CPR until an AED arrives
If ALS is not responding to the scene and your local protocols agree, you should begin transport when: - Correct Answer: 1. The patient regains a pulse
- 6-9 shocks have been delivered
- the machine gives 3 separate messages that no shock is advised
If uncorrected, unstable VT or VF will lead to: - Correct Answer: Asystole
If you are en route with a conscious adult patient who is having chest pain and becomes unconscious: - Correct Answer: 1. Check for a pulse
- Stop the vehicle
- Perform CPR until the AED is ready
- Analyze the rhythm
- Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR
- Begin compressions and continue resuscitation according to protocol
If you are traveling to the hospital and a pulse is not present: - Correct Answer: 1. Stop the vehicle
- If the AED is not available, perform CPR
- Call ALS
- Analyze rhythm
- Deliver one shock (if indicated) and resume CPR
- Continue resuscitation according to protocol.
Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart is supplied by ______ of the coronary
arteries. - Correct Answer: Dilation
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