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Name two diuretics?
Lasix, HCTZ
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A lay term for an MI is:
Heart Attack
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The generic names for what type of drugs end in "pril"?
ACE Inhibitors
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What does MVP mean?
Mitral Valve Prolapse
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Discribe two types of valvular disorders:
Insufficient (Weak or Floppy) valve; and Stenosis (stiffening of the valve).
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What is another name for right sided heart failure?
Cor Pulmonale
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What sided heart failure causes lung congestion?
Left
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The generic names of what type of drugs end in -lol?
Beta Blockers
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List three symptoms of an MI:
Chest pain, arm pain, headache, and sweating are a few.
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List 4 types of shock:
Septic, Anaphylactic, Cardiogenic, Neurogenic, and Hypovolemic shock.
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Older women are more likely to die of Miocardial Infarctions than older men; T/F?
True
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COPD is one cause of congestive heart failure often affecting the left side of the heart; T/F?
False
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Venous Dopplar studies are typically used to diagnose deep vein thrombosis; T/F?
True
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An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is used to correct life-threatening artherosclerosis; T/F?
False
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What are known risk factors for heart disease?
Smoking, obesity, family history, Hypertension, and race.
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Blood Flow Begins in the:
Right Atrium
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Deoxygenated blood, which is received from the:
Inferior/Superior Vena Cava
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Passes through the:
Tricuspid Valve
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Into the:
Right Ventricle
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Passes into the lung via the:
Pulmonary Artery
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And return oxygenated blood through the:
Pulmonary Veins
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Then Passes through the:
Mitral Valve
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And is sent out to the body through the:
Aorta
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Reminding the patient to remain as still as possible during an ECG and using disposable, stick-on electrodes can help eliminate a(n):
Wandering Baseline
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Any muscle movement, including movement of skeletal muscle, produces a measurable electrical impulse called a(n):
Somatic Tremor
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What are unwanted, erratic movements of the stylus on the paper caused by outside interference?
Artifacts
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What appears as a series of uniform small spikes on the paper?
AC Interference
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Noticeable patient movement that dislodges the elctrodes is the usual cause of a(n):
Interrupted Baseline
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The P wave represents atrial:
Depolarization
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Ventricular depolarization is represented by the ? complex:
QRS
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What refers to a regular heart rate that falls within the average range of 60-80 beats per minutes?
NSR (Normal Sinus Rhythm)
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The small square on the ECG represents how many mm?
1 mm
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Standard limb leads are what type of leads?
Augmented
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The what node is located in the right atrium?
SA
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A fast heart rate is called?
Tachycardia
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What is a slow heart rate called:
Bradycardia
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An irregular cardiac rhythm is a(n):
Arrhythmia
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An ECG is an invasive procedure; T/F?
False
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Heart Activity:Atrial Contraction
Electrical Current:Atrial Depolarization
Stage:P Wave
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Stage:QRS Complex
- Heart Activity:Ventricular Contraction
- Electrical Current:Ventricular Depolarization
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Heart Activity:Associated with further ventricular relaxation
Electrical Current:Associated with further ventricular repolarization
Stage:U Wave
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Heart Activity:The heart at rest
- Stage:Baseline
- Electrical Current:Polarization
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Heart Activity:Time interval between atrial contraction and ventricular contraction
Electrical Current:Time interval between atrial depolarization and ventricular depolarization
Stage:PR Interval
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RA- to LA + with RL Grounded
Lead I
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RA- to LL+ with RL Grounded
Lead II
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LA- to LL+ with RL Grounded
Lead III
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RA+ to LA/LL with RL Grounded
Lead aVr
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RA to LA+ attached to LL with RL Grounded
Lead aVl
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RA connected to double -LA to LL+ with RL Grounded
Lead aVf
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