Exam 12: Cardiovascular System Disorders

A partial obstruction in a coronary artery will likely cause:

The outcome for many aortic aneurysms is:

The term arteriosclerosis specifically refers to:

In patients with congestive heart failure, ACE inhibitor drugs are useful because they:

A common adverse effect of many antihypertensive medications is:

A modifiable factor that increases the risk for atherosclerosis is:

An echocardiogram is used to demonstrate any abnormal:

Which of the following drugs improves cardiac efficiency by slowing the heart rate and increasing the force of cardiac contractions?

Which of the following factors greatly improves venous return to the heart during strenuous exercise?

Uncontrolled hypertension is most likely to cause ischemia and loss of function in the:

More extensive permanent damage is likely when a myocardial infarction is caused by:

The most common cause of a myocardial infarction is:

Why does anaphylactic shock cause severe hypoxia very quickly?

The function of the baroreceptors is to:

Varicose ulcers may develop and be slow to heal because:

The normal delay in conduction through the AV node is essential for:

Which of the following is most likely to cause left-sided congestive heart failure?

An atheroma develops from:

The cause of essential hypertension is considered to be:

Pericarditis causes a reduction in cardiac output as a result of which of the following?