Exam 43: Cardiac Surgery

Which type of cardiac procedure delivers electrical impulses to correct atrial or ventricular dysrhythmias?

Which type of valve procedure uses an annuloplasty ring to improve the valve function?

A patient with a pacemaker should not have a procedure that uses an electrosurgical unit (ESU).

Which is an invasive diagnostic procedure used to assess the cardiovascular or circulatory system?

Which is a benefit of hypothermia during an intracardiac or coronary artery procedure?

Where does the impulse for cardiac contraction originate?

What cardiac dysrhythmia is associated with stroke causing a thromboembolism in a patient with cardiac valvular disease?

Match each procedure with its definition. -Treatment for end-stage myocardial disease

What type of procedure uses fluoroscopy,a sterile catheter,and percutaneous entry into a vessel?

What component of the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)machine regulates body temperature?

Match each procedure with its definition. -Revascularizes the myocardium

Match each procedure with its definition. -Repair of dilation of the ventricular wall

Which type of valve consists of the pulmonary valve and aortic valve?

The most common complication after cardiac surgery is stroke.

Elevated levels of potassium help protect the heart and assist in improved cardiac function.

Which type of procedure assists in controlling a cardiac dysrhythmia by making many small incisions within the atria?

Match each procedure with its definition. -Rapid heartbeat

Match each procedure with its definition. -Resuscitative oxygenation in cardiopulmonary failure

Match each procedure with its definition. -Vaporizes plaque or thrombus

Match each procedure with its definition. -Removal of plaque from the arterial wall