Exam 47: Assisting in Cardiology

Decreased estrogen production is associated with a decreased risk of heart disease.

Patients taking diuretics may be prescribed a KCl supplement.

The blood vessel branching from the heart that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs is called the:

A Doppler study uses a sonographic beam that picks up the speed of WBCs in the arteries tested.

A symptom of chronic peripheral vascular disease is __________.

The part of the conduction system of the heart that wraps around the outer walls of the ventricles is/are the:

Thrombi form in the coronary arteries because of:

Which is the most common route of administration for nitroglycerin?

You are responsible for reinforcing patient education on risk factors for the development of heart disease.Summarize at least five factors that can contribute to heart disease.Which of these can be attributed to lifestyle choices?

Statin medications are used to treat atherosclerosis and prevent arterial disease.

A(n) __________ may be a life-threatening problem because of the potential for embolus creation.

Women have different symptoms of heart disease because:

Patients with DVT are treated immediately with anticoagulant therapy, which continues for 2 weeks after the onset of symptoms.

An indication that angina may be a sign of an impending MI is that the pain lasts longer than an hour.

A patient who develops right-sided CHF because of COPD is diagnosed with __________.

A bruit may be palpated over the site of an abdominal aneurysm.

MI symptoms in women include acute chest pain.

An important part of patient education for CHF is to encourage the patient to report any sudden weight gain.

Obesity and hypertension increase the risk of DVT.

Troponin levels remain elevated for an extended period, which makes them more useful for diagnosing an MI that occurred up to 2 weeks earlier.