Chapter 13 - Assess/Treatment of Cardiac Emergencies

Inflammation of the pericardial sac is called:

• Pectoralis

• Pectenosis

• Parasitosis

• Pericarditis

The most common cause of heart attacks that results in blockage of the coronary arteries is:

• Thymelcosis formation

• Thrypsis formation

• Thyroaplasia formation

• Thrombus formation

The term that is used to describe labored breathing is:

• Dyspnea

• Hypokinetic

• Diaphoresis

• Syncope

Emergency management of left heart failure is aimed at:

• Improving myocardial contractility

• Decreasing myocardial oxygen demand

• Improving oxygenation and ventilation

• All of the above

The term that is used for profuse sweating is:

• Pleurisy

• Ecchymosis

• Pericarditis

• Diaphoresis

The inability of a patient's left ventricle to function in an adequate capacity as to sustain sufficient systemic cardiac output is:

• Left septal failure

• Right atrial failure

• Left ventricular failure

• Right ventricular failure

An acute ______ results from a prolonged lack of blood flow to a portion of the heart tissue.

• Atherosclerosis

• Myocardial infarction

• Vasospastic angina

• Angina pectoris

_______ shock is when the left ventricular function is so severely compromised that the heart can no longer meet metabolic needs.

• Pulmonary

• Systemic

• Cardiogenic

• Neurogenic

_______ angina most often occurs when the coronary arteries experience spasms and constrict.

• Synchronous

• Prinzmetal's

• Mobitz's

• Wenckebach's

All of the following are medications commonly prescribed to treat the patient experiencing left heart failure EXCEPT:

• Nitroglycerin

• Morphine sulfate

• Furosemide

• Amiodarone