Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery/Thoracic Surgery Q&A 2022/2023 (Distinction Level)

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Endocardium - ANSWER This smooth layer of endothelial cells that lines the interior of the heart and the heart valves is called Electrocardiogram - ANSWER The record used to detect electrical chang... es in the heart muscle as the heart is beating is called an Nitroglycerin - ANSWER Which of the following is given to treat acute attacks of angina by increasing coronary bloodflow? Retrosternal pain is located - ANSWER Behind the sternum Which of the following types of medications has the primary function of preventing blood clots - ANSWER Antiplatelet drugs A patient comes in with trouble breathing and swelling in the lower legs. The provider suspects - ANSWER Congestive heart failure Which of the following risk factors for cardiac disease can be modified? - ANSWER Diabetes mellitus Which test, when evaluated, is most indicative of heart failure? - ANSWER BNP (Brain Natriuretic Peptide) Which of the following is a type of heart murmur? - ANSWER Systolic Which suffix combined with cardio- means enlarged heart? - ANSWER -megaly In this procedure, a small flexible tube is guided into the heart via the femoral artery in order to detect pressures and patterns of bloodflow in the heart. - ANSWER Cardiac catheterization Which of the following laboratory test is used to diagnose a myocardial infarction? - ANSWER CK-MB and troponin The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle is - ANSWER Systole Which of the following is the medical term for a heart attack? - ANSWER Myocardial infarction Blood pressure measurement is expressed as - ANSWER Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure That antiarrhythmic agent used to treat congestive heart failure and arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation is - ANSWER Digoxin Which of these terms means an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery? - ANSWER Aneurysm Premature heartbeat is also known as - ANSWER Extrasystole Pain, tension, and weakness in a leg after walking with absence of pain at rest is called - ANSWER Claudication Which of the following test is used to monitor a patient on Coumadin therapy? - ANSWER INR (International Normalised Ratio) Which node is considered the dominant pacemaker? - ANSWER Sinoatrial node Which of the following is placed within a coronary artery to keep the artery patent? - ANSWER Stent [Show More]

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