NREMT – Cardiology Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update
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NREMT
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NREMT
Acute Myocardial infarction (AMI)
-:- A heart attack is occurring or more succinctly death of cardiac
muscle is occurring
Angina
-:- Squeezing or crushing like chest pain that last a few minutes at a
time; associated with the heart muscle not receiving enough blood to
contract easily
An...
✓ -:- the volume of blood pumped through the heart in one minute,
affected by the blood pressure and heart rate.
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
✓ -:- Disease of the coronary arteries that causes them to narrow and
reduces blood flow to the cardiac muscle. CAD can be caused by
atherosclerosis, spasms of the coronary artery or blood clots
Disystole
✓ -:- The relaxation phase of the heart beat, when the ventricles open up
to receive blood from the atria
Embolus
✓ -:- Any debris floating through the blood stream; it could be a blood
clot, or other debris caused by an injury that breaks lose and enters the
blood stream. An embolus can block an artery, and prevent blood flow to
a major organ such as the heart thus becomin g an "obstruction"
Hypoperfusion syndrome (shock)
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