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NREMT - Cardiology Exam With completesolutions 2024/2025
Acute Myocardial infarction (AMI) - ANSWER- A heart attack is occurring or more
succinctly death of cardiac muscle is occurring
Angina - ANSWER- 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
Aneurysm - ANSWER- The bulging out of an arterial wall at a weak point.
Weaknesses in the walls are often created by atherosclerosis. These weak points
can burst and cause a person to bleed to death
Asymptomatic - ANSWER- Condition that presents no symptoms that are
apparent to the patient
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER- A form of arteriosclerosis where the walls of arteries
thicken due to an increase in smooth muscle fiber and fatty deposits known as
plaque.This condition is often associated with coronary artery disease
Arrhythmias - ANSWER- irregular heart rhythms that are often associated with
heart attacks resulting in deaths
Arteriosclerosis - ANSWER- A disease which results in the hardening of arteries
due to thickening and loss of elasticity. Note: It is common mistake to refer to
arteriosclerosis as the calcification artery walls and atherosclerosis as fatty
plaque thickening of artery walls
Bradycardia - ANSWER- Heart rhythm is slow, less than 60 bpm
, Cardiac Output - ANSWER- the volume of blood pumped through the heart in one
minute, affected by the blood pressure and heart rate.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) - ANSWER- 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 - ANSWER- The relaxation phase of the heart beat, when the ventricles
open up to receive blood from the atria
Embolus - ANSWER- 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 becoming an "obstruction"
Hypoperfusion syndrome (shock) - ANSWER- Oxygen and nutrients are not
reaching the tissues of the body as a result of poor circulation or lack of blood
volume
Perfusion - ANSWER- Sufficient blood flow to cells or tissues
systole - ANSWER- contraction phase of the heart beat, specifically the ventricles
as they eject blood outward to the aorta and the lungs.
Tachycardia - ANSWER- Heart rhythm that is more than 100 bpm
Thrombus - ANSWER- Term used to describe a blood clot that has broken loose
from the blood vessel wall
Ventricular fibrillation - ANSWER- Heart muscles twitch and vibrate but do not
produce an actual beat or contraction therefore no circulation of blood occurs
Ventricular tachycardia - ANSWER- Heart rate is fast over an extended period, too
fast to create enough pressure to produce a pulse, this not achieving adequate
circulation. Electrical impulse originate from the ventricle.
The heart is supplied with blood by what arteries? - ANSWER- Coronary Arteries
What are the chambers of the heart? - ANSWER- 2 atriums and 2 ventricles
What receives blood? - ANSWER- Atrium
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