Which heart valve is best auscultated in the 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line?
Aortic
Pulmonic
Tricuspid
Mitral - correct answer ✔✔Mitral
Which of the following is true about the cardiac cycle?
S1 heart sound ("lub") is created by closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves and correlates with the QRS
Complex.
S1 heart sound ("lub") is created by closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves and correlates with the T
wave.
S2 heart sound ("dub") is created by closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves and correlates with the T
wave.
S2 heart sound ("dub") is created by closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves and correlates with the
QRS Complex. - correct answer ✔✔S1 heart sound ("lub") is created by closure of the mitral and
tricuspid valves and correlates with the QRS Complex.
When the Hematocrit trends upward above the critical value of 60%, what is the major concern?
When a person is obese, what % of weight loss reduces many medical risk factors and complications
associated with obesity?
5-10 %
10-15 %
Weight loss is not a factor. - correct answer ✔✔5-10%
Atherosclerosis is a disease that causes blockages in the blood vessels and stiffening of the arteries.
Which of the following is responsible for the stiffening of the arteries?
Atherosis
Sclerosis
Both atherosis and sclerosis
Atherosclerosis does not result in stiffening of the arteries. - correct answer ✔✔Sclerosis
Which two arrhythmias result in cessation of cardiac output resulting in sudden death?
Atrial flutter and ventricular fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia - correct answer ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation and
ventricular tachycardia
Which of the following describes coronary heart disease?
Obstruction that limits blood flow but does not significantly inhibit heart muscle function
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