Cardiac Emergencies

Question 1

List the parts of the heart

Answer 1

Atrium
Ventricles
Aorta

Question 2

What is HR controlled by?

Answer 2

electrical impulses

Question 3

Blood composition?

Answer 3

45% RBC

55% Plasma

Question 4

Early CPR increases _____.

Answer 4

chances of survival.

Question 5

Signs and symptoms of cardiac emergency

Answer 5

chest pain
sweating
difficulty breathing
vomiting
pressure

Question 6

What causes a cardiac emergency?

Answer 6

Coronary Artery Disease
embolism
angina
arrhythmia

Question 7

What is an indication for a heart attack?

Answer 7

pain in left arm, neck, jaw
pressure in chest
dizziness
sweating
difficulty breathing
anxiety

Question 8

Heart attack risk factors are

Answer 8

smoking
high BP
overweight
sedentary lifestyle

family history
high cholesterol
diabetes

Question 9

Sudden Cardiac Death:

Answer 9

leading cause of death among young athletes
non-traumatic nonviolent event
exertion may play a role

Question 10

During hypertrophic cardiomyopathy….

Answer 10

the ventricular walls are enlarged and stay contracted for more time than normal

Question 11

What is Marfan’s syndrome?

Answer 11

hereditary disorder
structural abnormalities of the heart

• Aortic aneurysm
• Aortic insufficiency
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Dysrhymias

Question 12

Commotio Cordis is:

Answer 12

a direct impact to the wall of the heart which causes sudden death. has to impact at the exact millisecond during relaxation of the heart

Question 13

Cardiac Arrest management

Answer 13

initiate CPR
have pt lay down and make comfy
initiate EAP
can give chewable aspirin

Question 14

If rib fracture:

Answer 14

continue CPR