Cardiac Rehab

Question 1

ACE Inhibitors

Answer 1

Treats high BP & heart failure

Question 2

Antiarrhythmics

Answer 2

Help slow and regulate a fast or irregular heartbeat

Question 3

Anticoagulants

Answer 3

Help reduce the risk that a blood clot will form and block the artery

Question 4

Antihypertensives

Answer 4

Helps treat high BP

Question 5

Aspirin

Answer 5

Helps reduce blood clots (taken regularly in the right dosage)

Question 6

Beta Blockers

Answer 6

And calcium channel blockers help treat high BP. Can help prevent chest pain (angina) and regulate arrhythmia.

Question 7

Arrhythmia

Answer 7

Irregular heart beat

Question 8

Angina

Answer 8

Chest Pain - Lowered amount of blood flow to the heart; most commonly explained by a blockage of a heart artery

Question 9

Digitalis/Digoxin

Answer 9

Helps treat heart failure and may help an irregular heart beat

Question 10

Diuretics

Answer 10

Help treat high BP and heart failure. Sometimes called water pills b/c they help body get rid of excess water

Question 11

Lipid-Lowering Medications (such as statins)

Answer 11

Help control cholesterol and triglyceride levels

Question 12

Nitrates

Answer 12

Help prevent and treat angina

Question 13

Treadmill

Answer 13

Speed @ Incline

Question 14

All other machines

Answer 14

Watts @ level

Question 15

Vasodilators

Answer 15

Help blood flow more easily through arteries

Question 16

Calcium Channel Blockers and Nitrates are examples of

Answer 16

Vasodilators

Question 17

What does ACE inhibitors stand for

Answer 17

Angiotensin-Converting enzymes

Question 18

Type 1 Diabetes

Answer 18

Insulin Dependent
Check every time

Question 19

Type 2 diabetes & when to take BG

Answer 19

Non Insulin Dependent
Take BG first 6 visits

Question 20

Stable Angina
(Chronic Angina)

Answer 20

• typical pattern
• occurs predictably w/ physical exertion or strong emotion
• symptoms relieved by rest and nitroglycerin or both

Question 21

Unstable Angina

Answer 21

• Unexpected or unpredictable symptoms, commonly occurring at rest and is a medical emergency
• Angina is considered unstable if resting and nitroglycerin doesn’t provide relief or if symptoms worsen and occur more frequently and last longer

Question 22

Symptoms Worsening and occurring more frequently and lasting longer suggest:

Answer 22

Severe blockage or a spasm of a heart artery

Question 23

Nitroglycerin & Recommendations

Answer 23

• Relives angina by getting more oxygen-rich blood to heart
• 1 tablet every 3-5 mins. Do not take more than 3 times w/in 15 mins

Question 24

Phosphodiesterase Inhibirtors & Nitroglycerin

Answer 24

-medicines used to treat sexual dysfunction in men
- Viagara, Levitra or Cialis
- Do not take if on nitroglycerin treatment. Can lead to dizziness, fainting, heart attack or stroke

Question 25

Angina Symptoms

Answer 25

• Painful burning, tightness or pressure in the chest, neck, back , throat or jaw

Question 26

Left atrium receives blood from

Answer 26

Lungs

Question 27

Right atrium receives blood from

Answer 27

The body

Question 28

Lower chambers contract, blood is pumped to lungs from the

Answer 28

Right ventricle

Question 29

Lower chambers contract, blood is pumped to the body from the

Answer 29

Left ventricle