Cardiovascular Diseases

Question 1

What is another name for Atrial fibrillation?

Answer 1

A fib
AF
Cardiac Arrhythmia

Question 2

Tier 1 or Tier 2?:

Afib

Answer 2

Tier 1

Question 3

Basic Pathophysiology: most common form of tachyarrhythmia

Answer 3

Afib

Question 4

Tachyarrhythmia is a condition where your heart rate is greater than ____ bpm

Answer 4

100

Question 5

Basic Pathophysiology:

Disorganized atrial activity

Answer 5

Afib

Question 6

Basic Pathophysiology:

Error in electrical signal pathway. Not contracting in organized way and causes blood to move improperly. Pooled blood start to clot and create and embolus. Embolus can move and cause other problems

Answer 6

Afib

Question 7

Onset: often occurs during exercise, emotional stress, or as a consequence of rheumatic heart disease

Answer 7

A fib

Question 8

At risk for ____ if:

Elderly pt w/ history of hypertension or diabetes

Past history of rheumatic fever

CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)

Excessive alc/stimulant use

Answer 8

Afib

Question 9

Signs, Symptoms and Effects:

Angina pectoris: chest pain
Syncope: fainting
Embolization
Fatigue
Palpitation
Anxiety

Answer 9

A fib

Question 10

Signs, Symptoms and Effects:

Heart rate of 350 bpm or more
Irregularly irregular HB
Embolization
Disorganized atrial activity

Answer 10

Afib

Question 11

May lead to stroke in high risk patients who are elderly and have a history of hypertension or diabetes, rheumatic fever, or congestive heart failure

Answer 11

AFIB

Question 12

Detect with disorganized atrial activity with ECG

Answer 12

A fib

Question 13

You treat these factors instead of the disease itself:

CHF, fever, alcoholic intoxication, pneumonia

Answer 13

Afib

Question 14

Electric cardioconversion does what? What disease does it treat?

Answer 14

Restoration of normal sinus rhythm, afib

Question 15

Beta-andergenic blockers do what? What disease do they treat?

Answer 15

Blocks binding of exciting transmitters, afib

Question 16

Calcium-channel antagonists do what? What disease do they treat?

Answer 16

slows ventricular rate, afib

Question 17

Synonym for Bradycardia

Answer 17

Bradyarrhythmias

Question 18

These are subtypes of what disease?

SA Node Dysfunction
AV Conduction Disturbance

Answer 18

Bradyarrhythmia

Question 19

For Bradyarrhythmia, the heart rate is (less/more) than ___ beats/min

Answer 19

less/ 60

Question 20

Normal heart rate

Answer 20

60-100 bpm

Question 21

Bradyarrhythmia occurs when (sympathetic/ parasympathetic) tone is decreased by functioning of beta-adrenergic receptors

Answer 21

sympathetic

Question 22

Bradyarrhythmia occurs because of increase in (sympathetic/ parasympathetic) tone causing the heart rate to slow

Answer 22

parasympathetic

Question 23

Beta blockers may cause

Answer 23

bradycardia

Question 24

Beta blockers cause

Answer 24

decreased heart rate

Question 25

SA node is heart ____

Answer 25

pacemaker

Question 26

What is SA Node Dysfunction

Answer 26

The hearts pacemaker is not working

Question 27

AV conduction disturbances:

Answer 27

Disturbance of conduction for sinus impulse to ventricles

Question 28

What's another name for Mitral Valve Prolapse

Answer 28

MVP Barlow's syndrome Floppy Valve syndrom

Question 29

Mitral Valve Prolapse can be associated with

Answer 29

Marfan's or osteogenesis imperfecta

Question 30

Name this disease: Common abnormality of mitral valve (left AV valve)

Answer 30

Mitral valve prolapse

Question 31

Mitral Valve Prolapse is cause by

Answer 31

redundant mitral leaflet tissue or degeneration of valve itself

Question 32

Degeneration or extra leaflet tissue of the mitral valve can lead to ___ and ___ of heart muscle

Answer 32

stress and ischemia of heart muscle

Question 33

Increase in size of mitral valve annulus causes regurgitation of the blood from ___ back into ____

Answer 33

LV, LA