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1
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… is an indication of Aspirin administration

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Myocardial Infarction

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2
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… represents ventricular depolarisation in ECG waveforms

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QRS Complex

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3
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… is the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots

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Fibrinolysis

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4
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… conducts impulses that arrive via the atria and that originated from …

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Atrioventricular (AV) node

Sinoatrial (SA) node

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5
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… is the force or pressure that the blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels.

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Blood pressure

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6
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The brief pause between the P waves and the QRS complex represents a momentary conduction delay at the …

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Atrioventricular (AV) node

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7
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The … is the innermost layer of the heart

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Endocardium

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8
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The back flow of blood into the atria during ventricular contraction is prevented by the …

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Atrioventricular valves

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9
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GTN is administered through a … metered spray or tablet.

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Sublingual

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10
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Platelets cells are also known as …

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Thrombocytes

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11
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Red blood cells are also known as …

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Erythrocytes

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12
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GTN is not administered orally because it is completely destroyed by the process of …

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First Pass Metabolism

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13
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The mitral and tricuspid valves are prevented from opening upwards into the atria by tendinous cords called …

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Chordae tendineae

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14
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… side drives blood of the heart against the relatively high resistance of the systemic circulation

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Left

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15
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The pulmonary arteries are the only arteries in the body that carry …

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De-oxygenated blood

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16
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You may see severe … when administering adrenaline to patients prescribed non-cardioselective beta-blocker medication

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Hypertension

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17
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What percentage of blood is made up of red blood cells?

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Approx. 45%

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18
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The … is the middle layer of the heart

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Myocardium

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19
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Some asthmatic patients my experience wheezing as a side effect of the administration of …

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Aspirin

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20
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The … is the outermost layer of the heart

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Epicardium

21
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… are the only veins in the body to carry oxygenated blood

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Pulmonary Veins

22
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The tricuspid valve is also known as the …

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Right atrioventricular valve

23
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Aspirin is contraindicated to patients under 16 year old because of the risks of …

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Reye’s Syndrome

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White blood cells are also known as …

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Leukocytes

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The two largest veins in the body are called ... and ...
Inferior vena cava | Superior vena cava
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Firing of the ... causes atrial contraction
Sinoatrial (SA) node
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You may see severe ... when administering adrenaline to patients prescribed non-cardioselective beta-blocker medication
Hypertension
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... is represented by the P wave on an ECG.
Atrial Depolarisation
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GTN is administered through a ... metered spray or tablet.
Sublingual
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In an emergency situation the maximum dose of Glyceryl Trinitrate is...
No Limit
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Prothrombin Activator (common pathway) can be formed by two processes which often occur together: the ... and the ...
Intrinsic pathway | Extrinsic pathway
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... is a graphic record of the heart’s electrical function.
Electrocardiogram
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Clopidogrel is administered to confirmed MI patients being conveyed to PPCI because of its ... actions.
Anti-Platelet
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Relaxation of the atria and ventricles is known as ...
Complete cardiac diastole
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What percentage of blood is made up of white blood cells? ­­­­­­­­
Approx. 1%
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The ... represents ventricular repolarisation in ECG waveforms.
T wave
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The benefits of Clopidogrel in an emergency situation mean that it can be administered with caution in ...
Pregnancy
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The Mitral valve separates the ... sided atria and ventricle.
Left
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What percentage of blood is made up of plasma?
Approx. 55%
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Clopidogrel is administered to confirmed MI patients being conveyed to PPCI because of its ... actions.
Anti-Platelet
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Haemoglobin binds reversibly to oxygen to form ...
Oxyhaemoglobin
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The ... side drives blood out of the heart against the relatively low resistance of the pulmonary circulation.
Right
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Cardiac output is influenced by ... and ...
Stroke volume | Heart rate
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The ... is the innermost layer of the heart
Endocardium
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The ... layer of the blood vessel is made up of elastic fibres and muscle and provides strength and contractility.
Tunica media
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The cessation of bleeding is known as ...
Haemostasis
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The amount if blood that is pumped out by the ventricles per minute is called the ...
Cardiac output
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The ... is the ‘pacemaker’ of the heart because is normally initiates impulses more rapidly than other groups of neuromuscular cells.
Sinoatrial (SA) node

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