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An abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard when auscultating an artery is a:

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Bruit

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The ______________ is the saclike membrane surrounding the heart

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Pericardium

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Which of the following factors increase the blood pressure?

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Smoking, vasoconstriction, and plaque

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Whole blood is composed of blood cells and lymph.

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False (Plasma & blood cells)

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__________ transmit the impulse quickly and efficiently to the ventricular myocardial cells.

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Purkinje fibers

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The liquid portion of the blood is plasma.

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True

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The amount of blood expelled from the left ventricle compared with the total volume filling the ventricle is called:

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Ejection fraction

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Bulging of the arterial wall that can burst, causing bleeding and possible death is:

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Aneurysm

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Fainting is

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Syncope

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What is the medication classification of enoxaparin (Lovenox)?

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Anticoagulant

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Low blood pressure is called?

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Hypotension

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White blood cells are also called:

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Leukocytes

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What is a procedure that widen narrowed blood vessels, by expanding a small balloon at the site, which compresses widens the vessel?

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Angioplasty

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Swollen, twisted veins seen under the skin are:

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Varicose veins

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Destruction of abnormal cardiac electrical pathways using heat or cold causing arrhythmias is:

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Ablation

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The natural pacemaker of the heart is the:

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Sinoatrial Node (SA)

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A thrombocyte is a platelet

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True

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18
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A condition in which plaque or atheroma build up in the arteries is:

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atherosclerosis

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19
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An abnormally rapid heartbeat is:

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Tachycardia

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A thrombocyte is a type of granulocyte

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False (Thrombocytes are platelets)

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The area of the chest wall anterior to the heart and lower thorax is:

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Precordium

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_________ is the inability of the heart muscle to pump blood efficiently and blood backs up behind the failing pump.

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Congestive heart failure

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Almost all veins carry deoxygenated blood, with the exception of the

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pulmonary veins.

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Leukocytes are clotting cells

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False (white blood cells)

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This type of shock occurs when a person has excessive loss of blood or body fluids from internal or external hemorrhage
Hypovolemic
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The two types of thrombocytes are granulocytes and agranulocytes
False (Granulocytes and agranulocytes are two types of leukocytes)
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RBCs are erythrocytes
True
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The _________ are the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
pulmonary veins
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What is the medication classification of diltiazem (Cardizem, Cartia)?
Calcium channel blocker
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High blood pressure as a result of no identifiable cause is:
essential.
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What is it when Ductus arteriosus when it does not close after birth
Blood into lungs
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What is checking for sound on an ECG?
Doppler
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Condition where cardiac contracts and stops completely?
Cardiac Arrest
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Injection that closes the varicose vein?
Sclerotherapy
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Type of circulation begins with blood being pumped at left side of heart?
Systemic Circulation
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What does it mean to close or block off?
Occlude/ obstruction
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Period of contraction the heart undergoes?
Systole
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Period of relaxation when heart relaxes?
Diastole
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Smallest blood vessels in the body?
Capillaries
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Progressive disorder of muscles of the heart?
Cardiomyopathy
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Another name for heart attack?
Myocardial Infraction
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A disease where the atrial walls become thickened and lose their elasticity?
Arteriosclerosis
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What sends electrical impulses to stabilize the heart?
Pacemaker
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Decrease supply of oxygenated blood to body?
Ischemia
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A disorder with hole in the wall in the lower chambers is?
Ventricular Septal defect
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What increases urinary output?
Diuretics
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Inner lining of the heart?
Endocardium
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_____________ is an abnormal pattern of varing shallow and deep breathing.
Cheyne-stokes respiration
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_______ is a difficulty breathing.
Dyspnea
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What is the medication classification of pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)?
Decongestant
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The procedure that measures the amount of air moving into and out of the lungs is:
Spirometry
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What condition causes inflammation of the trachea and larynx and causes a harsh, bark-like cough?
Croup
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What condition describes the need to sit or stand to breathe comfortably?
Orthopnea
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______ is the expectoration of blood.
Hemoptysis
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This classification of medication blocks the action of substances that cause asthma and allergic rhinitis.
Leukotriene receptor antagonists
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This structure connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx.
Eustachian tube
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The __________ closes off the trachea during swallowing so that food goes into the esophagus.
Epiglottis
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An acute, infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by a virus is:
Influenza
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________ is a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane.
Cyanosis
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An abnormal condition of coal dust in the lungs is:
Black lung disease
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_____ is breathlessness.
Shortness of breath
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What is the medication classification of albuterol (Ventolin HFA, Proventil)?
Bronchodilator
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______ is a high-pitched, noisy breathing
Stridor
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_______ or bubbling or popping sound heard on auscultation.
Rales
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What is the medication classification of montelukast (Singulair)?
Leukotriene receptor antagonist
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What is the medication classification of diphenhydramine (Benadryl, Unisom)?
Antihistamine
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A whistling sound related to labored breathing is
Wheezing
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Which of the following is not a CLIA-waived test used for pulmonary conditions?
ABG
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This classification of medication inhibits the cough center.
Antitussives
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____ is excessive drainage from the nose
Rhinorrhea
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This classification of medication thins the secretions in the bronchial tubes to make it easier to cough up the mucus
Expectorants
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____ is an abnormal enlargement of the distal phalanges (fingers and toes) associated with cyanotic heart disease or advanced chronic pulmonary disease
Clubbing
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Expectoration of blood is:
hemoptysis
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An exchange of gases between the cells in the body and the blood.
Internal respiration
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An air sac at the end of a bronchiole is a(n):
Alveolus
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The insertion of an instrument through the mouth to visualize the trachea and bronchi.
Bronchoscopy
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This is the residue or chemical from the cigarette smoke, which can be inhaled or ingested and can cause problems
Thirdhand smoke
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A test to diagnose cystic fibrosis is a:
Sweat Test
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The medical terms for “throat” and “windpipe” are:
pharynx and trachea.
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A respiratory infection also called whooping cough is
Pertussis
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The term for the nostrils is:
Nares
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This classification of medication relieves allergies
Antihistamines
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A chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria and diagnosed by a TST and QFT is:
pulmonary tuberculosis.
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______ is a continuous rumbling sound heard on auscultation
Rhonchi
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What is the term for a high-pitched noisy breathing?
Stridor
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Air or gas in the pleural cavity, causing the lung to collapse is called
pneumothorax.
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Classification for hydrochlorothiazide (microzide, oretic) used for urinary out put and to lower blood pressure?
Diuretics
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Classification for metoprolol (beta blockers) is?
Antihypertensives
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A test in which a blood specimen is collected from the artery in the wrist, and the PH of the blood is?
ABG test Arterial blood gas
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The pulmonary veins bring oxygenated blood back to the ________
Coronary Arteries

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