The Heart

Question 1

CHD treatment

Answer 1

Lifestyle change, statins, hypotensive medication

Question 2

Angina is

Answer 2

oxygen deprivation to the heart

Question 3

Treatment for Angina

Answer 3

Nitroglycerin and Atenolol

Question 4

Atenolol improves

Answer 4

coronary blood supply

Question 5

Nitroglycerin

Answer 5

reduces cardiac workload and causes vasodilation

Question 6

Heart attack treatment

Answer 6

glyceryl trinitrate & propranolol

Question 7

tissue plasminogen activator if given promptly after onset does what

Answer 7

busts clots

Question 8

Angioplasty is

Answer 8

re-opening of vessel using balloon and stent.

Question 9

Digoxin used for

Answer 9

Heart failure

Question 10

Heart failure is

Answer 10

when heart doesn’t pump blood efficiently

Question 11

Digoxin causes

Answer 11

increased Cardiac Output

Question 12

Digoxin works by inhibiting

Answer 12

sodium and potassium and increasing calcium stores allowing harder contraction without an increase in oxygen consumption

Question 13

Cardiac Dysrhythmia

Answer 13

disorder of HR due to disruption of electrical rhythm

Question 14

Tachycardia

Answer 14

HR too fast

Question 15

Arrythmia

Answer 15

Irregular HR

Question 16

Brachycardia

Answer 16

HR too slow

Question 17

With an ectopic pacemaker what initiates the HR

Answer 17

Cardiac tissue