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HCB CARDIOLOGY EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 260 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+|
BRAND NEW!!
What are some contraindications of nitroglycerin? - ANSWER - Systolic below 90mmHg, head injuries, and patients has recently taken erectile dysfunction drugs. ( headache, hypotension, and pulse rate change)
for an in/out patient, what are some neurological objective datas of angina pectoris? - ANSWER - Dizziness, syncope, fatigue, weakness, altered mental status
What are some cardiovascular objectives of angina pectoris? - ANSWER
- dysrhythmia , JVD
what are some musculoskeletal objective of angina pectoris? - ANSWER
- Sharp pain reproducible with movement or palpation is unlikely to be
cardiac.
what plan should you carry out for those inpatients who have angina pectoris? - ANSWER - EKG, X-ray, deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, aspirin, tight BP control, cardiac rehab, smoking cessation, and annual influenza vaccine
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pg. 2 what are some other diagnoses that are similar to angina pectoris ? - ANSWER - Aortic dissection, Pulmonary embolism, and GERD and spasm.
what is the condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a result of oxygen starvation ? - ANSWER - Myocardial Infarction
Which chamber of the heart does myocardial infarction commonly affect? - ANSWER - Left ventricle
Why can't the heart get enough oxygen from a myocardial infarction? - ANSWER - Because of Atherosclerosis or blood clot
What two conditions that are rapidly causing sudden obstruction of blood flow? - ANSWER - Atherosclerosis or blood clot
What is the most common presentation for acute myocardial infarction?
- ANSWER - Chronic respiratory problems, unusual exertion, and severe
emotional stress.
what are some plans for myocardial infarction? - ANSWER - IV, Aspirin, oxygen, cardiac monitoring, and nitroglycerin
What are some cerebrovascular objectives of in/out patient of myocardial infarction? - ANSWER - Dysrhythmia, hypotension, widened pulse pressure, S3 and S4, JVD. 2 / 4
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pg. 3 What are some skin conditions of in/out patient of myocardial infarction? - ANSWER - Cool, pallor, diaphoresis.
What are some plan to treat myocardial infarction? - ANSWER - 12 lead ekg, labs tests (troponin, creatine kinase, myoglobin, fasting lipid profile, CBC, and metabolic panel), chest Xray, and continuation of 81mg/day of aspirin.
What is the cessation of cardiac mechanical activity resulting in the absence of circilating blood flow? - ANSWER - Cardiac arrest.
how often does sudden cardiac occur outside the hospital? - ANSWER - 400,000 people/yr
Cardiac arrest causes what with consequences at the cellular level adversely affect organ function after resuscitation? - ANSWER - Global ischemia.
What are some common causes of cardiac arrest? - ANSWER - Coronary artery disease, electrical shock, respiratory failure, and drug toxicity.
What disease is the most common pathologic condition found in patients who die suddenly from ventricular fibrillation? - ANSWER - CAD
Autopsy shos a ____ % incidence of previous myocardial infarction and a ___% incidence of acute MI. - ANSWER - 75 %: 20-30% 3 / 4
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pg. 4 What is a result of a simultaneous incidence of cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest? - ANSWER - Synchronous depolarization of all myocardial cells.
What is the cause of hypertension and tachycardia, followed by hypotension and bradycardia and progressing to asystole ? - ANSWER - Respiratory failure.
What may be needed for cardiac arrest resulting from drug toxicity? - ANSWER - Prolonged resuscitation.
what are some key survival factors of cardiac arrest? - ANSWER - Initial rhythm, Total down time, Time to successful defibrillation, Time of BLS.
What are some subjective datas of cardiac arrest that are often seen in critically or terminally ill patients ? - ANSWER - Rapid shallow breathing, arterial hypotension, progressive decrease in mental alertness.
What is a collapse without warning that occasionally accompanied by a brief <5 sec seizure? - ANSWER - Sudden cardiac arrest.
What are some signs of sudden cardiac arrest? - ANSWER - Chest pain, dyspnea, and palpitations.
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