Question 1

Patients with coronary heart disease always experience pain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes

Accepted Answer

A)  drainage of the blood in the pericardium. 
B)  drug therapy. 
C)  watchful waiting. 
D)  cardiac catheterization.

Question 3

The procedure in which a catheter with a balloon is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called

Accepted Answer

A)  coronary artery bypass. 
B)  angioplasty. 
C)  magnetic resonance imaging. 
D)  coronary stent.

Question 4

Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)  MI. 
B)  pulmonary edema. 
C)  angina pectoris. 
D)  malignant hypertension.

Question 5

Possible consequences of emboli include

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral vascular accident (CV
A) . 
B)  MI. 
C)  pulmonary venous obstruction. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 6

The condition in which a reduction in the quantity of either red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin (Hgb) exists is

Accepted Answer

A)  anemia. 
B)  thrombocytopenia. 
C)  leukemia. 
D)  agranulocytosis.

Question 7

A pulsating mass that is noted mid-abdomen indicates

Accepted Answer

A)  an arrhythmia. 
B)  palpitations. 
C)  aortic aneurysm. 
D)  pulmonary embolus.

Question 8

Immediate intervention for thrombophlebitis is not necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The valve most frequently involved in valvular heart disease is the _____ valve.

Accepted Answer

A)  aortic 
B)  mitral 
C)  pulmonary 
D)  tricuspid

Question 10

CAD results from deposits of fat-containing substances called plaque in the lumen (opening) of the coronary arteries resulting in atherosclerosis and subsequent narrowing of the lumen of the arteries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Treatment of CHF includes

Accepted Answer

A)  medication to slow and strengthen the heartbeat. 
B)  administration of diuretics. 
C)  digitalis. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 12

Symptoms of cardiovascular disease include

Accepted Answer

A)  chest pain, fatigue, and fainting. 
B)  rapid heartbeat and palpitations. 
C)  cyanosis, edema, and dyspnea. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 13

Hardening of the cusps of the cardiac valves is

Accepted Answer

A)  arteriosclerosis. 
B)  stenosis. 
C)  insufficiency. 
D)  thrombus.

Question 14

Ischemia causes

Accepted Answer

A)  death to tissue. 
B)  swelling of tissue. 
C)  blood disorders. 
D)  hemorrhage.

Exam 10: Diseases and Conditions of the Circulatory System

Patients with coronary heart disease always experience pain.

Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes

The procedure in which a catheter with a balloon is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called

Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of

Possible consequences of emboli include

The condition in which a reduction in the quantity of either red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin (Hgb) exists is

A pulsating mass that is noted mid-abdomen indicates

Immediate intervention for thrombophlebitis is not necessary.

The valve most frequently involved in valvular heart disease is the _____ valve.

CAD results from deposits of fat-containing substances called plaque in the lumen (opening) of the coronary arteries resulting in atherosclerosis and subsequent narrowing of the lumen of the arteries.

Treatment of CHF includes

Symptoms of cardiovascular disease include

Hardening of the cusps of the cardiac valves is

Ischemia causes