Deck 6: Critical Care Related to the Cardiac System

Question 1

What is the correct sequence of ECG?

A) PSRTQ
B) PQRST
C) RSTPQ
D) STPQR

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The correct sequence of the valves as blood flows through the heart is ______

A) Tricuspid; Pulmonary; Mitral; Aortic
B) Mitral; Pulmonary; Aortic; Tricuspid
C) Pulmonary; Tricuspid; Mitral; Aortic
D) Aortic; Mitral; Pulmonary; Tricuspid

Answer 2

A

Question 3

How many leads are recorded when recording an ECG?

A) 10
B) 4
C) 12
D) 6

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following blood vessels contains deoxygenated blood?

A) Aorta
B) Pulmonary veins
C) Pulmonary artery
D) Carotid artery

Question 5

Alan is admitted to the hospital with a very low level of haemoglobin in his blood.
-What would be the best blood product to treat his anaemia?

A) Packed Red Blood Cells
B) Platelets
C) Fresh frozen plasma
D) Albumin

Question 6

Alan is admitted to the hospital with a very low level of haemoglobin in his blood.
-How would his anaemia affect him?

A) Tiredness
B) Breathlessness
C) Dizziness
D) All of these

Question 7

Elisha is intensive care for the treatment of heart failure.
-Would her Starling's curve be ______?

A) Normal
B) Flattened
C) Raised
D) Unchanged

Question 8

Elisha is intensive care for the treatment of heart failure.
-What are the dangers of giving too much fluid to someone with heart failure?

A) Overload causing reduced cardiac output
B) Increase in cardiac output
C) Increased sweating
D) Increased conscious level