Cardiac Emergencies 1
What does EKG stand for
Electrocardiogram
How many chambers of the heart are there
4 Chambers
What is the term for a brief loss of consciousness caused by a temporary decrease in the blood flow to the brain?
Syncope (fainting)
How many liters of blood is in an average adult
5 to 6 liters in an average adult
What is a fixed blood clot that may obstruct an artery, particularly in the context of a narrowed arterial intima?
Thrombus
what heart valve does deoxygenated blood go through to get to the lungs
Pulmonary value
What is often the presenting symptom in a patient with an Acute heart attack?
Chest pain or discomfort
What is the pacemaker of the heart
SA node [Sinoatrial Node]
What is the middle and most muscular muscle of the heart
Myocardium
What is the condition in which thickening and stiffening of the arterial walls greatly reduces the arteries’ elasticity?
Arteriosclerosis
What is the term for the cessation of cardiac mechanical activity, as confirmed by the absence of signs of circulation?
Cardiac arrest
What is the term for chest discomfort that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen (myocardial ischemia)?
Angina pectoris
What is an aortic Aneurysm
What is Asystole
No pluse [ flat line]
What is tachycardia
fast beating of the heart above 160 beats Per minute for an adult
Name the 4 chambers of the heart
2 upper chambers are the Atrium and 2 lower chambers are the Ventricles
What occurs when sudden narrowing or complete blockage of a coronary artery causes myocardial death?
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
What two vains give deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
superior and inferior vena cava
What affects the inner lining of blood vessels, narrowing the vessels and reducing blood flow through them?
atherosclerosis
How does the heart give its self oxygenated blood
Coronary Artery
Name all the values of the heart
Trisupid value , Mitral value, Aortic value, pulmonary value
What is a pathological condition characterized by restriction of cardiac contraction, falling cardiac output, and shock as a result of pericardial fluid accumulation?
Cardiac tamponade
Dispensary that develops suddenly suggests _____? (Several possible answers)
pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, acute pulmonary edema, pneumonia, airway obstruction
what happens during the QRS complex of the heat
Contraction of the ventricles of the heart
What is the full spelling for cpap
Continuous Positive airway pressure