Anatomy and Physiology
Heart Disease
Arrhythmia's
Syndromes
Potpourri
100
This is referred to as the pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA node?
100
Number 1 cause of death in the United States.
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
100
In medical terminology this is the root word for heart
What is cardi?
100
This is the other term referring to a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
100

This team won the basketball game against Duke 58-37 yesterday. 

Who are the VT Hokies women's basketball team?

200
Artery that is the largest and connects to the left ventricle.
What is Aorta?
200
This occurs when blood flow to a portion of the heart is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
200
This name is given to the atria when they contract.
What is "atrial kick".
200
This disorder involves plaque building up in the coronary arteries.
What is atherosclerosis?
200

This is the number of hours required for an EMT to recertify in Virginia.

What is the 40?

300
The structure of the heart that pumps blood out to the rest of the body.
What is left ventricle?
300
Pressure, squeezing, fullness, shortness of breath, nausea and sweating.
What is symptoms of a heart attack?
300
This term means "slow heart" in Latin.
What is bradycardia?
300
This is the name given to chest pain.
What is angina pectoris?
300

This is the person whose license EMS providers operate under while in the field.

What is the OMD?

400
This is where the blood enters the heart.
What is right atrium?
400
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What is ways to reduce CAD?
400
This term refers to the heart contracting.
What is systole?
400
This disorder involves having a low blood pressure.
What is hypotension?
400

This is the color of the football used at the Super Bowl.

What is brown?

500
The other name for the bicuspid valve.
What is the Mitral valve?
500
Preferred method of stopping a heart attack
What is angioplasty and stenting.
500
This term is given to a "fast heart".
What is tachycardia?
500
This is the term given to tissues that are deprived of oxygen.
What is ischemia?
500

This is the number of Category 2 hours needed by a Paramedic to recertify.

What is 30?

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