The heart valve that keeps blood moving through the circulatory system in the proper direction is
What is the aortic valve!
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What happens when a brittle plaque in an artery cracks?
a blood clot will form!
100
What is the fancy name for a heart attack?
an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
100
Abnormal heart rhythms are called
What is arrhythmias
100
You would treat a patient with CHF the same as a patient with....
chest pains
200
How is the heart divided up?
The heart is divided down the middle into two sides, right and left, each with an upper chamber called the atrium and a lower chamber called the ventricle.
200
What part of the heart requires more oxygen during periods of exertion or stress?
What is thee myocardium
200
Heart tissues that are not getting enough oxygen but are not yet dying can cause pain
What is angina!
200
How should you treat patients that are showing symptoms of cardiogenic shock?
They should receive oxygen,assisted ventilations as needed, and immediate transport.
200
How would you actually treat a patient with CHF?
Monitor the patient’s vital signs. Give the patient oxygen via nonrebreathing face mask. Allow the patient to remain sitting up.
300
Where is the aortic valve?
The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle and the aorta
300
What does the heart's electrical system do?
it controls heart rate and helps the atria and ventricles work together to pump the blood.
300
Name some common signs of AMI (heart attack)
crushing chest pains, onset weakness, nasuea, sweating, sudden arrhythmia; pulmonary edema; and even sudden death.
300
What are the symptoms of cardiogenic shock?
Symptoms include restlessness; anxiety; pale, clammy skin; pulse rate higher than normal; and blood pressure lower than normal.
300
What is congestive heart failure?
which damaged heart muscle can no longer contract effectively enough to pump blood through the system. The lungs become congested with fluid, breathing becomes difficult, the heart rate increases, and the left ventricle enlarges.
400
What is usually the cause of low blood flow to the heart?
What is coronary artery atherosclerosis!
400
Name 6 common places to take a pulse!
What is the carotid, femoral, brachial, radial, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis arteries.
400
Heart attacks can have 3 serious consequences...
1.Sudden death
2. Cardiogenic shock
3.Congestive heart failure.
400
What are the symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure?
Signs include swollen ankles from dependent edema, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate and respirations, rales (crackles), and, sometimes, the pink sputum and dyspnea of pulmonary edema
400
What's the cpr ratio for child,infant,and adult single person cpr?
30 to 2!
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What is coronary artery atherosclerosis?
it is a disease in which cholesterol plaques build up inside blood vessels, eventually occluding them.
500
When a blood clot occurs the heart tissue downstream will suffer from a major oxygen loss. This tissue will start to die within__ minutes
What is 30 minutes
500
Name some examples of arrhythmias
tachycardia, bradycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and, most commonly, ventricular fibrillation.
500
How should you treat a person with chest pain?
, obtain a SAMPLE history, following the OPQRST mnemonic to assess the pain; measure and record vital signs; ensure the patient is in a comfortable position, usually semireclining or half sitting up; administer prescribed nitroglycerin and oxygen; and transport the patient, reporting to medical control as you do.