Anatomy & Physiology
This chamber pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta.
What is the Left Ventricle?
This pain assessment mnemonic should always be used with chest pain patients.
What is OPQRST?
This medication prevents blood clots from getting larger.
What is aspirin?
This rhythm is described as disorganized ventricular quivering.
What is ventricular fibrillation?
This condition occurs when myocardial oxygen demand exceeds supply but does not usually cause permanent damage.
What is angina pectoris?
This heart failure finding is associated with pink frothy sputum.
What is pulmonary edema?
This artery supplies oxygenated blood to the myocardium.
What are the coronary arteries?
A cardiac patient with an SpO₂ of 91% should initially receive oxygen by this device.
What is a nasal cannula at 4 L/min?
The recommended EMT aspirin dose for suspected ACS is this.
What is 162–324 mg?
This rhythm is the complete absence of electrical activity.
What is asystole?
Chest pain lasting 45 minutes despite rest and nitroglycerin is most concerning for this.
What is an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)?
This emergency involves a systolic blood pressure greater than 180 mmHg.
What is a hypertensive emergency?
Cardiac output is calculated by multiplying these two values.
What are heart rate and stroke volume?
Patients with pulmonary edema may benefit from this ventilation method.
What is CPAP?
Nitroglycerin works primarily by doing this.
What is dilating blood vessels and decreasing the workload of the heart?
According to the Chain of Survival, this comes immediately after recognition and activation of EMS.
What is high-quality CPR?
Name three controllable risk factors for coronary artery disease.
What are:
Patients with an LVAD usually do NOT have this assessment finding.
What is a palpable pulse?
This electrical structure normally initiates the heartbeat.
What is the SA node?
Vital signs in unstable cardiac patients should be reassessed at least this often.
What is every 5 minutes?
Give two contraindications for nitroglycerin.
What are:
When using an AED, rescuers should never do this while the machine is analyzing.
What is touch the patient?
This disorder is caused by calcium and cholesterol building inside artery walls.
What is atherosclerosis?
This implanted device automatically shocks dangerous dysrhythmias.
What is an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD/AICD)?
Perfusion requires these three things to function properly.
What are:
During your secondary assessment, blood pressure should be measured in these locations.
What are both arms?
This is the most common side effect of nitroglycerin.
What is hypotension (or severe headache)?
Name the three situations in which transport may begin if ALS is unavailable.
What is
A patient has tearing chest pain radiating to the back with unequal blood pressures in both arms.
What is a dissecting aortic aneurysm?
This cardiovascular emergency often presents with sudden, severe chest pain that patients describe as "tearing" or "ripping," frequently radiates to the back, and should not be mistaken for a typical heart attack.
What is Aortic dissection?