Cardiac Emergencies
What cardiac emergency occurs when the heart stops beating effectively and requires CPR?
Cardiac Arrest
What is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
What medication is commonly given first to chest pain patients suspected of having an MI?
Aspirin
What is the most common symptom of a myocardial infarction?
Chest pain
What device delivers shocks to correct lethal heart rhythms in cardiac arrest?
AED
What emergency occurs when part of the heart muscle dies due to lack of blood flow?
Myocardial Infarction
What heart chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
Left ventricle
What medication is commonly given for chest pain to dilate coronary arteries?
Nitroglycerin
What symptom is often seen in inferior MIs due to vagal stimulation?
Nausea/vomiting
What device continuously records electrical activity of the heart?
EKG Monitor
What cardiac emergency involves inflammation of the sac?
Pericarditis
What structure slows electrical conduction between the atria and ventricles?
AV node
What airway/oxygen therapy intervention helps reduce preload?
CPAP
What sign may indicate poor perfusion during cardiac emergencies?
Altered Mental Status
What implanted device helps regulate slow heart rhythms?
Pacemaker
What mechanical cardiac emergency occurs when pressure around the heart prevents it from filling properly?
Cardiac Tamponade
What coronary artery typically supplies the inferior wall of the heart?
Right coronary artery
What intervention involves delivering two nearly simultaneous shocks for refractory ventricular fibrillation?
Dual Sequential Defibrillation
What physical exam finding indicates right-sided heart failure?
Jugular Vein Distention
What implanted device can detect and shock lethal dysrhythmias automatically?
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
What syndrome causes chest pain and ST elevation but occurs without coronary artery blockage due to stress-induced myocardial stunning?
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
What coronary artery is most commonly occluded in anterior myocardial infarctions?
Left anterior descending
What medication is given during cardiac arrest to increase coronary perfusion pressure?
Epinephrine 1:10000
What sign describes a drop in systolic blood pressure greater than 10 mmHg during inspiration?
Pulsus Paradoxus
What hospital device temporarily supports circulation and oxygenation outside the body during severe cardiac failure?
ECMO