Division 2 review

Airway anatomy

100

Which structure divides the upper from the lower airway?

Cricoid cartilage 

200

Why does the trachea contain c-shaped rings of cartilage? 

To allow food to pass through the esophagus

300

Which structure in the bronchiole tree contains no cartilage and all smooth muscle?

Bronchioles 

400

What is the dome shaped muscle that facilitates our breathing?

Diaphragm

Respiratory emergencies

100

You have a patient who presents with wheezing respirations, coughing and tachypnea. They said this happens occasionally when there is a lot of dust around. What medical history would we assume they have?

Asthma

200

If you have a female patient who is on birth control, just came back from a long flight after going across the country for brain surgery, what is she at HIGHEST risk for? 

Pulmonary embolism

300

A blood clot that forms in a vessel and blocks peripheral blood flow is called what?

thrombus/thrombosis 

400

If a patient presents with carpal pedal spams, dizziness, numbness and tingling around the mouth, we would suspect which emergency? 

Hyperventilation syndrome (HVS)

Cardiac anatomy

100

What is the heart muscle called?

Myocardium

200

What are the three components that make up the circulatory system?

heart, blood vessels and blood 

300

What are the four components that make up blood?

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets 

400

Which valve divides the right atrium from the right ventricle? 

tricuspid valve 

Cardiac emergencies

100

What are the two ACS emergencies we talked about in class?

Angina and MI

200

We would classify someone experiencing chest pain to have stable angina if they have what?

Chest pain that goes away with rest and medication within 20 minutes of onset 

300

If the patient has different blood pressures on each arm, we would have a high suspicion of what?

Aortic dysfunction/injury 

400

What is the most common cause of aortic aneurysms?

uncontrolled hypertension