Anatomy
What are the lower chambers of the heart?
What are the ventricles
What is the term for inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart wall?
Myocarditis
Cardiac cells do not rely on which body organ to contract? (involuntary muscle)
What is the brain
What is the medical term for a fast heart rate?
Tachycardia
Coronary Artery Disease can lead to myocardial infarction.
True or False
True
Symptoms of a MI- CP, SOB, diaphoresis
What vessel(s) bring deoxygenated blood into the heart?
What are the superior and inferior vena cava
What is it called when there is complete stopping of all heart activity?
Cardiac arrest; asystole
Where do electrical impulses end in the heart? (causes ventricular contraction)
What is the Purkinji Fibers
What is the medical term for pounding, racing heart beats?
Palpitations
What diagnostic test provides information about electrical activity within the heart?
EKG/ECG
What vessel brings oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body?
What is the aorta
What is the condition where a coronary artery is blocked and without immediate treatment, the heart will die?
Myocardial infarction
What structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart?
What is the SA (sinoatrial) node
What is the MEDICAL term for a blood clot that forms within a vessel and partially or completely occludes the vessel?
Thrombus
What is the condition where there is a weakness in the wall of an artery and rupture is possible?
Aneurysm
What is inner layer of the heart lining called?
What is the endocardium
What is the condition where the heart is weakened and unable to pump blood out effectively causing blood to backup?
Congestive Heart Failure
What is systole?
Contraction of the heart
What is it called when there is an extra heart sound heard when listening to the heart? (swishing)
Murmur
When the patient's blood pressure drops with sudden position changes like sitting up or standing, it is called?
Orthostatic Hypotension
Name the 4 valves in the heart.
Tricuspid (btw R atrium & ventricle)
Pulmonic (btw R ventricle & pulm. artery)
Mitral/bicuspid (btw L atria & ventricle)
Aortic (btw L ventricle and aorta)
What is the condition where there is deficiency of oxygen (ischemia) to the heart muscle which causes the patient to have constricting chest pain?
Angina pectoris
What comes after the AV node stimulation?
Bundle of His (AV bundle) stimulation in the septum
What is the term for localized, temporary deficiency of blood supply?
Ischemia
What are the emergency treatments for asystole (heart stopped)?
CPR and defibrillation
Asystole= cardiac arrest