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B: Pulmonary veins
B: starting an IV.
C: performing defibrillation.
D: review with the medical director every instance in which you use
the AED.
B: Cardiogenic shock
B: venules.
C: arterioles.
D: capillaries.
B: Atrial fibrillation
C: Ventricular fibrillation
D: Ventricular tachycardia
B: Pulmonary arteries
C: Coronary arteries
D: Pulmonary veins
C: choose the power setting so that the unit can give the shock
without input.
D: wait for the machine to recommend a shock, after which you
push the button.
13. Which of the following descriptions is NOT usually associated with the
pain of angina pectoris?
A: Tight
B: Crushing
C: Squeezing
D: Long-lasting
15. If the patient is pulseless and the AED recommends no shock, you
should next:
A: restart CPR.
B: shock anyway.
17. The chance to save a patient who is experiencing cardiac arrest from
ventricular fibrillation is greater if:
A: CPR is initiated within 10 minutes.
B: Cardiogenic shock
19. While palpating the radial pulse of a 56-year-old man with chest pain
that radiates to his jaw, you note that the pulse rate is 86 beats/min
and irregular. What does this indicate?
A: Fear
B: Pain
C: Anxiety
D: Arrhythmia
B: chest pain.
C: shortness of breath.
23. Most patients who are having a heart attack will experience:
A: unconsciousness.
B: Left atrium
C: Right ventricle
D: Left ventricle
26. If AED use is indicated and the patient has a pacemaker, you should:
A: not defibrillate the patient.
D: place one pad over the pacemaker and the other on the left side
of the back.
ANSWERS:
NO ANS REASON
Reason: Since nitroglycerin and rest have relieved this patient's pain, there
is no need to administer further nitroglycerin. He should however, be
1. B transported to the hospital for evaluation, as the typical anginal attack lasts
between 3 - 8 minutes. He must be evaluated for an acute myocardial
infarction. (ECTSI 8, pp. 351 - 352)
Reason: A vein is a vessel that carries blood to the heart. Most veins return
2. B blood to the heart after most of the oxygen has been removed. The
pulmonary veins are the exception. They carry oxygen-rich blood from the
lungs back to the left atrium.(ECTSI 8, pp. 346 - 349)
Reason: Venules are the smallest branches of veins. They carry blood back
9. B
to the heart from the capillaries. (ECTSI 8, p. 348)
Reason: The coronary arteries, which branch from the aorta, supply the
myocardium with oxygen-rich blood. Occlusion of one or more of these
11. C arteries results in a cessation of oxygenated blood beyond the area of
occlusion and results in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). (ECTSI 8, pp.
347, 350 - 351)
13. D Reason: Angina pain usually lasts 3 to 8 minutes. AMI pain lasts longer.
Reason: The best results in resuscitating patients who have sudden cardiac
17. D death include rapid BLS (within 4 minutes) and ready availability of
defibrillation. (ECTSI 8, pp.352-353)
Reason: Most patients who are having a heart attack experience a feeling
23. B
of doom or impending death. (ECTSI 8, p. 355)
Reason: The right ventricle is the only part of the heart that pumps blood
25. C
directly to the lungs. (ECTSI 8, pp. 346 - 347)