EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A
1. Which intervention or interventions would Early CPR and defibrillation
have the MOST positive impact on the cardiac
arrest patient's outcome?
2. The AED gives "no shock" message to a pa- Resume chest compressions
tient who is in cardiac arrest. You should:
3. What is the maximum amount of time that 10 seconds
should be spent checking for spontaneous
breathing in an unresponsive child?
4. When performing CPR on an adult, you should 2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
compress the chest to a depth of at a rate
of .
5. What is the appropriate compression to ven- 30:2
tilation ratio for adult two-rescuer CPR?
6. When checking for a pulse in an infant, which Brachial
artery should you palpate?
7. When performing CPR on an adult or child, 2
you should reassess the patient for return of
respirations/circulation every minutes.
8. What is the preferred method of removing a Chest compressions
foreign body in an unresponsive child?
9. Cardiogenic shock is caused by: Inadequate function of the heart mus-
cle
10. Pericardial effusion Collection of fluid between the peri-
cardial sac and the myocardium
,EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A
11. Cardiac tamponade Occurs when blood leaks into the
space between the pericardium and
the pericardial sac
12. Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade: Beck triad: the presence of jugular vein
distention, muffled heart sounds, and
a narrowing pulse pressure where the
systolic and diastolic blood pressures
start to merge.
13. Signs of cardiogenic shock: -Skin may be cool, clammy, and ashen
-High BP
-Rapid, shallow breathing
-Weak, irregular pulse
-Anxiety, nausea
14. You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF Cardiogenic shock
sitting up and reporting severe chest pain and
SOB. She is anxious and "feels like she's go-
ing to die." Her skin is pale, cool, and clam-
my and her pulse is rapid, weak, and irregu-
lar. Her breathing is labored, with a RR of 28
breaths/min. Her SpO2 is 90%. Lung sounds
show crackles in all fields, and BP is 92/60
mmHg. What is your differential diagnosis of
the patient?
15. The heart is divided down the middle into left Septum
and right sides by the:
16. Which chamber of the heart receives incom- Atrium
ing unoxygenated blood?
, 17. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenat- Ventricles
ed blood?
18. Normal electrical impulses begin in the: Sinoatrial (SA) node
19. What characteristic allows a cardiac muscle Automaticity
cells to contract spontaneously without an ex-
ternal stimulus?
20. The sympathetic nervous system acts on the -increasing HR and RR
body by: -constricting blood vessels in the mus-
cles
21. The parasympathetic nervous system acts on (directly opposes the sympathetic
the body by: NS)
-decreases HR and RR
-constricts blood vessels in muscles
22. Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart Dilation
is supplied by of the coronary arteries.
23. The heart itself is supplied by blood through Coronary vessels
what vessels?
24. The iliac arteries descend into the: femoral arteries
25. Which veins bring blood back to the right atri- Venae cavae
um?
26. Systolic pressure is the: maximum pressure generated in the
arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle
27. Pulses felt in the extremities are called: Peripheral pulses
1. Which intervention or interventions would Early CPR and defibrillation
have the MOST positive impact on the cardiac
arrest patient's outcome?
2. The AED gives "no shock" message to a pa- Resume chest compressions
tient who is in cardiac arrest. You should:
3. What is the maximum amount of time that 10 seconds
should be spent checking for spontaneous
breathing in an unresponsive child?
4. When performing CPR on an adult, you should 2.0-2.4 in, 100-150BPM
compress the chest to a depth of at a rate
of .
5. What is the appropriate compression to ven- 30:2
tilation ratio for adult two-rescuer CPR?
6. When checking for a pulse in an infant, which Brachial
artery should you palpate?
7. When performing CPR on an adult or child, 2
you should reassess the patient for return of
respirations/circulation every minutes.
8. What is the preferred method of removing a Chest compressions
foreign body in an unresponsive child?
9. Cardiogenic shock is caused by: Inadequate function of the heart mus-
cle
10. Pericardial effusion Collection of fluid between the peri-
cardial sac and the myocardium
,EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A
11. Cardiac tamponade Occurs when blood leaks into the
space between the pericardium and
the pericardial sac
12. Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade: Beck triad: the presence of jugular vein
distention, muffled heart sounds, and
a narrowing pulse pressure where the
systolic and diastolic blood pressures
start to merge.
13. Signs of cardiogenic shock: -Skin may be cool, clammy, and ashen
-High BP
-Rapid, shallow breathing
-Weak, irregular pulse
-Anxiety, nausea
14. You arrive on scene to find a conscious 58YOF Cardiogenic shock
sitting up and reporting severe chest pain and
SOB. She is anxious and "feels like she's go-
ing to die." Her skin is pale, cool, and clam-
my and her pulse is rapid, weak, and irregu-
lar. Her breathing is labored, with a RR of 28
breaths/min. Her SpO2 is 90%. Lung sounds
show crackles in all fields, and BP is 92/60
mmHg. What is your differential diagnosis of
the patient?
15. The heart is divided down the middle into left Septum
and right sides by the:
16. Which chamber of the heart receives incom- Atrium
ing unoxygenated blood?
, 17. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenat- Ventricles
ed blood?
18. Normal electrical impulses begin in the: Sinoatrial (SA) node
19. What characteristic allows a cardiac muscle Automaticity
cells to contract spontaneously without an ex-
ternal stimulus?
20. The sympathetic nervous system acts on the -increasing HR and RR
body by: -constricting blood vessels in the mus-
cles
21. The parasympathetic nervous system acts on (directly opposes the sympathetic
the body by: NS)
-decreases HR and RR
-constricts blood vessels in muscles
22. Increased oxygen demand in a normal heart Dilation
is supplied by of the coronary arteries.
23. The heart itself is supplied by blood through Coronary vessels
what vessels?
24. The iliac arteries descend into the: femoral arteries
25. Which veins bring blood back to the right atri- Venae cavae
um?
26. Systolic pressure is the: maximum pressure generated in the
arteries during contraction of the left
ventricle
27. Pulses felt in the extremities are called: Peripheral pulses
