QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Cardiac Critical Care Transport. Answer: Managing complex cardiac patients during
transport
● 12-Lead ECG Interpretation. Answer: Identifying ST changes, bundle branch blocks, and
arrhythmias
● STEMI Recognition. Answer: ST elevation in contiguous leads indicating occlusion
● LBBB. Answer: Left bundle branch block potentially masking MI on ECG
● Wellens Syndrome. Answer: ECG pattern indicating critical LAD stenosis
● De Winter T-Waves. Answer: ECG pattern indicating proximal LAD occlusion
● Sgarbossa Criteria. Answer: ECG rules for diagnosing MI in presence of LBBB or
pacemaker
● Right-Sided ECG. Answer: Detecting right ventricular MI using right-sided leads
● Posterior ECG Leads. Answer: Identifying posterior MI using leads V7 through V9
● Cardiac Output. Answer: Heart rate multiplied by stroke volume
● Preload. Answer: End-diastolic volume determining cardiac stretch
● Afterload. Answer: Resistance against which ventricle must pump
● Contractility. Answer: Intrinsic strength of myocardial contraction
● Frank-Starling Law. Answer: Stroke volume increases with increased preload up to a point
● Vasopressors. Answer: Medications increasing vascular resistance and blood pressure
● Norepinephrine. Answer: First-line vasopressor in septic shock
● Dopamine. Answer: Vasopressor and inotrope used at varying doses for different effects
● Vasopressin. Answer: Hormone used as vasopressor in septic or refractory shock