AMCA PCT STUDY GUIDE (BROKE DOWN) PT.3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
nitroglycerin is used for what ?
relief of ischemic chest pain in pts with coronary vascular disease and angina
Warfarin is used for what ?
treatment of blood clots
Xylocaine (lidocaine) is used for what ?
a local anesthetic used to treat ventricular arrhythmia
ACE Inhibitors are used for what ?
used in the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure. ( makes it easier
for the heart to pump blood )
Arteries carry blood ____ from the heart
away from
Veins carry blood ____ the heart
to the heart
, Digoxin (Digitalis) used to?
treat atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.
Diastole
relaxation of the heart when the filling of the atria and ventricles occur
Systole
contraction of the atria and ventricles and is when the blood that has filled the
heart is pumped to the pulmonary system and the systemic system
Cardiac Output (CO)
person's heart rate x the stroke volume over 1 minute and is expressed in liters
per minute
cardiac cells unique property
Conductivity, automaticity, excitibility, contractiility
Contractility
ability to contact forcibly when stimulated
Automaticity
The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
nitroglycerin is used for what ?
relief of ischemic chest pain in pts with coronary vascular disease and angina
Warfarin is used for what ?
treatment of blood clots
Xylocaine (lidocaine) is used for what ?
a local anesthetic used to treat ventricular arrhythmia
ACE Inhibitors are used for what ?
used in the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure. ( makes it easier
for the heart to pump blood )
Arteries carry blood ____ from the heart
away from
Veins carry blood ____ the heart
to the heart
, Digoxin (Digitalis) used to?
treat atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.
Diastole
relaxation of the heart when the filling of the atria and ventricles occur
Systole
contraction of the atria and ventricles and is when the blood that has filled the
heart is pumped to the pulmonary system and the systemic system
Cardiac Output (CO)
person's heart rate x the stroke volume over 1 minute and is expressed in liters
per minute
cardiac cells unique property
Conductivity, automaticity, excitibility, contractiility
Contractility
ability to contact forcibly when stimulated
Automaticity
The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.
