OMSA Study Guide Questions With
Complete Solutions
/. Name the 4 valves in the heart - Answer-✅Tricuspid valve
Aortic Valve
Mitral Valve
pulmonic Valve
/.Where is the Tricuspid valve located? - Answer-✅Between the right atrium and right
ventricle
/.Where is the Mitral valve located? - Answer-✅Between the left atrium and the left
ventricle
/.Where is the Aortic valve located? - Answer-✅Between the aorta and the heart's left
ventricle
/.Where is the pulmonic valve located? - Answer-✅Between the" right ventricle and the
pulmonary artery
/.What is the function of valves in the heart? - Answer-✅To prevent the backflow of
blood
/.When you listen to a normal heart beat through a stethoscope what sound does it
make, and what causes this sound? - Answer-✅Lub-dub; caused by the aortic and
pulmonic valves closing
/.What is angina pectoris? - Answer-✅Another name for chest pain of cardiac origin
/.What is angina pectoris caused by? - Answer-✅Ischemia or lack of oxygen to the
heart muscle
/.How does nitroglycerin affect the body? - Answer-✅It dilates the coronary arteries and
increases the blood flow to the heart
/.When does angina pectoris turn into a myocardial infarction? - Answer-✅When the
heart is deprived of oxygen too long and a portion of the heart dies
/.Death of the heart muscle - Answer-✅necrosis
, /.Risk factors of cardiovascular disease (12) - Answer-✅Family history of heart disease
Smokers
Hypercholesterolemia
Diabetes
Obesity
Sedentary lifestyle
Hypertension
Advancing age
History of MI
Congestive heart failure
Heart valve dysfunction
dysrhythmias
/.Signs and symptoms of Myocardial infarction (MI)
(5) - Answer-✅-Chest pain not relieved by nitroglycerin
-Pain radiate down the left arm or up the left jaw
-Blood pressure drop
-weak with thready pulse
-nausea or vomiting
/.What should you do if you suspect a patient is having a MI? - Answer-✅Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin
Place patient on monitors and start IV asap
/.What is congestive heart failure? - Answer-✅The heart cannot pump blood in a
forward motion
/.What happens when there is CHF on the right side? - Answer-✅Excess blood an fluid
backing up systemically; meaning in the rest of the body
/.What are the symptoms of right sided CHF? - Answer-✅Swelling in the ankles and
ascetics (belly)
Distended neck veins
/.What happens when there is CHF on the left side? - Answer-✅Fluid backing up into
the lungs causing pt to cough pink frothy sputum.
/.What are the symptoms of left sided CHF? - Answer-✅Shortness of breath and wakes
up in the middle of the night gasping for air
/.What is the normal treatment for CHF? - Answer-✅Diuretics; so the patient pees out
the excess fluid
Complete Solutions
/. Name the 4 valves in the heart - Answer-✅Tricuspid valve
Aortic Valve
Mitral Valve
pulmonic Valve
/.Where is the Tricuspid valve located? - Answer-✅Between the right atrium and right
ventricle
/.Where is the Mitral valve located? - Answer-✅Between the left atrium and the left
ventricle
/.Where is the Aortic valve located? - Answer-✅Between the aorta and the heart's left
ventricle
/.Where is the pulmonic valve located? - Answer-✅Between the" right ventricle and the
pulmonary artery
/.What is the function of valves in the heart? - Answer-✅To prevent the backflow of
blood
/.When you listen to a normal heart beat through a stethoscope what sound does it
make, and what causes this sound? - Answer-✅Lub-dub; caused by the aortic and
pulmonic valves closing
/.What is angina pectoris? - Answer-✅Another name for chest pain of cardiac origin
/.What is angina pectoris caused by? - Answer-✅Ischemia or lack of oxygen to the
heart muscle
/.How does nitroglycerin affect the body? - Answer-✅It dilates the coronary arteries and
increases the blood flow to the heart
/.When does angina pectoris turn into a myocardial infarction? - Answer-✅When the
heart is deprived of oxygen too long and a portion of the heart dies
/.Death of the heart muscle - Answer-✅necrosis
, /.Risk factors of cardiovascular disease (12) - Answer-✅Family history of heart disease
Smokers
Hypercholesterolemia
Diabetes
Obesity
Sedentary lifestyle
Hypertension
Advancing age
History of MI
Congestive heart failure
Heart valve dysfunction
dysrhythmias
/.Signs and symptoms of Myocardial infarction (MI)
(5) - Answer-✅-Chest pain not relieved by nitroglycerin
-Pain radiate down the left arm or up the left jaw
-Blood pressure drop
-weak with thready pulse
-nausea or vomiting
/.What should you do if you suspect a patient is having a MI? - Answer-✅Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin
Place patient on monitors and start IV asap
/.What is congestive heart failure? - Answer-✅The heart cannot pump blood in a
forward motion
/.What happens when there is CHF on the right side? - Answer-✅Excess blood an fluid
backing up systemically; meaning in the rest of the body
/.What are the symptoms of right sided CHF? - Answer-✅Swelling in the ankles and
ascetics (belly)
Distended neck veins
/.What happens when there is CHF on the left side? - Answer-✅Fluid backing up into
the lungs causing pt to cough pink frothy sputum.
/.What are the symptoms of left sided CHF? - Answer-✅Shortness of breath and wakes
up in the middle of the night gasping for air
/.What is the normal treatment for CHF? - Answer-✅Diuretics; so the patient pees out
the excess fluid
