OMSA Study Guide Exam Questions With
Correct Answers 2024
Name .the .4 .valves .in .the .heart .- .correct .answer.Tricuspid .valve
Aortic .Valve
Mitral .Valve
pulmonic .Valve
Where .is .the .Tricuspid .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the .right .atrium .and .right
.ventricle
Where .is .the .Mitral .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the .left .atrium .and .the .left
.ventricle
Where .is .the .Aortic .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the .aorta .and .the .heart's .left
.ventricle
Where .is .the .pulmonic .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the" .right .ventricle .and
.the .pulmonary .artery
What .is .the .function .of .valves .in .the .heart? .- .correct .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? .- .correct .answer.Lub-dub; .caused .by .the .aortic .and
.pulmonic .valves .closing
What .is .angina .pectoris? .- .correct .answer.Another .name .for .chest .pain .of .cardiac .origin
What .is .angina .pectoris .caused .by? .- .correct .answer.Ischemia .or .lack .of .oxygen .to .the
.heart .muscle
How .does .nitroglycerin .affect .the .body? .- .correct .answer.It .dilates .the .coronary .arteries
.and .increases .the .blood .flow .to .the .heart
, When .does .angina .pectoris .turn .into .a .myocardial .infarction? .- .correct .answer.When .the
.heart .is .deprived .of .oxygen .too .long .and .a .portion .of .the .heart .dies
Death .of .the .heart .muscle .- .correct .answer.necrosis
Risk .factors .of .cardiovascular .disease .(12) .- .correct .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) .- .correct .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? .- .correct .answer.Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin .
Place .patient .on .monitors .and .start .IV .asap
What .is .congestive .heart .failure? .- .correct .answer.The .heart .cannot .pump .blood .in .a
.forward .motion
What .happens .when .there .is .CHF .on .the .right .side? .- .correct .answer.Excess .blood .an
.fluid .backing .up .systemically; .meaning .in .the .rest .of .the .body
What .are .the .symptoms .of .right .sided .CHF? .- .correct .answer.Swelling .in .the .ankles .and
.ascetics .(belly)
Distended .neck .veins
What .happens .when .there .is .CHF .on .the .left .side? .- .correct .answer.Fluid .backing .up .into
.the .lungs .causing .pt .to .cough .pink .frothy .sputum.
Correct Answers 2024
Name .the .4 .valves .in .the .heart .- .correct .answer.Tricuspid .valve
Aortic .Valve
Mitral .Valve
pulmonic .Valve
Where .is .the .Tricuspid .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the .right .atrium .and .right
.ventricle
Where .is .the .Mitral .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the .left .atrium .and .the .left
.ventricle
Where .is .the .Aortic .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the .aorta .and .the .heart's .left
.ventricle
Where .is .the .pulmonic .valve .located? .- .correct .answer.Between .the" .right .ventricle .and
.the .pulmonary .artery
What .is .the .function .of .valves .in .the .heart? .- .correct .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? .- .correct .answer.Lub-dub; .caused .by .the .aortic .and
.pulmonic .valves .closing
What .is .angina .pectoris? .- .correct .answer.Another .name .for .chest .pain .of .cardiac .origin
What .is .angina .pectoris .caused .by? .- .correct .answer.Ischemia .or .lack .of .oxygen .to .the
.heart .muscle
How .does .nitroglycerin .affect .the .body? .- .correct .answer.It .dilates .the .coronary .arteries
.and .increases .the .blood .flow .to .the .heart
, When .does .angina .pectoris .turn .into .a .myocardial .infarction? .- .correct .answer.When .the
.heart .is .deprived .of .oxygen .too .long .and .a .portion .of .the .heart .dies
Death .of .the .heart .muscle .- .correct .answer.necrosis
Risk .factors .of .cardiovascular .disease .(12) .- .correct .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) .- .correct .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? .- .correct .answer.Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin .
Place .patient .on .monitors .and .start .IV .asap
What .is .congestive .heart .failure? .- .correct .answer.The .heart .cannot .pump .blood .in .a
.forward .motion
What .happens .when .there .is .CHF .on .the .right .side? .- .correct .answer.Excess .blood .an
.fluid .backing .up .systemically; .meaning .in .the .rest .of .the .body
What .are .the .symptoms .of .right .sided .CHF? .- .correct .answer.Swelling .in .the .ankles .and
.ascetics .(belly)
Distended .neck .veins
What .happens .when .there .is .CHF .on .the .left .side? .- .correct .answer.Fluid .backing .up .into
.the .lungs .causing .pt .to .cough .pink .frothy .sputum.
