The single largest cause of death for Americans is:
Answer(s): A
Coronary heart disease, also known as coronary artery disease (CAD), is the number one threat to American health, killing an estimated 466,000 persons annually. While some predisposition to coronary heart disease is non-modifiable, many of the risk factors are behaviors that can be changed (e.g., obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and smoking). While chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and traumatic injuries represent major health problems, they do not claim lives on the same magnitude of coronary heart disease.
The normal heart rate for a newborn is:
The normal heart rate for a newborn is 140-160 and an infant’s is 120-140 beats per minute. Children between the ages of 1-6 have a heart rate of 100-120, while children over the age of 6 have a heart rate of 80-100 BPM.
The normal heart rate for a child between the ages of 1-6:
Answer(s): C
The normal heart rate for a child over the age of 6 is:
Answer(s): D
The correct flow of blood through the heart and lungs is:
Blood enters the heart through the inferior/superior vena cavae, to the right atrium, then the right ventricle. It then goes to the lungs through the pulmonary vein, returning through the left atrium, then the left ventricle, leaving through the aorta.
What is the difference between angina pectoris and a myocardial infarction?
Angina pectoris is typically caused by physical emotional stress. Symptoms usually last no more than 10 minutes and are relieved by rest.
Your patient is an 80-year old male with shortness of breath. Which of the following could your patient be suffering from?
Geriatric patients do not always present the clear-cut signs and symptoms of cardiac problems. With the limited information given, this patient could be suffering from any of the above cardiac conditions, plus a wide variety of pulmonary illnesses as well.
The three-flap valve located on the right side of the heart is the:
The three-flap valve is called the tricuspid valve, and it divides the right atrium from the right ventricle.
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