The smooth layer of endothelial cells that lines the interior of the heart and the heart valves is called:

a. endocardium

b. interventricular septum

c. myocardium

d. pericardium

The record used to detect electrical changes in the heart muscle as the heart is beating is called a(an:

a. echocardiogram

b. electrocardiogram

c. electroencephalogram

d. sphygmomanometer

Which of the floowing is given to treat acute attacks of angina by increasing coronary blood flow?

a. an ACE inhibitor

b. aspirin

c. nitroglycerin

d. a statin

Retrosternal pain is located:

a. above the sternum

b. behind the sternum

c. below the sternum

d. beside the sternum

Which of the following types fo medications has the primary function of preventing blood clots?

a. ACE inhibitors

b. angiotensin II receptor blockers

c. antiplatelet drugs

d. antiarrhythmic medications

A patient comes in with trouble breathing and swelling in the lower legs. The provider suspects:

a. congestive heart failure

b. a heart murmur

c. myocardial infarction

d. aneurysm

Which of the following risk factors for cardiac disease can be modified?

a. age

b. diabetes mellitus

c. family history

d. gender

Which test, when elevated, is most indicative of heart failure?

a. BMP

b. BNP

c. CMP

d. INR

Which of the following is a type of heart murmur?

a. cyanotic

b. serophilic

c. sessile

d. systolic

What suffix combined with cardio- means enlarged heart?

a. -megaly

b. -metry

c. -malacia

d.-myotomy

In this procedure, a small flexible tube is guided into the heart via the femoral artery in order to detect pressures and patterns of blood flow in the heart.

a. coronary artery bypass graft

b. exercise tolerance test

c. cardiac catheterization

de. endarterectoy

Which of the following laboratory tests is used to diagnose a myocardial infarction?

a. CEA and CA 19-9

b. CK-MB and troponin

c. MCH and MCV

d. PSA and PTH

The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle is:

a. diastole

b. endocardium

c. systole

d. tachycardia

Which of the following is the medical term for a heart attack?

a. diphtheritic myocorditis

b. myocardial hamartoma

c. myocardial infarction

d. septal myomectomy

Blood pressure measurement is expressed as:

a. diastolic pressure over systolic pressure

b. sacral pressure over diagram pressure

c. systemic pressure over diaphram pressure

d. systolic pressure over diastolic pressure

The antiarrhythmic agent used to treat congestive heart failure and arrhythmias, like atrial fibrillation, is:

a. digoxin

b. doxepin

c. doxycycline

d. Doxidan

Which of these terms means an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery?

a. aneuploidy

b. aneurysm

c. angionecrosis

d. annulus

Premature heartbeat is also known as:

a. arrhythia

b. bradycardia

c. extrasystole

d. tachycardia

Pain, tension, and weakness in a leg after walking with absence of the pain at rest is called:

a. claudication

b. embolus

c. infarction

d. occlusion

Which of the following tests is used to monitor a patient on Coumadin therapy?

a. INR

b. tranferrin

c. CBC

d. platelet count

Which node is considered the dominant pacemaker?

a. atrioventricular node

b. coronary node

c. sentinel node

d. sinoatrial node

Which of the following is placed within a coronary artery to keep the artery patent?

a. valve

b. stent

c. stint

d. catheter

HDL and LDL

Which of the following are forms of cholesterol?

a. homocysteine and fibrinogen

b. creatinine and LH

c. AST and ALT

d. HDL and LDL

Which of the following is a surgical procedure used to restore blood flow to an area of the heart when an artery is occluded by atherosclerosis?

a. echocardiogram

b. pacemaker implantation

c. AV node ablation

d. CABG

How many leads are in a standard electrocardiogram?

a. 9

b. 11

c. 12

d. 13

Fainting is also referred to as:

a. a cerebrovascular accident

b. thrombosis

c. claudicaiton

d. syncope

Which are normal heart sounds?

a. S1 and S2

b. S1 and S4

c. S2 and S3

d. S3 and S4

Which of the following is a humming or buzzing sound caused by the passage of blood through an artery narrowed by arterisclerosis?

a. PMI

b. rub

c. click

d. bruit

Which of the following is a diuretic that is often combined with antihypertensive medications?

a. ibuprofin

b. acetylsalicylic acid

c. lovastatin

d. hydrochlorothiazide

Sudden episodes of labored breathing that awaken the patient from sleep is referred to as:

a. P and D

b. PCP

c. PND

d. O and P