Chapter 14 ECG

Which of the following complaints may be cardiac in origin?

• Jaw pain

• Nausea

• Indigestion

• All of the answers are correct

Symptoms of unstable angina include which of the following?

• Chest pain that lasts longer than 20 minutes

• More frequent or severe chest pain

• Chest pain that occurs with less exertion

• All of the answers are correct

Which three groups of patients often present with atypical symptoms of MI?

• Women, infants and children

• Women, elderly patients, and patients with diabetes

• Men, women, and children with diabetes

• All of the answers are correct

Due to damage to blood vessels, patients with diabetes are ____ as likely as a nondiabetic individual to experience a stroke or heart attack.

• 10 times

• 5 times

• twice

• not

Which of the following are included when referring to acute coronary syndrome?

• STEMI, NSTEMI, and unstable angina

• STEMI, NSTEMI, and stable angina

• STEMI, NSTEMI, and diabetes

• STEMI, NSTEMI and CVA

What percentage of patients may present with STEMI?

• 20%-25%

• 40%-45%

• 75%-80%

• 100%

What percentage of patients may present with NSTEMI?

• 20%-25%

• 40%-45%

• 75%-80%

• 100%

Heart failure is simply defined as ___

• pulmonary edema

• hyperlipidemia

• pulmonary failure

• pump failure

Which type of heart failure causes fluid to back up in the lungs, causing pulmonary edema?

• Right atrial

• Right ventricular

• Left atrial

• Left ventricular

Mnemonic devices are commonly used in medicine to ___

• create a complex tool for specialists only

• decrease communication and efficiency of patient care

• increase the amount of time before the patient receives care

• increase efficiency and present a more logical flow to patient care