Learning Objectives Related to Cardiac Patients

What is one of the learning objectives related to cardiac patients?

• Demonstrate knowledge of dietary plans

• Understand the purpose of cardiac medications

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of applications of new technologies used on cardiac patients

• Learn about the history of cardiology

Which learning objective involves distinguishing between different types of tests?

• Distinguish between invasive and non-invasive tests and modalities used to examine heart function

• Distinguish between different types of cardiac medications

• Distinguish between various heart diseases

• Distinguish between different types of dietary plans

What is the purpose of understanding the signs and symptoms of disease according to the learning objectives?

• To create new treatment plans

• To correlate them with means of assessment, intervention, or treatment

• To develop new medications

• To improve dietary habits

What is an invasive medical procedure?

• A procedure that does not involve breaking the skin barrier

• A procedure that involves cutting or puncturing the skin

• A procedure that is always non-invasive

• A procedure that is less expensive

When should invasive procedures be performed?

• When non-invasive procedures yield the same information

• Without proper equipment

• Only in an appropriate setting with trained personnel

• Whenever they are less expensive

What defines a non-invasive procedure?

• Involves entering the body

• Does not involve breaking the skin barrier

• Always requires cutting the skin

• Is more expensive than invasive procedures

What views are used in plain radiography for an X-ray?

• PA and lateral views

• AP and oblique views

• Lateral and oblique views

• AP and PA views

In a PA projection, which direction does the patient face?

• Away from the x-ray cassette

• Towards the x-ray cassette

• Towards the x-ray tube

• Away from the x-ray tube

What structures are included in the right border of a chest X-ray?

• SVC, Asc. Ao, RA, IVC

• Ao arch, PA, LV

• Trachea, bronchi, hilum

• Diaphragm, liver, spleen

What is the maximum percentage of the chest width that the heart should occupy in a chest X-ray?

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%