Acute Coronary Syndrome Quiz

Acute Coronary Syndrome develops when ischemia is:

• Brief and reversible

• Prolonged and not immediately reversible

• Limited to atrial tissue

• Always associated with infection

ACS includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• Stable angina

• Unstable angina

• NSTEMI

• STEMI

The hallmark cause of myocardial infarction in ACS is:

• Viral myocarditis

• Thrombus formation

• Autoimmune reaction

• Valve calcification

Unstable angina is best described as:

• Pain only during exertion

• Predictable, relieved by rest

• New onset or worsening, may occur at rest

• Associated only with emotional stress

The most prominent symptom of unstable angina in women is:

• Indigestion

• Fatigue

• Headache

• Palpitations

In ACS, a thrombus that partially occludes a vessel may result in:

• Stable angina

• UA or NSTEMI

• STEMI

• Sudden cardiac death

In ACS, a thrombus that completely occludes a vessel usually causes:

• UA

• NSTEMI

• STEMI

• Chronic angina

Myocardial infarction results in:

• Temporary ischemia

• Reversible cell changes

• Irreversible myocardial cell death

• Increased oxygen supply

Complete necrosis of heart muscle may take:

• 1–2 hours

• 4–6 hours

• 24 hours

• 48 hours

Which artery is most often involved in anterior wall MI?

• Right coronary artery

• Left circumflex artery

• Left anterior descending artery

• Posterior descending artery