Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

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Info NoteA change was made to this test on July 22. If you printed this test before July 22, you will find that question 47 in your printed copy has been dropped from the online test below.

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1. Coronary heart disease, ischemic heart disease, and atherosclerotic heart disease are:

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2. Heart muscle requires a constant supply of:

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3. The main coronary arteries:

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4. Most heart attacks are caused by a blockage in which main branch of a coronary artery?

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5. The volume of blood flow to any region of the body is regulated by the:

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6. Heart ischemia means:

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7. The classic chest pain caused by heart ischemia is called:

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8. Heart attacks:

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9. Coronary artery disease is almost always caused by:

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10. Atherosclerosis:

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11. Atherosclerosis:

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12. Atherosclerosis:

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13. Atherosclerotic plaque is:

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14. A major contributor to the development of atherosclerosis is:

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15. Rupture or disruption of an atherosclerotic plaque:

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16. Chronic stable angina:

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17. Repeated heart damage from ischemia is a major cause of:

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18. Acute coronary syndromes:

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19. Sudden cardiac death is:

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20. Myocardial infarction is another term for:

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21. Myocardial infarctions usually produce:

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22. Unstable angina is:

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23. When patients describe the feeling of angina, they commonly:

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24. The pain or discomfort of angina is rarely located:

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25. Anginal pain or discomfort:

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26. The angina caused by acute coronary syndromes:

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27. Chest pain is always a symptom of a life-threatening condition.

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28. Chest pain always accompanies myocardial infarction (heart attack).

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29. The health problems collectively called metabolic syndrome:

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30. Cardiac markers are:

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31. A STEMI heart attack is:

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32. Once a person has a STEMI heart attack:

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33. Chest pain can be caused by many different things:

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34. When a patient comes to the ED with chest pain, x-ray films are:

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35. If a patient is having symptoms of acute coronary syndrome, aspirin should:

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36. Morphine:

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37. A patient diagnosed earlier with chronic stable angina who comes to the ED with chest pain:

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38. Aspirin:

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39. Sublingual nitroglycerin tablets:

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40. Sublingual nitroglycerin tablets should NOT be taken:

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41. Beta-blockers are:

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42. ACE inhibitors are:

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43. Statins are:

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44. When patients are showing symptoms of coronary artery disease:

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45. In their daily activities, patients who get angina should:

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46. The psychiatric disorder most associated with poor recovery from a heart attack is:

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47. The latest (2007) recommendation for postmenopausal women is:

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48. A person who thinks they are having a heart attack: