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Which of the following drugs causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel?


A) Antianginal
B) Cardiotonic
C) Vasoconstrictor
D) Vasodilator
E) Vasopressor

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Identify and define the root in the medical term aortolith.


A) aorto - aorta
B) aorto - artery
C) lith - hardening
D) lith - stone

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which is NOT a root used to refer to vessels?


A) angi/o
B) arteri/o
C) vas/o
D) vascul/o
E) All of these refer to vessels.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Which is the correct definition of phlebophlebostomy?


A) Procedure to combine two arteries
B) Procedure to combine two veins
C) Procedure to create an opening between a vein and an artery (two different vessels)
D) Procedure to create an opening between two arteries
E) Procedure to create an opening between two veins

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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A murmur is:


A) a gurgling sound in the chest.
B) an abnormal heart sound.
C) an irregular heartbeat.
D) an irregular pulse.
E) all of these.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Plan: Patient has already had an emergent coronary arteriography, which showed three stenotic vessels.I have recommended CABG over percutaneous catheterization due to three-vessel involvement, and the patient agrees. According to the information in this patient's health record, which of the following statements is NOT true?


A) The author of the consult note recommends a coronary artery bypass graft.
B) The author of the consult note recommends a surgery using a borrowed piece of blood vessel to bypass a blocked artery in the heart.
C) The author of the consult note recommends an alternative treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessel into the heart.
D) The author of the consult note recommends coronary artery bypass surgery.
E) The author of the consult note recommends the patient have a surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term aortalgia?


A) aort (aorta) + algia (condition) = condition in the aorta
B) aort (aorta) + algia (dilation) = dilation of the aorta
C) aort (aorta) + algia (disease) = disease in the aorta
D) aort (aorta) + algia (inflammation) = inflammation of the aorta
E) aort (aorta) + algia (pain) = pain in the aorta

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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The force exerted by blood on the wall of blood vessels is:


A) abbreviated BP.
B) called blood pressure.
C) determined by both diastolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is relaxed, and systolic pressure, pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is contracted.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following terms is NOT a drug?


A) Antianginal
B) Cardiotonic
C) Phlebostomy
D) Thrombolytic
E) Vasoconstrictor

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The narrowing of the aorta is known as:


A) aortalgia.
B) aortectasia.
C) aortic stenosis.
D) aortolith.
E) aortorrhaphy.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: ASSESSMENT 1.Postop for VSD repair-routine postop orders and care. 2) When patient switches to PO, we will d/c IV ABx, and at discharge, she will continue antibiotics as needed for endocarditis prophylaxis. For what did this patient have an operation?


A) Atrial fibrillation
B) Atrial septal defect
C) Endocarditis
D) Ventral flutter
E) Ventricular septal defect

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Assessment Given that her chest x-ray is normal, I do not believe that Mrs.Short has postoperative pericardial effusion.Since she is afebrile, I do not believe she has endocarditis.Her shortness of breath and tachycardic episodes are most likely postoperative atrial flutter. Which of the following statements is true, given the health record information?


A) Mrs.Short has a slow heartbeat.
B) Mrs.Short has an inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of her heart.
C) Mrs.Short has fluid pouring out into the tissue around her heart.
D) Mrs.Short has shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat, most likely due to the operation.
E) Mrs.Short most likely has a flutter in the upper chamber of her heart.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following abbreviations is a heart procedure?


A) CABG
B) DVT
C) MVP
D) SCA
E) SV

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Translate the medical term vasospasm as literally as possible.


A) Blood vessel condition
B) Blood vessel disease
C) Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel
D) Hardening of a blood vessel
E) Softening of a blood vessel

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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Translate the root ather/o.


A) Artery
B) Atrium
C) Clot
D) Fatty plaque
E) Vessel

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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D

Which medical term means "the surgical reconstruction of a vessel"?


A) Angiography
B) Angioplasty
C) Angiopoiesis
D) Angiorrhaphy
E) Angiotomy

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term antiarrhythmic into its component parts?


A) anti/arrhythmic
B) antiarrhythm/ic
C) anti/arrhythm/ic
D) anti/a/rrhythm/ic
E) anti/ar/rhy/thmic

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term valvuloplasty?


A) valvulo (valve) + plasty (incision) = incision into a valve
B) valvulo (valve) + plasty (puncture) = puncture of a valve
C) valvulo (valve) + plasty (reconstruction) = reconstruction of a valve
D) valvulo (valve) + plasty (removal) = removal of a valve
E) valvulo (valve) + plasty (suture) = suture of a valve

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Identify and define the root in the medical term venospasm.


A) veno - vessel
B) veno - vein
C) spasm - dilation
D) spasm - involuntary contraction

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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B

Translate the term phlebalgia as literally as possible.


A) Chest pain
B) Heart pain
C) Vein pain
D) Ventricle pain
E) Vessel pain

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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