Quiz #3 Content | Cardiovascular Disorders
1. Anaphylactic shock (Severe immune response that causes the body to release a large
amount of chemicals that causes the blood pressure to drop suddenly and airways to
narrow (start to close) which can cause the patient to stop breathing.
2. Cardiogenic shock (life threatening condition in which the heart suddenly can’t pump
enough blood to meet the body’s needs)
3. Describe Angina, Cardiovascular Disorders, Part I Slide 35, 36 and 37; What should a
person do when they experience angina
4. Describe hypovolemic shock (emergency and severe case of blood loss which can cause
the heart to stop pumping blood and organs to begin failing)
5. Difference between LDL and HDL
6. Intermittent claudication – what is it and what is the impact
7. Labs: LDL/HDL, Leukocyte counts, Troponin
8. Purpose of an EKG, ECHO, ultrasound
9. Treatment for blocked coronary arteries, Cardiovascular Disorders, Part I Slide 43 and 44
10. Vasogenic shock (Circulatory failure resulting from either vasodilation or vasoplegia.
Both are incidences of vascular hyporeactivity with reduced vascular smooth muscle
contractions)
11. What are causes of cardiac arrest MI
12. What causes CHF, what impacts CHF
13. What happens in cardiac arrest
14. What modifiable conditions impact cardiac disease
15. What would cause cardiac tamponade (tam·puh·naad) and what would you do for cardiac
tamponade
16. What’s the purpose of a LVAD?
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