Nsg 120 Quiz 4 Questions With Correct Answers

What can reduce the onset of metabolic syndrome? {Ans: Losing weight maintaining weight at healthy level}Cardiac arrest {Ans: cessation in all heart activity}Vasogenic {Ans: vasodilation caused by loss of sympathetic and vasomotor tone}Low density lipoprotein {Ans: high lipid content, transports cholesterol from liver to cells; "bad" cholesterol}Factors related to myocardial infarction {Ans: May develop from thrombus obstruction artery Associated with angina Involves death of myocardial tissue due to ischemia(deficiency of blood)}Ventricular septal defect {Ans: the most common congenital heart defect; commonly called a "hole in the heart"}Bradycardia {Ans: slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)}Valve defects {Ans: most can be detected by the presence of heart murmurs}Endocardium {Ans: Inner layer of the heart}Infective endocarditis {Ans: Occurs in two forms: Subacute: defective heart valves are invaded by organisms of low virulence and Acute: normal heart valves are attacked by highly virulent organisms}Premature ventricular contraction (PVCs) {Ans: Additional ectopic beats from ventricles}Electrocardiogram {Ans: monitors cardiac conduction system}Layers of the heart {Ans: Endocardium Myocardium Epicardium Pericardium}Hypovolemic {Ans: loss of blood or plasma}Orthopnea {Ans: difficulty breathing when lying down}MI {Ans: results from total obstruction in a coronary artery