| Anatomy | ||
| #1 | What is the largest blood vessel in the human body? | Aorta |
| #2 | What sound is caused by abnormal blood flow between heart chambers? | Murmur |
| #3 | What is the term for thickened muscle in the heart wall? | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (or HCM) |
| #4 | What are the arteries that crown the outside of the heart? | Coronary arteries |
| #5 | Which vessels carry deoxygenated blood into the right atrium? | Inferior and superior vena cava |
| Blood Tests | ||
| #1 | Which cardiac enzyme rises within 6 hours after damage to heart cells? | CPK (or Creatine Phosphokinase) |
| #2 | Which elevated blood lipid is associated with coronary artery disease? | LDL (or low-density lipoprotein) |
| #3 | Which cardiac enzyme rises 1 to 3 days after a heart attack but normalizes in 14 days? | LDH (or Lactic Dehydrogenase) |
| #4 | Which cardiac enzyme rises 6 to 10 hours after a heart attack but normalizes in 3 to 4 days? | AST (or Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase) |
| #5 | Which elevated blood lipid is associated with decreased risk of myocardial infarction? | HDL (or high-density lipoprotein) |
| Electrocardiography | ||
| #1 | What does a P-wave represent in an electrocardiogram? | Atrial depolarization |
| #2 | What does a QRS-complex represent in an electrocardiogram? | Ventricular depolarization |
| #3 | What does a T-wave represent in an electrocardiogram? | Ventricular repolarization |
| #4 | A patient who has a P-wave before each QRS-complex has what kind of rhythm? | Sinus |
| #5 | ST-segment elevation is often associated with what condition? | MI (or myocardial infarction) |
| Cardiac Drugs | ||
| #1 | A patient with angina and high blood pressure is often prescribed which blocker? | Calcium channel blocker |
| #2 | A patient with atrial fibrillation is often prescribed which drug made of foxglove? | Digoxin |
| #3 | A patient with edema and shortness of breath is often prescribed a diuretic called? | Lasix (or furosemide) |
| #4 | A patient whose blood tends to clot is often given an anticoagulant from clover called? | Warfarin (or Coumadin) |
| #5 | What kind of adrenaline blocker cannot be given to asthmatics? | Beta-blocker (or propranolol) |
| Cardiac Surgery | ||
| #1 | What is a tube to keep a blocked artery open called? | Stent |
| #2 | What does the acronym CABG ('cabbage') stand for? | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| #3 | What does the acronym TAVR stand for? | Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement |
| #4 | A patient with arrhythmia, fatigue, and fainting might be implanted with which device? | Pacemaker (or ICD) |
| #5 | The catheter passed from the right side of the heart into lung arteries to measure blood flow is called? | Swan-Ganz |
| Final Question | |
| The S1 sound ('lubb') corresponds to the closure of the mitral and which other valve? | Tricuspid |