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Critical Care Cardiac Practice Questions
1. True or False: The left anterior descending coronary artery provides
blood supply to the right ventricle and to the front of the septum: False
2. Which coronary artery provides blood to the left atrium and left ventricle:
A. Right marginal artery
B. Posterior descending artery
C. Left circumflex artery
D. Right coronary artery: C
3. Which patient(s) are most at risk for developing coronary artery
disease? Select-all-that-apply:
A. A 25 year old patient who exercises 3 times per week for 30 minutes a day
and has a history of cervical cancer.
B. A 35 year old male with a BMI of 30 and reports smoking 2 packs of
cigarettes a day.
C. A 45 year old female that reports her father died at the age of 42 from a
myocardial infraction.
D. A 29 year old that has type I diabetes.: B, C, D
4. A patient reports during a routine check-up that he is experiencing chest
pain and shortness of breath while performing activities. He states the
pain goes away when he rests. This is known as:
A. Unstable angina
B. Variant angina
C. Stable angina
D. Prinzmetal angina: c
5. Keeping the patient in question 4 in mind: What type of diagnostic tests
will the physician most likely order (at first) for this patient to evaluate the
