Cardiac & Diseases of Blood Flow Quiz
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The following medication is used to treat hyperlipidemia because it treats high triglyceride levels
A. Statins
B. ACE inhibitors
C. Fibrates
D. Diuretics
When the kidneys don’t receive enough blood flow, they release:
A. Aldosterone
B. Angiotensin ll
C. Renin
What 4 organs are at risk due to HTN?
A. a. Heart
b. Pancreas
c. Brain
d. Gallbladder
B. a. Heart
b. Retina
c. Brain
d. Gallbladder
C. a. Heart
b. Retina
c. Brain
d. Kidneys
D. a. Heart
b. Blood vessels
c. Brain
d. Kidneys
What medications are used to treat hypertension?
A. a. ACE inhibitors
b. Bile acid sequestrants
c. Calcium antagonists
B. a. ACE inhibitors
b. Diuretics
c. Calcium antagonists
C. a. ACE inhibitors
b. Anti-diuretics
c. Fibrates
D. a. ACE inhibitors
b. Statins
c. Calcium antagonists
Hypertension is present if SBP >/= _____ and DBP >/= _____
A. 130; 80
B. 130; 90
C. 140; 90
D. 140; 80
The ventricles relax during:
A. Diastolic BP
B. Systolic BP
What is Xanthelasma?
A. Yellow deposits (fats/cholesterol) under skin
B. Fat build up around the eye
Angiotensin ll leads to:
A. Vasodilation
B. Retain Na+ and H2O (inc BP)
C. Vasoconstriction
D. Aldosterone
The Laplace Law:
A. Tension in ventricle wall depends on size of ventricle.
Dec. ability to eject blood if dilated
B. Tension in ventricle wall depends on size of ventricle.
Inc. ability to eject blood if dilated
C. Stretched cardiac muscle = decreased contraction
D. Stretched cardiac muscle = increased contraction
The release of renin activates:
A. Angiotensin ll
B. Aldosterone
Primary HTN accounts for ____% of cases and is caused by _____
A. 80%; unknown origins
B. 20%; medications
C. 80%; medications
D. 20%; unknown origins
When the kidneys don’t receive enough blood flow they release ______, which activates ______, which stimulates _______
A. Renin; aldosterone; angiotensin ll
B. Aldosterone; angiotensin ll; renin
C. Angiotensin ll; renin; aldosterone
D. Renin; angiotensin ll; aldosterone
Pulse pressure is:
A. DBP-SBP
B. SBP-DBP
What medications are used to treat hyperlipidemia?
A. a. ACE inhibitors
b. Diuretics
c. Fibrates
B. a. Statins
b. Bile acid sequestrants
c. Calcium antagonists
C. a. ACE inhibitors
b. Diuretics
c. Fibrates
D. a. Statins
b. Bile acid sequestrants
c. Fibrates
Isolated systolic HTN is defined as:
A. Sustained elevation in SBP=/>140 with DBP >90
B. Sustained elevation in SBP=/>160 with DBP <90 C. Sustained elevation in SBP=/>160 with DBP >90
D. Sustained elevation in SBP=/>140 with DBP <90