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CCT Cardiac Diagnostic Testing & Equipment Flashcards

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  1. When setting up a patient for exercise stress testing, which finding is an absolute contraindication to proceeding?

    Answer: Unstable angina or recent MI within 2 days

    Unstable angina and recent MI represent high-risk myocardial instability; exercising the heart in this state can precipitate fatal arrhythmias or rupture.

  2. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is elevated primarily in patients with:

    Answer: Heart failure with increased ventricular wall stress

    BNP is released by ventricular myocytes in response to volume overload and increased wall tension, making it a sensitive marker of heart failure severity.

  3. On a 12-lead ECG, which leads provide a view of the inferior wall of the left ventricle?

    Answer: II, III, and aVF

    Leads II, III, and aVF are oriented toward the inferior surface of the heart and display changes associated with inferior wall ischemia or infarction.

  4. During a tilt-table test, syncope triggered by prolonged upright positioning with a drop in blood pressure and heart rate indicates:

    Answer: Vasovagal (neurocardiogenic) syncope

    The tilt-table test reproduces vasovagal syncope by provoking the cardioinhibitory and vasodepressor responses that cause sudden blood pressure and heart rate drops.

  5. Pulsus paradoxus, detected during blood pressure measurement, is a classic sign of:

    Answer: Cardiac tamponade

    Pulsus paradoxus is an exaggerated fall (>10 mmHg) in systolic blood pressure during inspiration, caused by pericardial fluid compressing the heart in tamponade.

  6. Which view in a transthoracic echocardiogram best visualizes all four cardiac chambers simultaneously?

    Answer: Apical four-chamber view

    The apical four-chamber view positions the transducer at the cardiac apex, providing a simultaneous image of both atria and both ventricles for size and function comparison.