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  1. All of the following are symptoms of endocarditis except.
    Leg swelling
  2. The toxic condition caused by the multiplication of bacteria in the blood is referred to as.
    Septicemia
  3. When microorganisms enter the circulatory system through the lymphatic drainage and cause an infection, the condition is called.
    Microbemia
  4. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease and rare complication of.
    Strep throat
  5. All of the following are considered to be zoonotic diseases except.
    Salmonellosis
  6. “Rabbit fever,” a zoonotic disease, is caused by.
    Francisella tularensis
  7. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by.
    Rickettsia rickettsii
  8. Cytomegalovirus infections are caused by the human herpesvirus.
    5
  9. Malaria is caused by a.
    Protozoan
  10. Which of the following is a disease caused by a protozoan?
    Toxoplasmosis
  11. Tularemia is also referred to as.
    Rabbit fever
  12. Animals that are capable of transmitting infectious disease are called.
    Vectors
  13. The bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for causing what disease
    Plague
  14. The term used to describe an inflammation of the saclike membrane surrounding the heart is.
    Pericarditis
  15. An inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication following a group A streptococcal infection is.
    Rheumatic fever
  16. The action of digoxin on cardiac activity is:
    InhibitionoftheNa+–K+-A TPaseactivity
  17. In relation to the clinical use of digoxin:
    Adverse effects include arrhythmias and gastrointestinal disturbances
  18. In the case of life-threatening digoxin toxicity, an antidote is given, which:
    Should be used with caution in cases of impaired renal function
  19. In the case of cardiac dysrhythmias:
    The re-entry phenomenon is responsible for ectopic beats.
  20. Milrinone is a/an:
    Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
  21. A class 1b antiarrhythmic is:
    Lignocaine
  22. Class II antiarrhythmics:
    Are beta-adrenoceptor antagonists
  23. If a client presents with atrial fibrillation and flutter, the class of antiarrhythmic indicated is:
    Ic
  24. Choose the correct statement concerning antiarrhythmics.
    Class III agents include sotalol
  25. The unclassified antiarrhythmic agent adenosine.
    SlowsA Vnodeconduction
  26. The chamber which pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta and the systemic circulation is the:
    SlowsA Vnodeconduction
  27. The tricuspid valve regulates flow of blood from the:
    Right atrium to the right ventricle
  28. Which is the correct statement?
    • Deoxygenated blood enters the heart via the inferior and superior
    • venae cavae
  29. In terms of coronary perfusion:
    The blood is supplied solely by the right and left coronary arteries
  30. If electrical conduction is blocked at the interatrial and internodal pathways:
    The ventricular contraction rate will decrease
  31. With respect to the cardiac action potential:
    During phase 1, inactivation of the sodium current occurs
  32. Which is true of myocardial function?
    Mechanical activation occurs via the binding of calcium to troponin
  33. On an ECG:
    The P wave represents atrial depolarisation
  34. Which is true of cardiac function?
    Cardiac output is measured by stroke volume x heart rate
  35. Total peripheral resistance is the combined resistance of:
    Arterioles, capillaries and venules

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