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