5 Written Questions

1. Brief delivery of radiofrequency or cryosurgery to destroy areas of heart tissue that may be causing aarhythmias
2. surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery.
3. Brief discharges of electricity are applied across the chest to stop dysrhymias (ventricular fibrillation).
4. Technetium Tc 99m sestamibi injected intravenously is taken up in cardiac tissue, where it is detected by scanning. (*nuclear cardiology)
5. X-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

5 Matching Questions

1. BNP test
2. Computed tomograpy angiography (CTA)
3. thrombolytic therapy
4. stress test
5. extracorporeal circulation

1. a Three-dimensional x-ray images of the heart and coronary arteries using computed tomography (CT) (64-slice CT scanner)>
2. b Measurement of BNP (brain natriuretic peptide) in blood.
3. c exercise tolerance test (ETT) determines the hearts response to physical exertion (stress)
4. d Heart-lung machine diverts blood from the heart and the lungs while the heart is repaired
5. e drugs to dissolve clots are injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. concentration of radioactive thallium is measured to give information about blood supply to the heart muscle.
   1. thallium 201 scan
   2. Cardiac MRI
   3. Holter monitoring
   4. Catheter ablation
2. Electron beams and CT identify calcium deposits in and around coronary arteries to diagnose early CAD
   1. electron beam computed tomography (EBCT OR EBT)
   2. electrocardiography (ECG)
   3. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
   4. Echocardiography (ECHO)
3. Thin, flexible tube is guided into the heart via a vein or an artery.
   1. Catheter ablation
   2. cardiac catherization
   3. Cardiac MRI
   4. Cardiac biomakers
4. Measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in a blood sample.
   1. Holter monitoring
   2. BNP test
   3. Lipid tests (lipid profile)
   4. Lipoprotein electrophoresis
5. Images show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioactive glucose (*nuclear cardiology)
   1. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA)
   2. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
   3. electron beam computed tomography (EBCT OR EBT)
   4. electrocardiography (ECG)

5 True/False Questions

1. Doppler ultrasound studies → Sound waves measure blood flow within blood vessels (*Ultrasound examination)

   True        False

2. Cardiac biomakers → Chemicals are measured in the blood as evidence of a heart attack.

   True        False

3. Holter monitoring → An ECG device is worn during a 24 hour period to detect cardiac aahythmias.

   True        False

4. heart transplanation → Brief delivery of radiofrequency or cryosurgery to destroy areas of heart tissue that may be causing aarhythmias

   True        False

5. electrocardiography (ECG) → Recording of electricity flowing through the heart,

   True        False