Test Bank — Basic Arrhythmias: With 12‑Lead EKGs, 9th Edition — Gail Walraven — ISBN 9780138164959

Basic Arrhythmias with 12-Lead

EKGs – 9th Edition
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Basic Arrhythmias with 12-Lead EKGs – 9th Edition
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Gail Walraven
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1. Electrophysiology
2. Waves and Measurements
3. Analyzing EKG Rhythm Strips
4. Sinus Rhythms
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5. Atrial Rhythms
6. Junctional Rhythms
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7. Heart Blocks
8. Ventricular Rhythms
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, TEST BANK FOR Basic Arrhythmias, 9th Edition by
Gail Walraven
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Chapter 1 Electrophysiology

1) The inherent rate of the SA node is bpm.
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A) 30-60
B) 40-60
C) 60-100
D) 100-120
Answer: C
Learning Obj.: 1.3
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2) The inherent rate of the AV junction is bpm.
A) 20-40
B) 40-60
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C) 60-100
D) 100-120
Answer: B
Learning Obj.: 1.3
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3) The inherent rate of the ventricle is bpm.
A) 20-40
B) 40-60
C) 60-100
D) 100-120
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Answer: A
Learning Obj.: 1.3

4) The built-in rate of each of the three major areas of the conduction system is referred to as the
rate.
A) fast
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B) heart
C) escape
D) inherent
Answer: D
Learning Obj.: 1.3
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5) What term is used to refer to the process of electrical discharge and the flow of electrical
activity?
A) Repolarization
B) Depolarization
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C) Polarization
D) Polarized
Answer: B

, Learning Obj.: 1.2
6) If polarizing is considered the ready state, then would be considered the recovery
state.
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A) discharge
B) polarization
C) repolarization
D) depolarization
Answer: C
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Learning Obj.: 1.2

7) After leaving the area of the AV node, impulses go through the to reach the right and
left bundle branches.
A) Purkinje fibers
B) Bundle of His
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C) AV junction
D) SA node
Answer: B
Learning Obj.: 1.3
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8) Part of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system is the nerve.
A) vagus
B) coronary
C) aortic
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D) pericardial
Answer: A
Learning Obj.: 1.4

9) When stimulated, the branch of the nervous system increases heart rate, AV
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conduction, and irritability.
A) parasympathetic
B) sympathetic
C) pacemaker
D) inherent
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Answer: B
Learning Obj.: 1.4

10) Which cardiac cells are responsible for initiating and conducting pacemaker impulses?
A) Motor cells
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B) Mechanical cells
C) Electrical cells
D) Atrioventricular cells
Answer: C
Learning Obj.: 1.1
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