BASIC ARRHYTHMIA Exam: 2026/2027 LATEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+

BASIC ARRHYTHMIA Exam: 2026/2027 LATEST
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Normal PR interval measurements . CORRECT ANSWER: 0.12-0.20


• Normal p wave . CORRECT ANSWER: upright and rounded


• abnormal p waves are . CORRECT ANSWER: absent, inverted, or comes after
the QRS


• coronary arteries . CORRECT ANSWER: get oxygenated when in diastole


• assessment for a bad cardiac output . CORRECT ANSWER: pale, diaphoretic,
decrease BP, LOC, SOA


• What med dont you give if EF is low? . CORRECT ANSWER: cardizem


• depolarization . CORRECT ANSWER: when the heart is working.


• repolarization . CORRECT ANSWER: when the heart is resting.


• absolute refractory period . CORRECT ANSWER: time when cells CANNOT
respond to a stimulus


• Relative refractory period . CORRECT ANSWER: a strong enough stimulus can
cause depolarization

, • how to identify a Sinus Rhythm . CORRECT ANSWER: has a P wave, 0.12-
0.20 PR interval, R waves parch out, P waves march out. QRS is <0.12


• What node is responsible for Sinus Rhythms? . CORRECT ANSWER: SA node


• What node is responsible for Junctional Rhythms? . CORRECT ANSWER: AV
node


• How do you know there is ST elevation on ECG paper? . CORRECT ANSWER:
1 small box of elevation or depression for significance.


• meds that cause QT elevation . CORRECT ANSWER: seroquel, levoquin,
haldol, amiodarone, zofran


• How to measure PR interveral . CORRECT ANSWER: beginning of P wave to
beginning of Q.


• normal QRS side . CORRECT ANSWER: 3 baby boxes or less <0.12


• normal QT interval . CORRECT ANSWER: 0.36-0.44


• Sinus Bradycardia Treatment . CORRECT ANSWER: -atropine= anticholinergic
drug
-transcutaneous pacing
dopamine
-epinephrine
-may need permanent pacemaker therapy