CCT EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
APLUS
●● Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a form of pre-excitation is best
described
Answer: -A) Delta shortened PR interval
●● Idioventricular rhythms are most often seen in which of the
following:
Answer: D) 3 degree AV block
●● The physiological conduction delay at the AV node allows
Answer: Ventricles to fill
●● Atrial flutter has P waves that appear
Answer: Saw toothed
●● Which describes the three layers of the heart from inside to outside
Answer: Endocardium, Myocardium, Epicardium
,●● The opening in the right atrium for the venous return from the heart
is called
Answer: Coronary sinus
●● The semilunar valves allow on way blood flow from the
Answer: Ventricles to arteries
●● Vascular resistance is greatest in which of the following
Answer: Arterioles
●● EKG graph paper is marked by small lines across the top to mark
intervals of
Answer: 3 seconds
●● Which of the following leads normally produces a negative p wave
and a predominately negative QRS on the EKG
Answer: AVR
●● If the paper speed is run 50mm/sec the tracing
Answer: Complex widens
●● The middle layer of the heart that contains the muscle
Answer: Myocardial layer
,●● A false positive stress test result means
Answer: The test recorded signs of CAD but the patient does not have
the pathology
●● An absolute contraindication for preforming a maximum graded
stress test
Answer: Severe aortic valve stenosis
Advanced mobitz 2
CHF
●● A 55 year old male patient with symptomatic bradycardia would be
given
Answer: 5 mg/kg dose of atropine
●● The purpose of the hyperventilation phase of a stress test is to
Answer: To rule out ST-T wave changes by an increase in ventilation
rate
●● EKG changes associated with digitalis therapy
Answer: Gradual down sloping of the ST segment
●● myocardial infarction will produce which of the following
, Answer: Axis to shift away from the infarction
●● Which of the following has an intrinsic rate of 60-100
Answer: SA node
●● The valve that is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
is the
Answer: The bicuspid valve (mitral)
●● The limb leads are recorded on the
Answer: Coronal plane
●● The first negative deflection of the QRS would be the
Answer: The Q wave
●● An 80 year old female patient is brought into the ER with no pulse
and the monitor show Vfib. What is the first line of medication that
would be used
Answer: 1mg/kg lidocaine
●● A change in the p wave morphology every cycle could be
Answer: WAP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
APLUS
●● Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a form of pre-excitation is best
described
Answer: -A) Delta shortened PR interval
●● Idioventricular rhythms are most often seen in which of the
following:
Answer: D) 3 degree AV block
●● The physiological conduction delay at the AV node allows
Answer: Ventricles to fill
●● Atrial flutter has P waves that appear
Answer: Saw toothed
●● Which describes the three layers of the heart from inside to outside
Answer: Endocardium, Myocardium, Epicardium
,●● The opening in the right atrium for the venous return from the heart
is called
Answer: Coronary sinus
●● The semilunar valves allow on way blood flow from the
Answer: Ventricles to arteries
●● Vascular resistance is greatest in which of the following
Answer: Arterioles
●● EKG graph paper is marked by small lines across the top to mark
intervals of
Answer: 3 seconds
●● Which of the following leads normally produces a negative p wave
and a predominately negative QRS on the EKG
Answer: AVR
●● If the paper speed is run 50mm/sec the tracing
Answer: Complex widens
●● The middle layer of the heart that contains the muscle
Answer: Myocardial layer
,●● A false positive stress test result means
Answer: The test recorded signs of CAD but the patient does not have
the pathology
●● An absolute contraindication for preforming a maximum graded
stress test
Answer: Severe aortic valve stenosis
Advanced mobitz 2
CHF
●● A 55 year old male patient with symptomatic bradycardia would be
given
Answer: 5 mg/kg dose of atropine
●● The purpose of the hyperventilation phase of a stress test is to
Answer: To rule out ST-T wave changes by an increase in ventilation
rate
●● EKG changes associated with digitalis therapy
Answer: Gradual down sloping of the ST segment
●● myocardial infarction will produce which of the following
, Answer: Axis to shift away from the infarction
●● Which of the following has an intrinsic rate of 60-100
Answer: SA node
●● The valve that is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
is the
Answer: The bicuspid valve (mitral)
●● The limb leads are recorded on the
Answer: Coronal plane
●● The first negative deflection of the QRS would be the
Answer: The Q wave
●● An 80 year old female patient is brought into the ER with no pulse
and the monitor show Vfib. What is the first line of medication that
would be used
Answer: 1mg/kg lidocaine
●● A change in the p wave morphology every cycle could be
Answer: WAP
