KAISER EKG CORE MAIN EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔torsades
- rate
- rhythm
- p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- >100
rhythm
- regular or irregular
p waves
- n/a
pr interval
- n/a
qrs complex
- wide
✔✔vfib
- rate
- rhythm
- p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- not discernable
rhythm
- irregular
, p waves
- none
pr interval
- none
qrs complex
- none
✔✔causes of vfib - ✔✔- MI (ischemia)
- CMY
- valvular disease
- cardiac trauma
- hypoxia
- cocaine tox
- electrolyte imbalance
- acidosis
- drug tox (dig, proarrythmic)
✔✔causes of asystole - ✔✔- acute MI leads to cardiac standstill
- acidosis
- hypoxia
- hyperK+
- drug overdoesw
✔✔6 H's - ✔✔6 H's
- hypovolemia
-hypo/hyperK+
- hypothermia
- hypoglycemia
- hypoxia
- hydrogen ions (acidosis)
✔✔5 T's - ✔✔5 T's
- tamponade
- tension pneumothorax
- thrombosis (coronary or pulmonary)
- toxins
- trauma
✔✔shockable rhythms - ✔✔- vfib
- pulseless vtavh
✔✔non-shockable rhythms - ✔✔- asystole
- PEA
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔torsades
- rate
- rhythm
- p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- >100
rhythm
- regular or irregular
p waves
- n/a
pr interval
- n/a
qrs complex
- wide
✔✔vfib
- rate
- rhythm
- p waves
- pr interval
- qrs complex - ✔✔rate
- not discernable
rhythm
- irregular
, p waves
- none
pr interval
- none
qrs complex
- none
✔✔causes of vfib - ✔✔- MI (ischemia)
- CMY
- valvular disease
- cardiac trauma
- hypoxia
- cocaine tox
- electrolyte imbalance
- acidosis
- drug tox (dig, proarrythmic)
✔✔causes of asystole - ✔✔- acute MI leads to cardiac standstill
- acidosis
- hypoxia
- hyperK+
- drug overdoesw
✔✔6 H's - ✔✔6 H's
- hypovolemia
-hypo/hyperK+
- hypothermia
- hypoglycemia
- hypoxia
- hydrogen ions (acidosis)
✔✔5 T's - ✔✔5 T's
- tamponade
- tension pneumothorax
- thrombosis (coronary or pulmonary)
- toxins
- trauma
✔✔shockable rhythms - ✔✔- vfib
- pulseless vtavh
✔✔non-shockable rhythms - ✔✔- asystole
- PEA