BSMH ADVANCED ARRHYTHMIA COURSE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Although about 70% of ventricular filling occurs passively,
_______________ _______________ contributes an additional 10-30%
of blood flow to ventricular filling.
Answer: Atrial kick
●● Which of the following conditions are potentially reversible?
A) myocardial ischemia and myocardial injury
B) myocardial injury and MI
C) myocardial ischemia and MI
Answer: A) Myocardial ischemia and myocardial injury
●● The pericardium is
Answer: A double walled sac that encloses the heart and is filled with
lubricating fluid
●● If a patient's heart rate is faster than normal for his age, why might
this finding be a cause for concern?
,Answer: Rapid heart rates shorten diastole and can result in decreased
CO
●● True OR False
If the wave of depolarizations (electrical impulse) moves toward the
positive electrode, the waveform recorded on the ECG graph paper will
be inverted (negative deflection)
Answer: False
It is positive deflection and will be upward
●● True OR False
Ventricular depolarization is reflected on the ECG as the T wave
Answer: False
It is ventricular repolarization
●● True OR False
Abnormal automaticity is a disorder of impulse conduction
Answer: FALSE
, ●● The ST segment is measured from
Answer: The end of the QRS complex tot he beginning of the T wave
●● Five large boxes, each consisting of five small boxes, represents
_________ on ECG paper.
Answer: 1 second
●● Which part of the conduction system receives an impulse from the
SA node but delays relaying that impulse to the bundle of HIS, allowing
time for the atria to empty their contents into the ventricles before the
onset of ventricular contraction?
Answer: AV NODE
●● In the adult, the normal duration of the QRS complex is
Answer: 0.11 seconds or less
●● The portion of the ECG tracing that is used to determine the degree
of ST segment elevation or depression is the
Answer: Isoelectric line and TP segment
●● In the normal heart, the primary pacemaker is the
Answer: SA NODE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Although about 70% of ventricular filling occurs passively,
_______________ _______________ contributes an additional 10-30%
of blood flow to ventricular filling.
Answer: Atrial kick
●● Which of the following conditions are potentially reversible?
A) myocardial ischemia and myocardial injury
B) myocardial injury and MI
C) myocardial ischemia and MI
Answer: A) Myocardial ischemia and myocardial injury
●● The pericardium is
Answer: A double walled sac that encloses the heart and is filled with
lubricating fluid
●● If a patient's heart rate is faster than normal for his age, why might
this finding be a cause for concern?
,Answer: Rapid heart rates shorten diastole and can result in decreased
CO
●● True OR False
If the wave of depolarizations (electrical impulse) moves toward the
positive electrode, the waveform recorded on the ECG graph paper will
be inverted (negative deflection)
Answer: False
It is positive deflection and will be upward
●● True OR False
Ventricular depolarization is reflected on the ECG as the T wave
Answer: False
It is ventricular repolarization
●● True OR False
Abnormal automaticity is a disorder of impulse conduction
Answer: FALSE
, ●● The ST segment is measured from
Answer: The end of the QRS complex tot he beginning of the T wave
●● Five large boxes, each consisting of five small boxes, represents
_________ on ECG paper.
Answer: 1 second
●● Which part of the conduction system receives an impulse from the
SA node but delays relaying that impulse to the bundle of HIS, allowing
time for the atria to empty their contents into the ventricles before the
onset of ventricular contraction?
Answer: AV NODE
●● In the adult, the normal duration of the QRS complex is
Answer: 0.11 seconds or less
●● The portion of the ECG tracing that is used to determine the degree
of ST segment elevation or depression is the
Answer: Isoelectric line and TP segment
●● In the normal heart, the primary pacemaker is the
Answer: SA NODE
