AMCA EKG EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Gastro means CORRECT ANSWER stomach Waveforms may be displayed on a screen called CORRECT ANSWER oscilloscope The breastbone is referred to as CORRECT ANSWER sternum What are the three layers of the heart? CORRECT ANSWER epicardium, myocardium, endocardium The use of non-invasive and painless ultrasound to examine the heart, its chambers and valves is known as CORRECT ANSWER echocardiography Which of the following actions is helpful in assisting patients with their needs? CORRECT ANSWER Keeping a list of community resources that can further assist the patient Automaticity means CORRECT ANSWER The ability of certain cells to produce an electrical impulse without the need for outside stimulation ventricular depolarization CORRECT ANSWER QRS Contraction or Systole of the cardiac muscle CORRECT ANSWER Depolarzaon Relaxation or Diastole of the cardiac muscle CORRECT ANSWER Repolarization Atrial depolarization CORRECT ANSWER P wave Ventricular repolarization CORRECT ANSWER T Two PVCs in a row CORRECT ANSWER couplet Atrial fibrillation has CORRECT ANSWER no P-waves On an ECG horizontal lines measure CORRECT ANSWER heart rate Lowers overall resistance in the vascular beds CORRECT ANSWER ACE inhibitors