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, The positive electrode in lead II is placed in which position on the patient?
Right chest area
Left chest area
Left leg
None of the above Right and left chest area would not be correct. The left leg electrode is positive
in Lead II.
The heart is made up of approximately how many cells?
200 hundred
One trillion
Half a billion
10 thousand Approximately half a billion cells make up a standard human heart. Most of them make
up
the ventricular walls. There are approximately 100 million myocardial cells that contract every
one third of a second.
If a patient is on continuous cardiac monitoring, which of the following leads would most likely be seen
on the monitor?
Lead III
Lead I
Lead II
All of the above The typical lead that is displayed on a cardiac monitor is lead II. Most cardiac monitor
have the ability of changing this to a different lead, but this has to be done by the healthcare staff.
Of the following rhythms, which would not be considered a life-threatening arrhythmia?
Ventricular fibrillation
Sinus rhythm with a 1st degree block
Asystole
Ventricular tachycardia Some of the life-threatening rhythms might include:
, Ventricular fibrillation
Asystole
Ventricular tachycardia
Complete heart block
On a cardiac rhythm strip, which of the following can determine if the patients heart rate is regular?
The RR intervals being equal.
The PP intervals being equal.
The RR intervals being unequal.
Both A and B If the RR or PP intervals are not equal, then the rhythm is irregular. One of the most
uncommon rhythms
that is always unequal is atrial fibrillation.
If the physician orders a treatment for a patient that is supposed to help prevent
something from occurring, it would be considered which of the following
Prophylaxis
Chronic treatment
Acute treatment
None of the above Chronic treatment would be over a length of time.
Acute treatment would be for sudden diagnosis.
Prophylaxis would be treatment that would attempt to prevent something from occurring.
With a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), which of the following would be the negative electrode
position for lead II?
Right arm
Left arm
Right leg
Left leg The right arm would be the negative electrode position for lead II. The left leg in lead II would be
a positive electrode position. The right leg is not included
in the lead I, II or III electrode positions.