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1. Which ECG would you expect the doctor to order when the patient has
dextrocardia
- ANSWER right side 12 lead ECG
2. The rhythm strips shown in image is most consistent with
- ANSWER torsade's de pointes
3. While performing a 12 lead ECG, a marked STE appears in leads V1- V4.
Which area of myocardium is most likely affected
- ANSWER Anteroseptal
4. You are beginning the warmup stage of a TMT you observe a 3 mm STD in
L1 and AVL. What is the 1st thing you should do?
- ANSWER Stop the treadmill and notify the physician
5. Which rib articulates with the angle of Louis?
- ANSWER Second
6. A portable AED is at the scene of a witness sudden cardiac arrest in a public
place what preparation is necessary before you apply electrodes to patient
skin?
- ANSWER quickly wipe patient skin of any dampness to allow electrodes to
stick properly
7. After completing a standard 12 lead ECG on an adult patient, the physician
requests that you include a tracing with a V4R electrode, as well. What is
the phys MOST LIKELY looking for by adding these
- ANSWER right ventricular infarction
, 8. VT in which depolarization impulses moving from one ventricle to the
other, resulting in a "twisted ribbon" appearance on the ECG is called
- ANSWER torsades de pointes
9. When is it appropriate to contact a patient family member
- ANSWER only if patient signed a HIPPA giving permission
10.The image provided demonstrates? (Q.52)
- ANSWER right ventricular hypertrophy
11.The MOST Characteristic future of Wandering Atrial Pacemaker is 3 or more
difference
- ANSWER P wave morphologies
12. One method of calc the HR in regular rhythms is to count the # of small
squares between 2 conseq R wave and dived it into
- ANSWER 1,500
13. The ability of a positive exercise stress test to correctly identify patients
with documented coronary artery disease is known as the test
- ANSWER sensitivity
14. The rhythm strip shown in the image provided is the most consistent with
- ANSWER ventricular tachycardia
15. The fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line is a landmark for what
precordial electrode placement?
- ANSWER V4
16. What rhythm has a normal atrial depolarization and a wide QRS with QR-R
pattern?
- ANSWER sinus tachycardia with LBBB
17. What is demonstrated in this ECG rhythm strip image provided? (Q71)