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, Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Test Bank
Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1 Electrocardiography
Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 3 The Electrocardiograph
Chapter 4 Performing An Ecg
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Chapter 5 Rhythm Strip Interpretation And Sinus Rhythms
Chapter 6 Atrial Dysrhythmias
Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias
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Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias
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Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block
Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms
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Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing
Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring
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Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient
Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
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Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the number one cause of death in the United States?
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(p. 2)
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascular disease
D. Accidents
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Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States since 1918.
Bloom's: Remember
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.
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2. The abbreviation CAD stands for:
(p. 2)
A. Cold appendage disorder
B. Coronary application disease
C. Cerebral artery disease
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D. Coronary artery disease
CAD stands for coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the blood vessels surrounding
the heart. It causes a reduction of blood flow to the heart.
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Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.
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3. What does the electrocardiogram or ECG study?
(p. 2)
A. The electrical activity of the heart
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B. The muscle contractions of the heart
C. High blood pressure readings
D. All of the above
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The electrocardiograph produces an electrical tracing of the heart. This tracing is known as
the ECG.
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, Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.
4. The first electrocardiograph was invented by:
(p. 4)
A. Sir Thomas Lewis
B. Wilhelm Einthoven
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C. Thomas Edison
D. Dr. James Herrick
In 1903, Wilhelm Einthoven invented the first electrocardiograph.
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Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.
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5. The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is:
A.(p.IM
4)
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B. HA
C. MI
D. MCI
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MI is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
Bloom's: Remember
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.
6. An electrocardiograph (ECG) technician should be able to:
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(p. 5)
A. Determine if an ECG tracing is accurate
B. Recognize abnormalities in an ECG tracing
C. Prepare the ECG tracing for the physician
D. All of the above
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ECG technicians record the ECG and prepare the report for the physician. They should be
able to determine that the tracing is accurate and recognize abnormalities.
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RO
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, Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Test Bank
Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1 Electrocardiography
Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 3 The Electrocardiograph
Chapter 4 Performing An Ecg
UV
Chapter 5 Rhythm Strip Interpretation And Sinus Rhythms
Chapter 6 Atrial Dysrhythmias
Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias
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Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias
_A
Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block
Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms
PP
Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing
Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring
RO
Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient
Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
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, Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the number one cause of death in the United States?
ST
(p. 2)
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascular disease
D. Accidents
UV
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States since 1918.
Bloom's: Remember
IA
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.
_A
2. The abbreviation CAD stands for:
(p. 2)
A. Cold appendage disorder
B. Coronary application disease
C. Cerebral artery disease
PP
D. Coronary artery disease
CAD stands for coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the blood vessels surrounding
the heart. It causes a reduction of blood flow to the heart.
RO
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.
VE
3. What does the electrocardiogram or ECG study?
(p. 2)
A. The electrical activity of the heart
D?
B. The muscle contractions of the heart
C. High blood pressure readings
D. All of the above
?
The electrocardiograph produces an electrical tracing of the heart. This tracing is known as
the ECG.
1-11
, Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.
4. The first electrocardiograph was invented by:
(p. 4)
A. Sir Thomas Lewis
B. Wilhelm Einthoven
ST
C. Thomas Edison
D. Dr. James Herrick
In 1903, Wilhelm Einthoven invented the first electrocardiograph.
UV
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.
IA
5. The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is:
A.(p.IM
4)
_A
B. HA
C. MI
D. MCI
PP
MI is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
Bloom's: Remember
RO
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.
6. An electrocardiograph (ECG) technician should be able to:
VE
(p. 5)
A. Determine if an ECG tracing is accurate
B. Recognize abnormalities in an ECG tracing
C. Prepare the ECG tracing for the physician
D. All of the above
D?
ECG technicians record the ECG and prepare the report for the physician. They should be
able to determine that the tracing is accurate and recognize abnormalities.
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