Kaiser EKG post test heart blocks Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Which is the correct intervention sequence for asystole?
Assess the patient; initiate CPR; defibrillate ASAP
Assess the patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; initiate CPR
Assess the patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; synchronize cardiovert
Confirm rhythm in another lead; assess the patient; initiate CPR Ans: Assess the
patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; initiate CPR
What does the information found in the last 0.04 seconds from the J point back into
the QRS complex differentiate?
Degree of heart block
Origin of heart block
Right bundle branch block from left bundle branch block
Root cause of bundle branch block Ans: Right bundle branch block from left bundle
branch block
The P wave is never hidden in which one of the following rhythms?
2nd degree heart block type II
3rd degree heart block
Junctional
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) Ans: 2nd degree heart block type II
, When a patient experiences three or more consecutive ventricular escape beats at 20
to 40 beats per minute, the patient is experiencing which of the following rhythms?
Idioventricular rhythm
Sinus rhythm
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia Ans: Idioventricular rhythm
What is the initial treatment response for a patient in either pulseless ventricular
tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation?
Provide quality CPR and defibrillate
Monitor the rhythm in another lead
Administer adenosine with rapid IV or IO
Call the physician for expert consultation Ans: Provide quality CPR and defibrillate
Which heart block is considered normal in some individuals?
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with bundle branch block
2nd degree block Type I
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with 1st degree block
2nd degree block Type II Ans: Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with 1st degree block
A patient with 3 or more consecutive ventricular escape beats at a rate of 40-100
beats per minute has which of the following rhythms?
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Detailed Verified Answers
Which is the correct intervention sequence for asystole?
Assess the patient; initiate CPR; defibrillate ASAP
Assess the patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; initiate CPR
Assess the patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; synchronize cardiovert
Confirm rhythm in another lead; assess the patient; initiate CPR Ans: Assess the
patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; initiate CPR
What does the information found in the last 0.04 seconds from the J point back into
the QRS complex differentiate?
Degree of heart block
Origin of heart block
Right bundle branch block from left bundle branch block
Root cause of bundle branch block Ans: Right bundle branch block from left bundle
branch block
The P wave is never hidden in which one of the following rhythms?
2nd degree heart block type II
3rd degree heart block
Junctional
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) Ans: 2nd degree heart block type II
, When a patient experiences three or more consecutive ventricular escape beats at 20
to 40 beats per minute, the patient is experiencing which of the following rhythms?
Idioventricular rhythm
Sinus rhythm
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia Ans: Idioventricular rhythm
What is the initial treatment response for a patient in either pulseless ventricular
tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation?
Provide quality CPR and defibrillate
Monitor the rhythm in another lead
Administer adenosine with rapid IV or IO
Call the physician for expert consultation Ans: Provide quality CPR and defibrillate
Which heart block is considered normal in some individuals?
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with bundle branch block
2nd degree block Type I
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with 1st degree block
2nd degree block Type II Ans: Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with 1st degree block
A patient with 3 or more consecutive ventricular escape beats at a rate of 40-100
beats per minute has which of the following rhythms?
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