FUNDAMENTALS OF ECG AND BASIC
DYSRHYTHMIAS- RYTHM TEST – ECG
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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What is the appropriate treatment for an unstable patient with atrial flutter and an uncontrolled
ventricular response; HR >150 beats per minute? - correct answer ✔✔Defibrillation
Caffeine, alcohol, and fatigue can be likely causes for (Select all that apply.) - correct answer
✔✔Atrial flutter
Sinus pause
Atrial fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
Which of the following conditions/situations may cause bradycardia? - correct answer
✔✔Hypoxia
Which of the following is an accurate statement about sinus bradycardia? - correct answer
✔✔Atrial and ventricular rate is 40-60 beats per minute
Sinus tachycardia is defined as a sinus rhythm at a rate of _____. - correct answer ✔✔100-150
bpm
What is the name of the rhythm with an atrial rate greater than 250 beats per minute, a non-
measurable PR interval, and a ventricular rate of 120? - correct answer ✔✔Atrial fibrillation
with uncontrolled ventricular rate
, The sudden onset or cessation of a dysrhythmia is called? - correct answer ✔✔Paroxysmal
Which of the following arrhythmias are you likely to see with patients on ventilators, infants and
children, and with the elderly? - correct answer ✔✔Sinus arrhythmia
Which of the following conditions may cause sinus tachycardia? - correct answer
✔✔dehydration
What rhythm shows a normal rate, normal QRS and PRI durations, and an absent beat or beats -
correct answer ✔✔Sinus pause
A way to determine if you are looking at a junctional or atrial arrhythmia is to look at the ECG
characteristics of the _____. - correct answer ✔✔P-Wave
A premature beat that originates in the atria in an area other than the Sinus Node followed by a
normal ventricular response is sometimes referred to as? - correct answer ✔✔An aberrantly
conducted premature atrial complex (PAC)
Any ectopy should be cause for concern in healthy people. - correct answer ✔✔F
What is the heart's electrical activity dominated by? - correct answer ✔✔SA Node
When atropine is ineffective for symptomatic sinus bradycardia, what would be your next
intervention? - correct answer ✔✔Transcutaneous Pacing
Ectopic beats that appear before the next expected beat may originate from which source(s)?
(Select all that apply.) - correct answer ✔✔Atria
AV junction
DYSRHYTHMIAS- RYTHM TEST – ECG
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
RATED 100% CORRECT
What is the appropriate treatment for an unstable patient with atrial flutter and an uncontrolled
ventricular response; HR >150 beats per minute? - correct answer ✔✔Defibrillation
Caffeine, alcohol, and fatigue can be likely causes for (Select all that apply.) - correct answer
✔✔Atrial flutter
Sinus pause
Atrial fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
Which of the following conditions/situations may cause bradycardia? - correct answer
✔✔Hypoxia
Which of the following is an accurate statement about sinus bradycardia? - correct answer
✔✔Atrial and ventricular rate is 40-60 beats per minute
Sinus tachycardia is defined as a sinus rhythm at a rate of _____. - correct answer ✔✔100-150
bpm
What is the name of the rhythm with an atrial rate greater than 250 beats per minute, a non-
measurable PR interval, and a ventricular rate of 120? - correct answer ✔✔Atrial fibrillation
with uncontrolled ventricular rate
, The sudden onset or cessation of a dysrhythmia is called? - correct answer ✔✔Paroxysmal
Which of the following arrhythmias are you likely to see with patients on ventilators, infants and
children, and with the elderly? - correct answer ✔✔Sinus arrhythmia
Which of the following conditions may cause sinus tachycardia? - correct answer
✔✔dehydration
What rhythm shows a normal rate, normal QRS and PRI durations, and an absent beat or beats -
correct answer ✔✔Sinus pause
A way to determine if you are looking at a junctional or atrial arrhythmia is to look at the ECG
characteristics of the _____. - correct answer ✔✔P-Wave
A premature beat that originates in the atria in an area other than the Sinus Node followed by a
normal ventricular response is sometimes referred to as? - correct answer ✔✔An aberrantly
conducted premature atrial complex (PAC)
Any ectopy should be cause for concern in healthy people. - correct answer ✔✔F
What is the heart's electrical activity dominated by? - correct answer ✔✔SA Node
When atropine is ineffective for symptomatic sinus bradycardia, what would be your next
intervention? - correct answer ✔✔Transcutaneous Pacing
Ectopic beats that appear before the next expected beat may originate from which source(s)?
(Select all that apply.) - correct answer ✔✔Atria
AV junction
