Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals 5th Edition - Test Bank by Kathryn Booth, Thomas O’Brien

Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals
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– 5th Edition



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Kathryn Booth
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Thomas O’Brien
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, Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Test Bank

Table Of Contents:
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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
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Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias

Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias
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Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias

Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block
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Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms

Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing
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Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring

Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient
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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
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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.
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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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2. The abbreviation CAD stands for:
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A. Cold appendage disorder
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B. Coronary application disease
C. Cerebral artery disease
D. Coronary artery disease
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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?
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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.
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4. The first electrocardiograph was invented by:
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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
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Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.




5. The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is:
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B. HA
C. MI
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D. MCI

MI is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
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Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
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Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.




6. An electrocardiograph (ECG) technician should be able to:
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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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