ecg final exam practise With Correct Questions And Answers

Your patient asks you to explain the results of the exercise electrocardiography. Your response is to a. Explain the procedure b. tell hum/her to ask the nurse c. ignore the question d. refer him/ her to the physician - ANSWER d which procedure does not require an informed consent with the patient signing a consent form? a. treadmill stress test b. echocardiogram c. holter monitor d. 12-lead ecg - ANSWER d ways to reduce or prevent heart disease or stroke include: a. avoiding tobacao b. being more active c. choose good nutrition d. all of the above - ANSWER d asystole or a flat line occurs on the ecg tracing but your patient is talking to you after the procedure. What is the potential problem with the ecg setup? a. electrodes are dried out without any gel b. a lead wire is loose c. a lead wire has been switched d. any of the above - ANSWER d what is the most commonly used standard speed rate for the ecg machines? a. 15 mm/sec b. 100mm/sec c. 25 mm/sec d. 50 mm/sec - ANSWER c each little box on . the ecg paper horizontally represents a. 0.04 seconds b. 0.20 seconds c. 1 mv d. 1 second - ANSWER a what components are essential to perform an ecg? a. being familiar with ecg machine b. knowledge of basic principles of safety and infection control c. good communication d. all of the above - ANSWER d what do you need to teach the patient about the diary entries? a. record all activities b. record times of physical and emotional stress c. record all unusual and usual events such as urination , bowel movement, sexual activity, ect d. all of the above - ANSWER d using a transtelephonic monitor, what is important to teach the patient about his/her equipment? a. when to use equiptment b. how to record c. how to send a transmission d. all of the above - ANSWER d during the test, the goal is to achieve the target heart rate without symptoms or complications. the target heart rate is: a. two hundred twenty minus the patients age times a percentage between 60 and 85 b. 150% of the patients resting heart rate c. 20 beats . greater than the patients resting heart rate d. none of the above - ANSWER b who should always be present during an exercise electrocardiography? a. registered nurse b. physician c. ecg technician d. cardiac technician - ANSWER b the following chest leads are placed on the chest with definite locations specified: a. v1, v3, v4 and v6 b. v1, v4, v5 and v6 c. v1, v2, v3 v4 and v6 d. v1 v2 v4 v5 and v6 - ANSWER d all of the following rhythms usually find the patient in situations requiring immediate emergency interventions except: a. asystole b. ventricular fibrillation c. ventricular tachycardia d. premature ventricular contractions - ANSWER d Your Responsibility to care for a patient with complete heart block include a. observing the patient for symptoms of low cardiac output b. reporting any signs and symptoms to the licensed personnel ating emergency procedures if needed. d. all of the above - ANSWER d blood returns to the heart via viens. The largest vein is the a. vena cava b. cava vena c. aorta d. subclavian vein - ANSWER a before applying the electrodes on the chest, the best way to clean the electrode sites is by a. shaving the small areas if the chest b. removing any lotion of oil from the skin with alcohol c. avoiding body area d. clipping the hair at the small areas of the chest - ANSWER b Measuring the PR interval requires the ECG technician to measure the period of time represented by the: a. beginning of the q wave to the j point b. beginning of the q wave to the beginning to the t wave c. beginning of the p wave to the beginning of the qrs complex d. beginning of the p wave to the end of the r wave - ANSWER c You are recording an ECG tracing on a female patient who has had a mastectomy. Your responsibilities include? a. documenting this information on the ecg tracing b. trying to adjust the lead placement similar to where the leads would be prior to the mastectomy c. move the limb leads to the patient shoulders and thighs d. place the electrodes on the patients back - ANSWER a sinus bradycardia has the same criteria as sinus rhythm with the only difference being that the a. heart rate is faster b. heart rate is slower c. pr interval measurement is greater than .12 seconds d. qrs duration is within normal limits - ANSWER b the qrs complex represents a. atrial contraction b. atrial relaxation c. ventricular contraction d. ventricular relaxation - ANSWER c Which type of ambulatory monitoring is performed in a medical facility? a. telemetry b. transtelephonic c. 12 lead ekg d. all of the above - ANSWER a For the proper placement of V3, you must have placed which other two leads on the patient's chest? a. v2 and v4 b. v2 and v5 c. v5 and v4 d. v4 and v6 - ANSWER a preparing the patient for an exercise electrocardiography is an essential responsibility of the ecg technician. It is important that the patient be properly prepared by doing all the following except: a. brining all of their medication and their containers in with them b. stopping medication, especially beta blockers prior to testing c. understanding that the test m