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Advanced Life Support Part 3
Pre Assessment Questions
And Answers
When providing transcutaneous pacing, the appearance of tall, broad T waves on
the monitor confirms that mechanical capture has been achieved.
✓~ False
What parts of the heart's electrical conduction system play a role in ventricular
contraction?
✓~ Bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, Bundle of His
Which types of arrhythmias are narrow-complex tachyarrhythmias?
✓~ Atrial fibrillation, Atrial flutter, Sinus tachycardia
, What part of the ECG rhythm strip represents repolarization of the ventricular
myocardial cells?
✓~
A 12-lead ECG shows ventricular tachycardia in a stable patient with a pulse.
The corrected QT interval (QTc) is less than 0.46 second and the patient is not
taking any medications that prolong the QT interval. What medication should be
administered to this patient?
✓~
Examine the ECG strips. Which shows atrial flutter?
✓~
What is the heart rate in sinus tachycardia?
✓~
Advanced Life Support Part 3
Pre Assessment Questions
And Answers
When providing transcutaneous pacing, the appearance of tall, broad T waves on
the monitor confirms that mechanical capture has been achieved.
✓~ False
What parts of the heart's electrical conduction system play a role in ventricular
contraction?
✓~ Bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, Bundle of His
Which types of arrhythmias are narrow-complex tachyarrhythmias?
✓~ Atrial fibrillation, Atrial flutter, Sinus tachycardia
, What part of the ECG rhythm strip represents repolarization of the ventricular
myocardial cells?
✓~
A 12-lead ECG shows ventricular tachycardia in a stable patient with a pulse.
The corrected QT interval (QTc) is less than 0.46 second and the patient is not
taking any medications that prolong the QT interval. What medication should be
administered to this patient?
✓~
Examine the ECG strips. Which shows atrial flutter?
✓~
What is the heart rate in sinus tachycardia?
✓~
