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AIRMETHODS PRE-HIRE EXAM| QUESTION WITH
100% CORRECT SOLUTION 2025/2026
ST elevation is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....myocardial injury
ST depressions is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....Ischemia, old infarction,
digitalis toxicity
Q wave with ST elevation - ...(ANSWERS)....Acute injury
Q wave with ST depression - ...(ANSWERS)....Indeterminate
Q wave without ST changes - ...(ANSWERS)....Old infarction
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Anterior - ...(ANSWERS)....LAD
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Inferior - ...(ANSWERS)....RCA
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Posterior - ...(ANSWERS)....LCX or RCA
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Lateral - ...(ANSWERS)....LCX
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Septal - ...(ANSWERS)....LAD
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Inferior MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation: II, III,
aVF
Reciprocal: I, aVL, V1-V4
Anterior-septal MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation:
V1-v4
Reciprocal: II, III, aVF, aVL
Lateral MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation: I, aVL,
V5, V5
Reciprocal: II, III, aVF
Posterior MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation: V6
Reciprocal: V1-V4
Junction (J) Point - ...(ANSWERS)....end of QRS & beginning of ST segment where
QRS stops and makes a sudden SHARP change of direction
Delta wave is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome
Where is the Delta wave on EKG - ...(ANSWERS)....Bump in the beginning of the
QRS wave
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Osborne wave is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....Hypothermia
Peaked/tented T waves indicate - ...(ANSWERS)....Hyperkalemia
Peaked P waves/ Flattened T waves/U waves indicate -
...(ANSWERS)....Hypokalemia
Wide QRS could indicate x2 - ...(ANSWERS)....BBB present, TCA overdose
Prolonged QT interval could indicate - ...(ANSWERS)....TCA overdose
history of tricyclic antidepressant overdose can exhibit what ECG tracing -
...(ANSWERS)....Prolonged QT interval
What is the amount of blood in the ventricles at end-diastole -
...(ANSWERS)....Preload (Right = CVP , Left = PAOP)
What is the resistance the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into the
pulmonary and systemic circulation - ...(ANSWERS)....Afterload (SVR)
Stroke volume is dependent on - ...(ANSWERS)....contractility, preload, afterload
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Sequence blood flows throughout the heart valves (Think toilet paper) -
...(ANSWERS)....Tricuspid
Pulmonic
Mitral
Aortic
Common site affected for balloon dislodgment when treating your IABP patient -
...(ANSWERS)....Left radial
CONTRAINDICATION for IABP - ...(ANSWERS)....Aortic aneurysm
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic stents
AAA
"rust-colored flakes" in IABP tubing indicates - ...(ANSWERS)....Balloon rupture
How to determine early or late inflation in IABP - ...(ANSWERS)....Draw line from
dicrotic notch to inflation point
If the Inflation point (IP) is 2mm+ from the Dicrotic Notch (DN), it indicates -
...(ANSWERS)....Early inflation
Primary trigger used from most IABP operations is the - ...(ANSWERS)....EKG
AIRMETHODS PRE-HIRE EXAM| QUESTION WITH
100% CORRECT SOLUTION 2025/2026
ST elevation is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....myocardial injury
ST depressions is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....Ischemia, old infarction,
digitalis toxicity
Q wave with ST elevation - ...(ANSWERS)....Acute injury
Q wave with ST depression - ...(ANSWERS)....Indeterminate
Q wave without ST changes - ...(ANSWERS)....Old infarction
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Anterior - ...(ANSWERS)....LAD
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Inferior - ...(ANSWERS)....RCA
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Posterior - ...(ANSWERS)....LCX or RCA
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Lateral - ...(ANSWERS)....LCX
Coronary Artery Occlusion: Septal - ...(ANSWERS)....LAD
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Inferior MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation: II, III,
aVF
Reciprocal: I, aVL, V1-V4
Anterior-septal MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation:
V1-v4
Reciprocal: II, III, aVF, aVL
Lateral MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation: I, aVL,
V5, V5
Reciprocal: II, III, aVF
Posterior MI: Elevation leads? Reciprocal leads? - ...(ANSWERS)....Elevation: V6
Reciprocal: V1-V4
Junction (J) Point - ...(ANSWERS)....end of QRS & beginning of ST segment where
QRS stops and makes a sudden SHARP change of direction
Delta wave is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome
Where is the Delta wave on EKG - ...(ANSWERS)....Bump in the beginning of the
QRS wave
, 3
Osborne wave is associated with - ...(ANSWERS)....Hypothermia
Peaked/tented T waves indicate - ...(ANSWERS)....Hyperkalemia
Peaked P waves/ Flattened T waves/U waves indicate -
...(ANSWERS)....Hypokalemia
Wide QRS could indicate x2 - ...(ANSWERS)....BBB present, TCA overdose
Prolonged QT interval could indicate - ...(ANSWERS)....TCA overdose
history of tricyclic antidepressant overdose can exhibit what ECG tracing -
...(ANSWERS)....Prolonged QT interval
What is the amount of blood in the ventricles at end-diastole -
...(ANSWERS)....Preload (Right = CVP , Left = PAOP)
What is the resistance the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into the
pulmonary and systemic circulation - ...(ANSWERS)....Afterload (SVR)
Stroke volume is dependent on - ...(ANSWERS)....contractility, preload, afterload
, 4
Sequence blood flows throughout the heart valves (Think toilet paper) -
...(ANSWERS)....Tricuspid
Pulmonic
Mitral
Aortic
Common site affected for balloon dislodgment when treating your IABP patient -
...(ANSWERS)....Left radial
CONTRAINDICATION for IABP - ...(ANSWERS)....Aortic aneurysm
Aortic insufficiency
Aortic stents
AAA
"rust-colored flakes" in IABP tubing indicates - ...(ANSWERS)....Balloon rupture
How to determine early or late inflation in IABP - ...(ANSWERS)....Draw line from
dicrotic notch to inflation point
If the Inflation point (IP) is 2mm+ from the Dicrotic Notch (DN), it indicates -
...(ANSWERS)....Early inflation
Primary trigger used from most IABP operations is the - ...(ANSWERS)....EKG
