ECG Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The ECG and cardiac monitor measure - CORRECT ANSWER - The electrical activity of
the heart
During the Contraction phase of the cardiac cycle,the heart: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pumps blood to the body
The normal pacemaker of the heart is in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Right Atrium
The normal rate of the pacemaker is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-100 beats per a minute
Ectopic beats may occur if the normal pacemaker falls below: - CORRECT ANSWER - 50
Beats per a minute
The A-V node can pace the heartbeat at the rate of: - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-60 beats
per a minute
The part of the cardiac cycle that results in a palpable pulse is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ventricular contraction
The ventricles can pace the heartbeat at a rate of: - CORRECT ANSWER - 20-40 beats per
a minute
The working phase of the cardiac cycle is: - CORRECT ANSWER - systole
Each small block on the ECG paper represents: - CORRECT ANSWER - .04 Seconds
, Each large block on the ECG paper represents : - CORRECT ANSWER - .20 Seconds
The P wave represents the: - CORRECT ANSWER - pacemaker firing
The normal PR interval is: - CORRECT ANSWER - .12 to .20 seconds
The normal conduction time for the QRS complex is: - CORRECT ANSWER - .06 to .10
seconds.
The T wave represents the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Resting Phase
A condition in which the heart has many different pacemakers within the atria is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - atrial fibrilation
An indication that the pacemaker is in the A-V junction is that the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - shape of the P waves is abnormal
When the patient is having unifocal PVC's, you know that the pacemaker is in: - CORRECT
ANSWER - one area of the ventricles
In a patient wiht myocardial infarction, which of the following conditions can be life
threatening? - CORRECT ANSWER - Multifocal PVC's
Ventrcular tachycardia: - CORRECT ANSWER - must be treated immediately
A patient who is ventricular fibrillation always requries: - CORRECT ANSWER - CPR
According to Einthoven, electrical activity in the heart is viewed in: - CORRECT
ANSWER - three dimensions
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The ECG and cardiac monitor measure - CORRECT ANSWER - The electrical activity of
the heart
During the Contraction phase of the cardiac cycle,the heart: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pumps blood to the body
The normal pacemaker of the heart is in the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Right Atrium
The normal rate of the pacemaker is: - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-100 beats per a minute
Ectopic beats may occur if the normal pacemaker falls below: - CORRECT ANSWER - 50
Beats per a minute
The A-V node can pace the heartbeat at the rate of: - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-60 beats
per a minute
The part of the cardiac cycle that results in a palpable pulse is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ventricular contraction
The ventricles can pace the heartbeat at a rate of: - CORRECT ANSWER - 20-40 beats per
a minute
The working phase of the cardiac cycle is: - CORRECT ANSWER - systole
Each small block on the ECG paper represents: - CORRECT ANSWER - .04 Seconds
, Each large block on the ECG paper represents : - CORRECT ANSWER - .20 Seconds
The P wave represents the: - CORRECT ANSWER - pacemaker firing
The normal PR interval is: - CORRECT ANSWER - .12 to .20 seconds
The normal conduction time for the QRS complex is: - CORRECT ANSWER - .06 to .10
seconds.
The T wave represents the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Resting Phase
A condition in which the heart has many different pacemakers within the atria is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - atrial fibrilation
An indication that the pacemaker is in the A-V junction is that the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - shape of the P waves is abnormal
When the patient is having unifocal PVC's, you know that the pacemaker is in: - CORRECT
ANSWER - one area of the ventricles
In a patient wiht myocardial infarction, which of the following conditions can be life
threatening? - CORRECT ANSWER - Multifocal PVC's
Ventrcular tachycardia: - CORRECT ANSWER - must be treated immediately
A patient who is ventricular fibrillation always requries: - CORRECT ANSWER - CPR
According to Einthoven, electrical activity in the heart is viewed in: - CORRECT
ANSWER - three dimensions
