Kettering Study Guide RPSGT Review Section A Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions 100% Correct Answers

Kettering Study Guide RPSGT Review
Section A

informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER-May be written, oral, or implied

HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWER-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Electrode - CORRECT ANSWER-an object placed on the skin to conduct electric current
from the body to a monitoring or measuring device.

Lead - CORRECT ANSWER-consists of a positive and negative electrode that allows
electrical current to flow.

Lead II placement - CORRECT ANSWER-One lead placed under the right collarbone, the
other placed on the left lowers rib cage

12 lead ECG - CORRECT ANSWER-electrodes are placed on the arms and legs and on the
chest around the heart.

Normal BPM in adults - CORRECT ANSWER-60-90/min while asleep

Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-less than 60/min

Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-greater than 90/min

Flutter - CORRECT ANSWER-greater than 200/min

Fibrillation - CORRECT ANSWER-too fast to count

Normal ECG PR interval - CORRECT ANSWER-0.12-0.20 seconds

Normal ECG QRS complex - CORRECT ANSWER-0.04-0.12 seconds

Normal ECG QT interval - CORRECT ANSWER-0.36-0.44 seconds

Calculating HR - CORRECT ANSWER-HR= 300 /# of large block between R waves

OR

HR= 1500 / # of small blocks between R waves

Unifocal PVCs - CORRECT ANSWER-originating from the same locations