QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which is the correct intervention sequence for asystole?
Assess the patient; initiate CPR; defibrillate ASAP
Assess the patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; initiate CPR
Assess the patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; synchronize cardiovert
Confirm rhythm in another lead; assess the patient; initiate CPR
Assess the patient; confirm rhythm in another lead; initiate CPR
What does the information found in the last 0.04 seconds from the J point back into
the QRS complex differentiate?
Degree of heart block
Origin of heart block
Right bundle branch block from left bundle branch block
Root cause of bundle branch block
Right bundle branch block from left bundle branch block
,The P wave is never hidden in which one of the following rhythms?
2nd degree heart block type II
3rd degree heart block
Junctional
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
2nd degree heart block type II
When a patient experiences three or more consecutive ventricular escape beats at
20 to 40 beats per minute, the patient is experiencing which of the following
rhythms?
Idioventricular rhythm
Sinus rhythm
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
Idioventricular rhythm
What is the initial treatment response for a patient in either pulseless ventricular
tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation?
Provide quality CPR and defibrillate
Monitor the rhythm in another lead
Administer adenosine with rapid IV or IO
, Call the physician for expert consultation
Provide quality CPR and defibrillate
Which heart block is considered normal in some individuals?
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with bundle branch block
2nd degree block Type I
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with 1st degree block
2nd degree block Type II
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) with 1st degree block
A patient with 3 or more consecutive ventricular escape beats at a rate of 40-100
beats per minute has which of the following rhythms?
Accelerated idoventricular rhythm (IVR)
Idioventricular rhythm
Junctional rhythm
Sinus rhythm
Accelerated idoventricular rhythm (IVR)
Which three (3) are examples of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)?
Accelerated junctional