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Table Of Contents:
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Chapter 1 Electrocardiography
Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 3 The Electrocardiograph
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Chapter 4 Performing An Ecg f f
Chapter 5 Rhythm Strip Interpretation And Sinus Rhythms
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Chapter 6 Atrial Dysrhythmias
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Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias f
Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias
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Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias f
Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block
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Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms f
Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing
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Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring f
Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient
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Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
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,Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
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Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Test Bank f f f f f f f
Multiple Choice Questions
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1. (p. 2) What is the number one cause of death in the United States?
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A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascular disease f
D. Accidents
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States
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Bloom's:
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Learning f f Outcome: f f Explain f f what f f an f f ECG f is f and f f its f importance f f in f f medicine.
2. (p. 2) The abbreviation CAD stands for:
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A. Cold appendage disorder f f
B. Coronary application disease f f
C. Cerebral artery disease f f
D. Coronary artery disease f f
CAD stands for coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the blood vessels
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surrounding the heart. It causes a reduction of blood flow to the
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fheart.
Bloom's:
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Learning f f Outcome: f f Explain f f what f f an f f ECG f is f and f f its f importance f f in f f medicine.
3. (p. 2) What does the electrocardiogram or ECG study?
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A. The electrical activity of the heart
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B. The muscle contractions of the heart
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C. High blood pressure readings f f f
D. All of the above f f f
The electrocardiograph produces an electrical tracing of the heart. This tracing
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is known as the ECG.
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Bloom's:
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Learning f f Outcome: f f Explain f f what f f an f f ECG f is f and f f its f importance f f in f f medicine.
4. (p. 4) The first electrocardiograph was invented by:
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A. Sir Thomas Lewis f f f
B. Wilhelm Einthoven f
C. Thomas Edison f
D. Dr. James Herrick f f
In 1903, Wilhelm Einthoven invented the first electrocardiograph.
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Bloom's:
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Learning f f Outcome: f f Discuss f f the f history f f of f obtaining f and f f using f f the f f ECG.
5. (p. 4) The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is:
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A. IM
B. HA
C. MI
D. MCI
MI is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
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Bloom's:
Remember
f Difficulty:
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Learning f Outcome: f f Discuss f f the f history f f of f obtaining f f and f f using f f the f f ECG.
6. (p. 5) An electrocardiograph (ECG) technician should be able to:
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A. Determine if an ECG tracing is accurate f f f f f f
B. Recognize abnormalities in an ECG tracing f f f f f
C. Prepare the ECG tracing for the physician f f f f f f
D. All of the above f f f
ECG technicians record the ECG and prepare the report for the physician.
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fThey should be able to determine that the tracing is accurate and
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