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ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY |FOR |HEALTHCARE |PROFESSIONALS
KATHRYNBOOTH, THOMAS O’BRIEN
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5th Edition
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TESTBANK |
, TEST BANK FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FOR
| | | | |
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, 5TH EDITION
| | | | |
KATHRYN BOOTH, THOMAS O’BRIEN
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(With Answer Key)
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Chapter 01 Electrocardiography
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Multiple |Choice |Questions
1. What |is |the |number |one |cause |of |death |in |the |United |States?
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascular |disease
D. Accidents
2. The |abbreviation |CAD |stands |for:
A. Cold |appendage |disorder
B. Coronary |application |disease
C. Cerebral |artery |disease
D. Coronary |artery |disease
3. What |does |the |electrocardiogram |or |ECG |study?
A. The |electrical |activity |of |the |heart
B. The |muscle |contractions |of |the |heart
C. High |blood |pressure |readings
D. All |of |the |above
4. The |first |electrocardiograph |was |invented |by:
A. Sir |Thomas |Lewis
B. Wilhelm |Einthoven
C. Thomas |Edison
D. Dr. |James |Herrick
5. The |abbreviation |for |myocardial |infarction, |also |known |as |a |heart |attack, |is:
A. IM
B. HA
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C. MI
D. MCI
6. An |electrocardiograph |(ECG) |technician |should |be |able |to:
A. Determine |if |an |ECG |tracing |is |accurate
B. Recognize |abnormalities |in |an |ECG |tracing
C. Prepare |the |ECG |tracing |for |the |physician
D. All |of |the |above
7. An |ECG |monitor |technician's |main |responsibility |is |to:
A. View |the |ECG |tracings |and |alert |the |health |care |professional |of |an |abnormal
|heart |rhythm
B. Assist |the |physicians |with |invasive |cardiovascular |diagnostic |tests
C. Perform |ultrasounds |of |the |heart |and |blood |vessels
D. Repair |hospital |telemetry |monitors
8. A |"stat" |ECG |is |done:
A. Yearly, |as |part |of |a |routine |physical
B. Immediately
C. In |the |early |morning
D. Before |surgery
9. Continuous |ECG |monitoring |done |in |a |hospital |setting |is |known |as:
A. Holter |monitoring
B. Telemetry |monitoring
C. Exercise |electrocardiography
D. Echocardiogram
10. Which |of |these |ECGs |is |done |in |a |doctor's |office?
A. Treadmill |stress |testing
B. Holter |monitor
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C. 12-lead |ECG
D. All |of |the |above
11. What |symptoms |would |indicate |the |use |of |a |telemedicine |monitor?
A. Palpitations
B. Chest |pain
C. Dizziness
D. All |of |the |above
12. What |device |enables |lay |rescuers |to |help |a |patient |with |sudden |cardiac |arrest?
A. Automatic |external |defibrillator |(AED)
B. Telemedicine |monitor
C. Pacemaker
D. 12-lead |ECG
13. An |ECG |technician |needs |to |have |a |basic |understanding |of |which |of |the |following |items?
A. Medical |law |and |ethics
B. Patient |safety |and |infection |control
C. The |procedure |and |the |ECG |machine
D. All |of |the |above
14. What |is |the |best |way |to |become |familiar |with |the |ECG |machine |you |are |using?
A. Ask |a |co-worker
B. Refer |to |instructions |on |or |with |the |ECG |machine
C. Go |to |the |website |of |the |manufacturer
D. Practice |ECG |tracings |on |yourself
15. Standard |precautions |include |which |of |the |following?
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY |FOR |HEALTHCARE |PROFESSIONALS
KATHRYNBOOTH, THOMAS O’BRIEN
| | |
5th Edition
|
TESTBANK |
, TEST BANK FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FOR
| | | | |
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, 5TH EDITION
| | | | |
KATHRYN BOOTH, THOMAS O’BRIEN
| | | |
(With Answer Key)
| |
Chapter 01 Electrocardiography
| |
Multiple |Choice |Questions
1. What |is |the |number |one |cause |of |death |in |the |United |States?
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascular |disease
D. Accidents
2. The |abbreviation |CAD |stands |for:
A. Cold |appendage |disorder
B. Coronary |application |disease
C. Cerebral |artery |disease
D. Coronary |artery |disease
3. What |does |the |electrocardiogram |or |ECG |study?
A. The |electrical |activity |of |the |heart
B. The |muscle |contractions |of |the |heart
C. High |blood |pressure |readings
D. All |of |the |above
4. The |first |electrocardiograph |was |invented |by:
A. Sir |Thomas |Lewis
B. Wilhelm |Einthoven
C. Thomas |Edison
D. Dr. |James |Herrick
5. The |abbreviation |for |myocardial |infarction, |also |known |as |a |heart |attack, |is:
A. IM
B. HA
1-1
, Chapter 01 Role of the Electrocardiographer
| | | | |
C. MI
D. MCI
6. An |electrocardiograph |(ECG) |technician |should |be |able |to:
A. Determine |if |an |ECG |tracing |is |accurate
B. Recognize |abnormalities |in |an |ECG |tracing
C. Prepare |the |ECG |tracing |for |the |physician
D. All |of |the |above
7. An |ECG |monitor |technician's |main |responsibility |is |to:
A. View |the |ECG |tracings |and |alert |the |health |care |professional |of |an |abnormal
|heart |rhythm
B. Assist |the |physicians |with |invasive |cardiovascular |diagnostic |tests
C. Perform |ultrasounds |of |the |heart |and |blood |vessels
D. Repair |hospital |telemetry |monitors
8. A |"stat" |ECG |is |done:
A. Yearly, |as |part |of |a |routine |physical
B. Immediately
C. In |the |early |morning
D. Before |surgery
9. Continuous |ECG |monitoring |done |in |a |hospital |setting |is |known |as:
A. Holter |monitoring
B. Telemetry |monitoring
C. Exercise |electrocardiography
D. Echocardiogram
10. Which |of |these |ECGs |is |done |in |a |doctor's |office?
A. Treadmill |stress |testing
B. Holter |monitor
1-2
, Chapter 01 Role of the Electrocardiographer
| | | | |
C. 12-lead |ECG
D. All |of |the |above
11. What |symptoms |would |indicate |the |use |of |a |telemedicine |monitor?
A. Palpitations
B. Chest |pain
C. Dizziness
D. All |of |the |above
12. What |device |enables |lay |rescuers |to |help |a |patient |with |sudden |cardiac |arrest?
A. Automatic |external |defibrillator |(AED)
B. Telemedicine |monitor
C. Pacemaker
D. 12-lead |ECG
13. An |ECG |technician |needs |to |have |a |basic |understanding |of |which |of |the |following |items?
A. Medical |law |and |ethics
B. Patient |safety |and |infection |control
C. The |procedure |and |the |ECG |machine
D. All |of |the |above
14. What |is |the |best |way |to |become |familiar |with |the |ECG |machine |you |are |using?
A. Ask |a |co-worker
B. Refer |to |instructions |on |or |with |the |ECG |machine
C. Go |to |the |website |of |the |manufacturer
D. Practice |ECG |tracings |on |yourself
15. Standard |precautions |include |which |of |the |following?
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