ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
FOR HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
5th Edition
,TEST BANK
,Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition Test Bank
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Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1 Electrocardiography
Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 3 The Electrocardiograph
Chapter 4 Performing An Ecg
Chapter 5 Rhythm Strip Interpretation And Sinus Rhythms
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Chapter 6 Atrial Dysrhythmias
Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias
Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias
Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block
Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms
Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing
Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring
Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient
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Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
, Chapter 01: Role of the Electro cardiographer
Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 2) What is the number one cause of death in the United States?
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A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovasculardisease
D. Accidents
Cardiovascular disease is the number one causeof death in the United States since 1918.
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Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
LearningaOutcome: Explain what an ECG isaand itsaimportanceain medicine.
2. (p. 2) The abbreviation CAD stands for:
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A. Cold appendagedisorder
B. Coronaryapplication disease
C. Cerebral arterydisease
D. Coronaryarterydisease
CAD standsforcoronaryarterydisease, which is narrowing ofthebloodvessels surrounding the
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heart. It causes a reduction of blood flow to the heart.
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Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
LearningaOutcome: Explain what an ECG isaand itsaimportanceain medicine.
3. (p. 2) What doesthe electrocardiogram or ECG study?
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A. The electrical activityof the heart
B. The muscle contractions of theheart
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D. All of the above
The electrocardiograph produces an electrical tracing of the heart. This tracing is known as the E
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CG.
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