Air Methods Pre-Hire Exam 2025 EXAM
QUESTIONS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS ||VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
(100% CORRECT)
ST elevation is associated with -CORRECTANSWER myocardial injury
ST depressions is associated with -CORRECTANSWER ischemia, old infarction,
digitalis toxicity
Q wave with ST elevation -CORRECTANSWER acute injury
Q wave with ST depression -CORRECTANSWER indeterminate
Q wave without ST changes -CORRECTANSWER old infarction
coronary artery occlusion: anterior -CORRECTANSWER LAD
coronary artery occlusion: inferior -CORRECTANSWER RCA
coronary artery occlusion: posterior -CORRECTANSWER LCX or RCA
Coronary Artery Occlusion: lateral -CORRECTANSWER LCX
,coronary artery occlusion: septal -CORRECTANSWER LAD
Inferior MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation: II, III,
aVF. reciprocal: I, aVL, V1-V4
anterior-septal MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation:
V1-V4. reciprocal: II,III, aVF, aVL
Lateral MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation: I, aVL,
V5, V5. reciprocal: II, III, aVF
Posterior MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation: V6.
reciprocal: V1-V4
Junction (J) Point -CORRECTANSWER end of QRS & beginning of ST segment where
QRS stops and makes a sudden SHARP change of direction
Delta wave is associated with -CORRECTANSWER Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome
where is the delta wave on EKG -CORRECTANSWER Bump in the beginning of the
QRS wave
,Osborne wave is associated with -CORRECTANSWER Hypothermia
Peaked/tented T waves indicate -CORRECTANSWER hyperkalemia
Peaked P waves/ flattened T waves/ U waves indicate -CORRECTANSWER
hypokalemia
Wide QRS could indicate x2 -CORRECTANSWER BBB present, TCA overdose
Prolonged QT interval could indicate -CORRECTANSWER TCA overdose
history of tricyclic antidepressant overdose can exhibit what ECG tracing -
CORRECTANSWER prolonged QT interval
what is the amount of blood in the ventricles at end-diastole -CORRECTANSWER
Preload (right= CVP, left= PAOP)
what is the resistance the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into the pulmonary
and systemic circulation -CORRECTANSWER afterload (SVR)
Stroke volume is dependent on -CORRECTANSWER contractility, preload, afterload
, sequence blood flows throughout the heart valves -CORRECTANSWER Tricuspid,
Pulmonic, Mitral, Aortic
common site affected for balloon dislodgment when treating your IABP patient -
CORRECTANSWER left radial
contraindication for IABP -CORRECTANSWER aortic aneurysm, aortic insufficiency,
aortic stents, AAA
"rust-colored flakes" in IABP tubing indicated -CORRECTANSWER balloon rupture
how to determine early or late inflation in IABP -CORRECTANSWER draw line from
dicrotic notch to inflation point
if the inflation point (IP) is 2mm+ from the dicrotic notch (DN), it indicates -
CORRECTANSWER early inflation
primary trigger used from most IABP operations is the -CORRECTANSWER EKG
IABP balloon inflation on EKG starts at -CORRECTANSWER middle of T wave
IABP balloon deflation on EKG prior to -CORRECTANSWER end of QRS complex
QUESTIONS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS ||VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
(100% CORRECT)
ST elevation is associated with -CORRECTANSWER myocardial injury
ST depressions is associated with -CORRECTANSWER ischemia, old infarction,
digitalis toxicity
Q wave with ST elevation -CORRECTANSWER acute injury
Q wave with ST depression -CORRECTANSWER indeterminate
Q wave without ST changes -CORRECTANSWER old infarction
coronary artery occlusion: anterior -CORRECTANSWER LAD
coronary artery occlusion: inferior -CORRECTANSWER RCA
coronary artery occlusion: posterior -CORRECTANSWER LCX or RCA
Coronary Artery Occlusion: lateral -CORRECTANSWER LCX
,coronary artery occlusion: septal -CORRECTANSWER LAD
Inferior MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation: II, III,
aVF. reciprocal: I, aVL, V1-V4
anterior-septal MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation:
V1-V4. reciprocal: II,III, aVF, aVL
Lateral MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation: I, aVL,
V5, V5. reciprocal: II, III, aVF
Posterior MI: elevation leads? reciprocal leads? -CORRECTANSWER elevation: V6.
reciprocal: V1-V4
Junction (J) Point -CORRECTANSWER end of QRS & beginning of ST segment where
QRS stops and makes a sudden SHARP change of direction
Delta wave is associated with -CORRECTANSWER Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome
where is the delta wave on EKG -CORRECTANSWER Bump in the beginning of the
QRS wave
,Osborne wave is associated with -CORRECTANSWER Hypothermia
Peaked/tented T waves indicate -CORRECTANSWER hyperkalemia
Peaked P waves/ flattened T waves/ U waves indicate -CORRECTANSWER
hypokalemia
Wide QRS could indicate x2 -CORRECTANSWER BBB present, TCA overdose
Prolonged QT interval could indicate -CORRECTANSWER TCA overdose
history of tricyclic antidepressant overdose can exhibit what ECG tracing -
CORRECTANSWER prolonged QT interval
what is the amount of blood in the ventricles at end-diastole -CORRECTANSWER
Preload (right= CVP, left= PAOP)
what is the resistance the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into the pulmonary
and systemic circulation -CORRECTANSWER afterload (SVR)
Stroke volume is dependent on -CORRECTANSWER contractility, preload, afterload
, sequence blood flows throughout the heart valves -CORRECTANSWER Tricuspid,
Pulmonic, Mitral, Aortic
common site affected for balloon dislodgment when treating your IABP patient -
CORRECTANSWER left radial
contraindication for IABP -CORRECTANSWER aortic aneurysm, aortic insufficiency,
aortic stents, AAA
"rust-colored flakes" in IABP tubing indicated -CORRECTANSWER balloon rupture
how to determine early or late inflation in IABP -CORRECTANSWER draw line from
dicrotic notch to inflation point
if the inflation point (IP) is 2mm+ from the dicrotic notch (DN), it indicates -
CORRECTANSWER early inflation
primary trigger used from most IABP operations is the -CORRECTANSWER EKG
IABP balloon inflation on EKG starts at -CORRECTANSWER middle of T wave
IABP balloon deflation on EKG prior to -CORRECTANSWER end of QRS complex
