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A 60 year old male patient has a history of on and off chest pain. His resting ECG is normal.
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It is decided to put him thru an exercise Stress Test. Which of the following will be that
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target heart rate for this patient? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A, 180 bpm
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B. 160 bpm
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C. 140 bpm
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D. 120 bpm - correct answers✔✔B. 160 beats per minute.
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220 -age of patient (60) = 160bpm
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This part of the conduction system of the heart is located at the superior portion of the
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interentricular septum and has the ablility to function as a pacemaker with an intrinsic firing ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
rate of 40-60 bpm. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. SA node
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B. AV node
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C. Bundle of HIS
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D. Purkinje fibers - correct answers✔✔C. Bundle of HIS
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This represents the time it takes for electrical impulse to travel from the atria to the AV
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node, Bundle of HIS, bundle branches and to the Purkinje fibers.
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A. PR interval
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B. PP interval
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C. RR interval
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, D. QT interval - correct answers✔✔D. QT interval
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Which of the following is an indication for stree test? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. Angina at rest
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B. Acute myocardial infarction
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C. Severe hypertension
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D. Evaluation of chest pain in a patient with normal baseline EKG - correct answers✔✔D.
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Evaluation of chest pain in a patient with normal baseline EKG ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The number of R waves in a six second strip is 9. The heart rate is?
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A. 72 per minute
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B. 45 per minute
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C. 90 per minute
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D. 54 per minute - correct answers✔✔C. 90 per minute
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Each large square is equal to 0.2 seconds, 30 squares equals six seconds. Multiply 9 by 10 to
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get the number of beats per minute.
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Mr. Adam Edwards ame to the clinic complaining of occasional chest pains, substernal in
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locations and readiating to the left arm. The physician prescribed him medication to be taken ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
during such chest pain episodes. This medication is usually taken sublingual (under the
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tongue). What medication is it? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. Tylenol ||\\||\\
B. Propranolol
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C. Nitroglycerin
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D. Digitalis - correct answers✔✔C. Nitroglycerin
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The following valves are called semilunar because they have half-moon shaped cusps:
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A. Pulmonary and tricuspid valves
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A 60 year old male patient has a history of on and off chest pain. His resting ECG is normal.
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It is decided to put him thru an exercise Stress Test. Which of the following will be that
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target heart rate for this patient? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A, 180 bpm
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B. 160 bpm
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C. 140 bpm
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D. 120 bpm - correct answers✔✔B. 160 beats per minute.
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220 -age of patient (60) = 160bpm
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This part of the conduction system of the heart is located at the superior portion of the
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interentricular septum and has the ablility to function as a pacemaker with an intrinsic firing ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
rate of 40-60 bpm. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. SA node
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B. AV node
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C. Bundle of HIS
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D. Purkinje fibers - correct answers✔✔C. Bundle of HIS
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This represents the time it takes for electrical impulse to travel from the atria to the AV
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node, Bundle of HIS, bundle branches and to the Purkinje fibers.
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A. PR interval
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B. PP interval
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C. RR interval
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, D. QT interval - correct answers✔✔D. QT interval
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Which of the following is an indication for stree test? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. Angina at rest
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B. Acute myocardial infarction
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C. Severe hypertension
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D. Evaluation of chest pain in a patient with normal baseline EKG - correct answers✔✔D.
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Evaluation of chest pain in a patient with normal baseline EKG ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The number of R waves in a six second strip is 9. The heart rate is?
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A. 72 per minute
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B. 45 per minute
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C. 90 per minute
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D. 54 per minute - correct answers✔✔C. 90 per minute
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Each large square is equal to 0.2 seconds, 30 squares equals six seconds. Multiply 9 by 10 to
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get the number of beats per minute.
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Mr. Adam Edwards ame to the clinic complaining of occasional chest pains, substernal in
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locations and readiating to the left arm. The physician prescribed him medication to be taken ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
during such chest pain episodes. This medication is usually taken sublingual (under the
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tongue). What medication is it? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A. Tylenol ||\\||\\
B. Propranolol
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C. Nitroglycerin
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D. Digitalis - correct answers✔✔C. Nitroglycerin
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The following valves are called semilunar because they have half-moon shaped cusps:
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A. Pulmonary and tricuspid valves
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