QUESTION BANK
Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals
(6th Edition) by Booth, All Chapters 1 to 15 Covered
,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
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
Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
,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
, 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
Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals
(6th Edition) by Booth, All Chapters 1 to 15 Covered
,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
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
Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
,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
, 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
