SHARP ECG STUDY EXAMS GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Tachycardia Treatment - ✔✔Relief of pain, fluid replacement, removal of offending
medications or substances, reducing fever or anxiety
✔✔Bradycardia treatment - ✔✔If symptomatic, atropine, go into recumbent position,
elevate legs
✔✔Arrhythmia treatment - ✔✔Treat if symptomatic, Brady give atropine
✔✔Sinus block/arrest treatment - ✔✔If symptomatic give atropine, positioning, elevated
legs
✔✔T wave - ✔✔Ventricular repolarization
✔✔Isoelectric line - ✔✔Flat line in ECG
✔✔Positive deflection - ✔✔Wave form above the isoelectic line, positive flow
✔✔negative deflection - ✔✔Any wave form below the isoelectic line
✔✔biphasic deflection - ✔✔Wave form occurring above and below to isoelectric line
✔✔Sinus Pause - ✔✔Irregular rhythm, with pause
✔✔PAC - ✔✔Abnormal sized p wave, or hidden in t wave,
✔✔PAC tx - ✔✔If frequent treat underlying cause, administer O2, or eliminate
caffeine/alcohol/Tobacco, tc chf, balance electrolytes
✔✔A flutter - ✔✔Atrial rate 250-400, saw tooth p waves,
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Tachycardia Treatment - ✔✔Relief of pain, fluid replacement, removal of offending
medications or substances, reducing fever or anxiety
✔✔Bradycardia treatment - ✔✔If symptomatic, atropine, go into recumbent position,
elevate legs
✔✔Arrhythmia treatment - ✔✔Treat if symptomatic, Brady give atropine
✔✔Sinus block/arrest treatment - ✔✔If symptomatic give atropine, positioning, elevated
legs
✔✔T wave - ✔✔Ventricular repolarization
✔✔Isoelectric line - ✔✔Flat line in ECG
✔✔Positive deflection - ✔✔Wave form above the isoelectic line, positive flow
✔✔negative deflection - ✔✔Any wave form below the isoelectic line
✔✔biphasic deflection - ✔✔Wave form occurring above and below to isoelectric line
✔✔Sinus Pause - ✔✔Irregular rhythm, with pause
✔✔PAC - ✔✔Abnormal sized p wave, or hidden in t wave,
✔✔PAC tx - ✔✔If frequent treat underlying cause, administer O2, or eliminate
caffeine/alcohol/Tobacco, tc chf, balance electrolytes
✔✔A flutter - ✔✔Atrial rate 250-400, saw tooth p waves,
