CCT EXAM PRACTICE (EE) Questions and Answers

CCT EXAM PRACTICE (EE) Questions
and Answers


Ahcardiachcomplexhwouldhconsisthofhwhichhofhthehfollowing?

-Thwave
-Bhwave
-Qhwave
-BothhAhandhCh-hCORRECThANSWER-BothhAhandhC

Theh5hwave-formshthathformhahnormalhcardiachcomplexhincludehP,hQ,hR,hS,handhThwaves

Ahcriticalhpatienthishawaitinghahhearthtransplant.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghtypeshofhpacemaker
shmighthbehofhbenefithtohthishpatienthwhilehtheyharehwaiting?

-Atrialhpacer
-Biventricularhpacemaker
-Wanderinghpacemaker
-Nonehofhthehaboveh-hCORRECThANSWER-Biventricularhpacemaker

Ifhahpatienthishawaitinghahhearthtransplanthandhbecomeshcritical,hithwouldhbehconsideredhlife-
threatening.hAththehtimehwhenhtheyharehcritical,hthehusehofhahbiventricularhpacerhmayhhelphu
ntilhahhearthtransplanthorganhbecomeshavailable.hThishpacerhishahspecialhpacemakerhwhichh
canhbehusedhforhcardiachresynchronizationhinhhearthfailurehpatients

Ahdroppedhbeathindicateshwhat?h(SkippedhQRShwave)

____hdegreehhearthblock,htypeh__h-hCORRECThANSWER-
Secondhdegreehhearthblock,htypehI

Withhthishrhythm,hthehPRhintervalhwillhlengthenhinheachhofhthehintervalshuntilhonehQRShcomp
letelyhdisappears.

Ahpatient'shhearthratehishtypicallyhtakenhwhere?

-Radial
-Apical
-Femoral
-BothhAhandhBh-hCORRECThANSWER-BothhAhandhB

,Thehhearthratehcanhbehtakenhfemorally,hbuthishnoththehtypicalhchoicehforhtakinghthehhearthrat
e.hAhpatient'shhearthratehishtypicallyhtaken:hRadial,hApical

Ahsuddenhdrophinhthehbloodhflowhthroughhahpatientshbodyhcausinghthehcirculatoryhsystemhto
hbehunablehtohmaintainhadequatehbloodhflowhishcalledhwhichhofhthehfollowing?




-Shortnesshofhbreath
-Shock
-Pulmonary
-Nonehofhthehaboveh-hCORRECThANSWER-Shock

Shortnesshofhbreathhwouldhbehahdifficultyhinhbreathing,hsometimeshreferredhtohashdyspnea
Pulmonaryhrefershtohthehlungs
Shockhishahsuddenhdrophinhthehbloodhflowhthroughhahpatientshbody,hcausinghthehcirculatoryh
systemhtohbehunablehtohmaintainhadequatehbloodhflow

Ahthick,hgelledhmasshofhbloodhishconsideredhwhichhofhthehfollowing?

-Bloodhpressure
-Bloodhclot
-Arterioles
-Nonehofhthehaboveh-hCORRECThANSWER-Bloodhcloth

Bloodhpressurehishthehforcehofhpressurehthathishexertedhbyhthehhearthwhenhpumpinghbloodh
Arterioleshishthehsmallhbrancheshofhtheharteries
Bloodhclothishahthick,hgelledhmasshofhblood

ACLShstandshforhwhichhofhthehfollowing?

-Advancedhcardiachlifehsupport
-Alwayshcausehlifehsupport
-Advancedhcardiachlonghlife
-Allhofhthehaboveh-hCORRECThANSWER-Advancedhcardiachlifehsupport

AnhECGh(electrocardiogram)hcanhdetecthwhichhofhthehfollowing?

-Evidencehofhhypertrophyhofhthehhearthmuscle
-Thehratehandhrhythmhmechanismhofhthehheart
-Evidencehofhimpairedhbloodhflowhtohthehhearthmuscle
-Allhofhthehaboveh-hCORRECThANSWER-Allhofhthehaboveh

Inhadditionhtohthehabove,hhowhthehhearthishplacedhinhthehchesthcavityhandhdamagehtohvariou
shsectionshofhthehhearthmusclehcanhbehseen.hAnhelectrocardiogramhcanhalsohshowhabnorm
alhelectricalhactivityhthathcanhcausehthehpatienthtohexperiencehabnormalhcardiachrhythms

, Carotidhsinushmassagehishtypicallyhusedhtohhelphdecreasehahfasthhearthrate.hWhichhofhthehfo
llowinghstatementshwouldhnothbehconsideredhcorrecthregardinghcarotidhsinushmassage?

-Shouldhnothbehdonehforhlongerhthanh3-5hseconds
-Shouldhbehdonehonhbothhsideshaththehsamehtime
-Shouldhbehperformedhabouththehanglehofhthehjaw
-Shouldhnothbehdonehonhbothhsideshaththehsamehtimeh-hCORRECThANSWER-
Shouldhbehdonehonhbothhsideshaththehsamehtime

Thehpatienthshouldhalwayshbehonhahcardiachmonitorhbeforehcarotidhsinushmassagehishperfor
med.hThehmassagehshouldhonlyhbehperformedhonhonehsidehathahtimehabouththehanglehofhthe
hjawhandhshouldhnothbehdonehforhlongerhthanhabouth3-5hseconds




IfhahPhwavehishnegative,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghwouldhmorehthanhlikelyhbehcorrect?

-ThehPhwavehjusthdoeshthathsometimes
-ThehwavehhashoriginatedhfromhanhareahotherhthanhthehSAhnode
-ThehPhwavesharehneverhnegative
-ThehPhwavesharehalwayshnegativeh-hCORRECThANSWER-
ThehwavehhashoriginatedhfromhanhareahotherhthanhthehSAhnode

ThehinvertedhPhwavehishusuallyhanhectopichatrialhrhythmhthathoriginateshfromhotherhthanhtheh
SAhnode

IfhahPhwavehishnotched,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghwouldhithbehindicativehof?

-Thehnotchhishindicativehofhthehseparatinghofhthehlefthandhrighthatrialhactions
-Thehelectrocardiogramhwashnothperformedhcorrectly
-Thehnotchhdoesn'thmeanhanything
-Thehnotchhishindicativehofhthehpatienthhavinghseverehelectrolytehproblemsh-
hCORRECThANSWER-

Thehnotchhishindicativehofhthehseparatinghofhthehlefthandhrighthatrialhactions

ThehPhwavehishproducedhbyhthehdepolarizationhofhthehatrium.hThehnotchhishindicativehofhtheh
separationhofhlefthandhrighthatrialhactions

IfhahpatienthhashanhAVhblock,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghwouldhbehcorrect?

-Thehimpulseshfromhthehatriahtohthehventriclesharehinterrupted
-Thehpatienthwillhbehonhbedrest
-Thehpatienthwillhbehunresponsive
-Thehpatienthwillhbehveryhangryh-hCORRECThANSWER-
Thehimpulseshfromhthehatriahtohthehventriclesharehinterrupted

AnhAVhblockhishwhenhtherehishanhinterruptionhinhthehimpulseshbetweenhthehatriahandhthehven
triclehofhthehheart.hThishdelayhoccurshwhenhthehimpulsehgoeshthroughhthehAVhnode