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ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHYlFORlHEALTHCARElPROFESSIONALS
KATHRYN BOOTH, THOMAS O’BRIEN
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5th Edition
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HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, 5TH EDITION KA
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THRYN BOOTH, THOMAS O’BRIEN
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(With Answer Key)
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Chapter 01 Electrocardiography
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MultiplelChoicelQuestions
1. WhatlislthelnumberlonelcauselofldeathlinlthelUnitedlStates?
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascularldisease
D. Accidents
2. ThelabbreviationlCADlstandslfor:
A. Coldlappendageldisorder
B. Coronarylapplicationldisease
C. Cerebrallarteryldisease
D. Coronarylarteryldisease
3. WhatldoeslthelelectrocardiogramlorlECGlstudy?
A. Thelelectricallactivityloflthelheart
B. Thelmusclelcontractionsloflthelheart
C. Highlbloodlpressurelreadings
D. Allloflthelabove
4. Thelfirstlelectrocardiographlwaslinventedlby:
A. SirlThomaslLewis
B. WilhelmlEinthoven
C. ThomaslEdison
D. Dr.lJameslHerrick
5. Thelabbreviationlforlmyocardiallinfarction,lalsolknownlaslalheartlattack,lis:
A. IM
B. HA
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C. MI
D. MCI
6. Anlelectrocardiographl(ECG)ltechnicianlshouldlbelablelto:
A. DetermineliflanlECGltracinglislaccurate
B. RecognizelabnormalitieslinlanlECGltracing
C. PreparelthelECGltracinglforlthelphysician
D. Allloflthelabove
7. AnlECGlmonitorltechnician'slmainlresponsibilitylislto:
A. ViewlthelECGltracingslandlalertlthelhealthlcarelprofessionalloflanlabnormallheartlrhyt
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B. Assistlthelphysicianslwithlinvasivelcardiovascularldiagnosticltests
C. Performlultrasoundsloflthelheartlandlbloodlvessels
D. Repairlhospitalltelemetrylmonitors
8. Al"stat"lECGlisldone:
A. Yearly,laslpartloflalroutinelphysical
B. Immediately
C. Inlthelearlylmorning
D. Beforelsurgery
9. ContinuouslECGlmonitoringldonelinlalhospitallsettinglislknownlas:
A. Holterlmonitoring
B. Telemetrylmonitoring
C. Exerciselelectrocardiography
D. Echocardiogram
10. WhichlofltheselECGslisldonelinlaldoctor'sloffice?
A. Treadmilllstressltesting
B. Holterlmonitor
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C. 12-leadlECG
D. Allloflthelabove
11. Whatlsymptomslwouldlindicateltheluseloflaltelemedicinelmonitor?
A. Palpitations
B. Chestlpain
C. Dizziness
D. Allloflthelabove
12. Whatldevicelenablesllaylrescuersltolhelplalpatientlwithlsuddenlcardiaclarrest?
A. Automaticlexternalldefibrillatorl(AED)
B. Telemedicinelmonitor
C. Pacemaker
D. 12-leadlECG
13. AnlECGltechnicianlneedsltolhavelalbasiclunderstandingloflwhichloflthelfollowinglitems?
A. Medicalllawlandlethics
B. Patientlsafetylandlinfectionlcontrol
C. ThelprocedurelandlthelECGlmachine
D. Allloflthelabove
14. WhatlislthelbestlwayltolbecomelfamiliarlwithlthelECGlmachinelyoularelusing?
A. Asklalco-worker
B. ReferltolinstructionslonlorlwithlthelECGlmachine
C. Goltolthelwebsiteloflthelmanufacturer
D. PracticelECGltracingslonlyourself
15. Standardlprecautionslincludelwhichloflthelfollowing?
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