Foundations UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
E = V x I x time - CORRECT ANSWER - Formula for energy
Ampere - CORRECT ANSWER - measures electron flow rate or current in electrical
conductor, measured in Coulombs/second
Ampere-hour - CORRECT ANSWER - Unit of batter capacity
Amount of energy charge in a battery
Capacitance - CORRECT ANSWER - Relationship between charge stored and voltage
applied
E = 0.5 x Capacitance x Voltage ^2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Stored energy equation
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - Rate at which energy is delivered or absorbed
Tesla - CORRECT ANSWER - Unit of magnetic flux density
Magnetic field - CORRECT ANSWER - generated when electric charge carriers move
through space or within electrical conductor
Slew Rate - CORRECT ANSWER - change in voltage over time
Deg F = 9/5 x deg. C + 32 - CORRECT ANSWER - Temperature conversion: Celsius to
Fehrenheit
, 0 deg K = -273 deg C - CORRECT ANSWER - What is 0 K in Celsius?
P = Energy / time - CORRECT ANSWER - Equation for power
Platinum - CORRECT ANSWER - Signals are transmitted via ___ electrodes to recording
system
0.5-30 Hz - CORRECT ANSWER - High pass filter for EKG and intracardiacs
100-400 Hz - CORRECT ANSWER - Low pass filter for EKG and intracardiacs
Wheatstone Bridge - CORRECT ANSWER - Resistor/transducer that detects pressure
changes in cardiovascular system
Anachrotic notch - CORRECT ANSWER - Seen on aortic valve pressure waveform, when
aortic valve opens
Dichrotic notch - CORRECT ANSWER - Seen on aortic valve pressure waveform, when
aortic valve closes
Capacitors - CORRECT ANSWER - DC defibrillators store electrical energy from charge
in ____
Hand to hand - CORRECT ANSWER - In electrical injury, pathway of current that is most
likely to be fatal is ___
Relative - CORRECT ANSWER - During the ___ refractory period, a PVC can cause
VT/VF