AMCA EKG exam
final Exam – Updated Content + Answer Sheet
Gastro means - stomach
Waveforms may be displayed on a screen called - oscilloscope
The breastbone is referred to as - sternum
What are the three layers of the heart? - epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
The use of non-invasive and painless ultrasound to examine the heart, its chambers and
valves is known as - echocardiography
Which of the following actions is helpful in assisting patients with their needs? - Keeping a list of
community resources that can further assist the patient
Automaticity means - The ability of certain cells to produce an electrical impulse without the
need for
outside stimulation
ventricular depolarization - QRS
Contraction or Systole of the
cardiac muscle - Depolarzaon
Relaxation or Diastole of the
cardiac muscle - Repolarization
, Atrial depolarization - P wave
Ventricular repolarization - T
Two PVCs in a row - couplet
Atrial fibrillation has - no P-waves
On an ECG horizontal lines measure - heart rate
Lowers overall resistance in the vascular beds - ACE inhibitors
The PR interval gets progressively longer in - 2nd degree AV heart block
Touching a person's body without their consent - battery
An idioventricular rhythm has a rate of - 20-40 bpm
Which patient education process lets you know that the teaching plan is working? - Evaluation
Which of the following marks the ECG paper? - Stylus
The normal standardization mark should be how high? - 10 mm
final Exam – Updated Content + Answer Sheet
Gastro means - stomach
Waveforms may be displayed on a screen called - oscilloscope
The breastbone is referred to as - sternum
What are the three layers of the heart? - epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
The use of non-invasive and painless ultrasound to examine the heart, its chambers and
valves is known as - echocardiography
Which of the following actions is helpful in assisting patients with their needs? - Keeping a list of
community resources that can further assist the patient
Automaticity means - The ability of certain cells to produce an electrical impulse without the
need for
outside stimulation
ventricular depolarization - QRS
Contraction or Systole of the
cardiac muscle - Depolarzaon
Relaxation or Diastole of the
cardiac muscle - Repolarization
, Atrial depolarization - P wave
Ventricular repolarization - T
Two PVCs in a row - couplet
Atrial fibrillation has - no P-waves
On an ECG horizontal lines measure - heart rate
Lowers overall resistance in the vascular beds - ACE inhibitors
The PR interval gets progressively longer in - 2nd degree AV heart block
Touching a person's body without their consent - battery
An idioventricular rhythm has a rate of - 20-40 bpm
Which patient education process lets you know that the teaching plan is working? - Evaluation
Which of the following marks the ECG paper? - Stylus
The normal standardization mark should be how high? - 10 mm
