MA EKG EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
define tachycardia( correct answers ) fast, rapid heartbeat
bradycardia ( correct answers ) slow heartbeat
arrhythmia ( correct answers ) improper beating of the hear (irregular/too
fast/ too slow)
cardiac ischemia ( correct answers ) lack of blood flow and oxygen to
the heart muscle
ventricular fibrillatin ( correct answers ) life-threatening heart rhythm that
results in a rapid, inadequate heartbeat
premature contractions( correct answers ) extra, abnormal heartbeats
that begin in the ventricles
holter monitor ( correct answers ) portable device that records the
rhythm of the heart continuously
myocarditis ( correct answers ) inflammation in the muscle of the heart
dyshythmia ( correct answers ) abnormality in physiological rhythm, in
the activity of the brain/heart
athersclerosis ( correct answers ) diseases of the arteries by the
deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls
myocardial infarction( correct answers ) another term for heart attack
sinus rhythm ( correct answers ) any cardiac rhythm where
depolarization of the cardiac muscle begins at the SA node.
what part from the ECG waveform represents ventricular repolarization?
( correct answers ) T wave
what part from the ECG waveform represents atrial depolarization?
( correct answers ) P wave
ANSWERS 2025
define tachycardia( correct answers ) fast, rapid heartbeat
bradycardia ( correct answers ) slow heartbeat
arrhythmia ( correct answers ) improper beating of the hear (irregular/too
fast/ too slow)
cardiac ischemia ( correct answers ) lack of blood flow and oxygen to
the heart muscle
ventricular fibrillatin ( correct answers ) life-threatening heart rhythm that
results in a rapid, inadequate heartbeat
premature contractions( correct answers ) extra, abnormal heartbeats
that begin in the ventricles
holter monitor ( correct answers ) portable device that records the
rhythm of the heart continuously
myocarditis ( correct answers ) inflammation in the muscle of the heart
dyshythmia ( correct answers ) abnormality in physiological rhythm, in
the activity of the brain/heart
athersclerosis ( correct answers ) diseases of the arteries by the
deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls
myocardial infarction( correct answers ) another term for heart attack
sinus rhythm ( correct answers ) any cardiac rhythm where
depolarization of the cardiac muscle begins at the SA node.
what part from the ECG waveform represents ventricular repolarization?
( correct answers ) T wave
what part from the ECG waveform represents atrial depolarization?
( correct answers ) P wave
