SHARP ECG TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
tachycardia17and17bradycardia17-17ans->10017bpm
<6017bpm
Bigeminy17-17ans-every17other17complex17is17a17PVC
Trigeminy17-17ans-pattern17in17which17every17third17complex17is17a17premature17beat
Premature17Junctional17Contraction17(PJC)17-17ans-Rate:17Normal17or17accelerated17
P17wave:17inverted17or17absent
QRS:17normal
Conduction:17normal
rhythm:17irregular:17PICs17occur17early17in17cycle17of17baseline17rhythm
-an17ectopic17pacemaker17in17the17AV17Junction17produces17PJC's17
-may17occur17in17heatlhy17or17diseased17hearts
-if17occasional,17insignificant
Premature17Atrial17Contraction17(PAC)17-17ans-
Heart17Rate:17Depends17on17underlying17rhythm
Regularity:17Interrupts17the17regularity17of17underlying17rhythm
P-
Wave:17can17be17flattened,17notched,17or17unusual.17May17be17hidden17within17the17T
17wave
PRI:17measures17between17.12-.2017seconds17and17can17be17prolonged;17can17be17di
fferent17from17other17complexes
QRS:17<.1217seconds
Characteristics17of17Ventricular17Tachycardia17-17ans-
Wide17an17bizarre17QRS17complex,17greater17than1710017beats17per17minute,17absent
17P17waves,17no17PRI,17can17be17monomorphic17or17polymorphic
SA17node17rate17-17ans-60-10017bpm
AV17node17rate17-17ans-40-6017bpm
Prukinje17fiber17rate17-17ans-15-40bpm
ANSWERS
tachycardia17and17bradycardia17-17ans->10017bpm
<6017bpm
Bigeminy17-17ans-every17other17complex17is17a17PVC
Trigeminy17-17ans-pattern17in17which17every17third17complex17is17a17premature17beat
Premature17Junctional17Contraction17(PJC)17-17ans-Rate:17Normal17or17accelerated17
P17wave:17inverted17or17absent
QRS:17normal
Conduction:17normal
rhythm:17irregular:17PICs17occur17early17in17cycle17of17baseline17rhythm
-an17ectopic17pacemaker17in17the17AV17Junction17produces17PJC's17
-may17occur17in17heatlhy17or17diseased17hearts
-if17occasional,17insignificant
Premature17Atrial17Contraction17(PAC)17-17ans-
Heart17Rate:17Depends17on17underlying17rhythm
Regularity:17Interrupts17the17regularity17of17underlying17rhythm
P-
Wave:17can17be17flattened,17notched,17or17unusual.17May17be17hidden17within17the17T
17wave
PRI:17measures17between17.12-.2017seconds17and17can17be17prolonged;17can17be17di
fferent17from17other17complexes
QRS:17<.1217seconds
Characteristics17of17Ventricular17Tachycardia17-17ans-
Wide17an17bizarre17QRS17complex,17greater17than1710017beats17per17minute,17absent
17P17waves,17no17PRI,17can17be17monomorphic17or17polymorphic
SA17node17rate17-17ans-60-10017bpm
AV17node17rate17-17ans-40-6017bpm
Prukinje17fiber17rate17-17ans-15-40bpm