KAISER POST TEST RHYTHMS & HEART
BLOCKS EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
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1. A sinus pause occurs with which of the
The SA node fails to
following? The SA node fails to discharge
dis- charge an
an impulse
impulse
The impulse is delivered by a secondary
pacemaker The cardiac rhythm decreases
below 60 beats per minute
Cardiac arrest occurs
2. Atrial fibrillation can be a chronic condition
True
and well tolerated.
True
Fals
e
Premature atrial complex
3. What is a single ectopic beat that occurs as
(PAC)
the result of an irritable focus in the atria
called?
Premature atrial complex (PAC)
Premature junctional complex
(PJC) Premature ventricular
complex (PVC) Ventricular Atrial flutter
fibrillation (VF) Atrial fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
4. Caffeine, alcohol, and fatigue can be likely
causes for (Select all that apply.)
Atrial flutter
Sinus pause
Atrial
fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
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5. When evaluating a patient with sinus arrest,
count the 0.04 number of boxes between the P
waves, and multiply that number by
0.01
0.02
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0.04
0.05
6. In sinus arrhythmia, which of the following PR interval
intervals remains regular?
P-to-P
interval R-to-
R interval PR
interval QRS
complex
Sinus Bradycardia
7. The term for a sinus rhythm with a rate less
than 60 beats per minute is
Atrial
Sinus
Bradycardia
Dysrhythmia
Tachycardia
8. A way to determine if you are looking at a junctional or PR
interval
atrial arrhythmia is to look at the ECG
characteristics of the .
Heart
rate PR
interval P
wave
QRS complex
9. Which of the following conditions may cause D
sinus tachycardia? e
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hydration Dehydration
Heart block
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidis
m
10.
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BLOCKS EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100%
1. A sinus pause occurs with which of the
The SA node fails to
following? The SA node fails to discharge
dis- charge an
an impulse
impulse
The impulse is delivered by a secondary
pacemaker The cardiac rhythm decreases
below 60 beats per minute
Cardiac arrest occurs
2. Atrial fibrillation can be a chronic condition
True
and well tolerated.
True
Fals
e
Premature atrial complex
3. What is a single ectopic beat that occurs as
(PAC)
the result of an irritable focus in the atria
called?
Premature atrial complex (PAC)
Premature junctional complex
(PJC) Premature ventricular
complex (PVC) Ventricular Atrial flutter
fibrillation (VF) Atrial fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
4. Caffeine, alcohol, and fatigue can be likely
causes for (Select all that apply.)
Atrial flutter
Sinus pause
Atrial
fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia
1/
44
,KAISER POST TEST RHYTHMS & HEART
BLOCKS EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100%
5. When evaluating a patient with sinus arrest,
count the 0.04 number of boxes between the P
waves, and multiply that number by
0.01
0.02
2/
44
,KAISER POST TEST RHYTHMS & HEART
BLOCKS EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100%
0.04
0.05
6. In sinus arrhythmia, which of the following PR interval
intervals remains regular?
P-to-P
interval R-to-
R interval PR
interval QRS
complex
Sinus Bradycardia
7. The term for a sinus rhythm with a rate less
than 60 beats per minute is
Atrial
Sinus
Bradycardia
Dysrhythmia
Tachycardia
8. A way to determine if you are looking at a junctional or PR
interval
atrial arrhythmia is to look at the ECG
characteristics of the .
Heart
rate PR
interval P
wave
QRS complex
9. Which of the following conditions may cause D
sinus tachycardia? e
3/
44
, KAISER POST TEST RHYTHMS & HEART
BLOCKS EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS 100%
hydration Dehydration
Heart block
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidis
m
10.
4/
44
