AMCA EKG - PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH 100% ANSWERS

what is the most accurate method for acquiring heart rate? CORRECT ANSWER 1500 method As an impulse move toward a positive electrode it produces what type of deflection? CORRECT ANSWER upward on ECG papers horizontal measurements are used to determine what? CORRECT ANSWER heart rate the initiation of the impulse in the SA Node and its movement through the atria produce? CORRECT ANSWER P-wave repolarization of the ventricles is represented by the? CORRECT ANSWER T-wave artifact is? CORRECT ANSWER problematic because it can mimic life-threatening dysrhythmias two PVC's in a row are called a: CORRECT ANSWER couplet the heart valve that is situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle is called? CORRECT ANSWER the tricuspid valve automaticity means: CORRECT ANSWER the ability of certain cells to produce an electrical impulse without the need for outside nerve stimulation each small square running horizontally represents: CORRECT ANSWER 0.04 seconds how many electrodes are used as part of a 12-lead ECG? CORRECT ANSWER 10 the third step of analyzing an ECG rhythm is? CORRECT ANSWER evaluate the P-wave the PR-intervals get progressively longer in: CORRECT ANSWER 2nd degree AV heart block, Type I a heart rate below 60 bpm is called: CORRECT ANSWER bradycardia atrial fibrillation has: CORRECT ANSWER no P-waves which patient education process lets you know that the teaching plan is working? CORRECT ANSWER evaluation