ECG PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
The tricuspid valve is located between the? - ✔✔Right Atrium & Ventricle
Blood flows out from the ______ and into the aorta. - ✔✔Left Ventricle
The ______ Walls are thin, one-celled structures. - ✔✔Capillary
Which type of cardiovascular test uses sound waves to help identify deep vein thrombosis? - ✔✔Doppler
Ultrasonography
Which Type of Cardiovascular test measures the passage of blood through the coronary arteries to the
myocardium? - ✔✔Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Which type of aneurysm is detectable on palpation as a pulsating mass in an area around the umbilicus ?
- ✔✔Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
The term ______ is used to identify an abnormal changes in the heart rhythm. - ✔✔Arrhythmia
With Congestive heart failure (CHF), the Myocardium of the ______ is most commonly affected. - ✔✔Left
Ventricle
Which of the following is a condition in which the heart pumps to weakly to supply the body with blood?
- ✔✔Heart Failure
A patient is considered to have hypertension if the blood pressure is consistently elevated above? -
✔✔140/90
Which of the following is a disease in which the walls of the ventricles of the heart are markedly
thickened? - ✔✔Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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, Which of the following is not a common cause of hypotension? - ✔✔Poor Diet
Which of the following conditions involves the localized inflammation of a vein? - ✔✔Phlebitis
The first part of the cardiac cycle is called - ✔✔Atrial Depolarization
ECGs are most often performed along with the routine annual physical examination every? - ✔✔5 to 10
years
The ECG tracing is generated in about ______ on a single 8 x 10 sheet of ECG paper. - ✔✔1 Minute
Who interprets an ECG? - ✔✔Provider
ECG paper for single-channel machines comes in which form? - ✔✔Roll
The paper moves through an ECG Machines at a rate of ______ mm Per Second. - ✔✔25
The distance across _____ Large Squares on a ECG paper represents 1.0 second? - ✔✔5
The Bipolar leads are attached to which parts of the body? - ✔✔Upper outer arms and inner lower calves
Which ECG lead records the voltage difference between the left arm and the left leg? - ✔✔Lead III
The ______ records the hearts voltage difference between the left leg electrode and a central point
between the right arm and left arm? - ✔✔aVF
Cardiac patients should be instructed to: - ✔✔Take their prescribed medications regularly and report any
problems immediately
If the ECG tracing is too large, the sensitivity dial should be turned down 1/2 to produce a
standardization mark: - ✔✔5MM high and 2MM wide
If the ECG cycles are too close together, the speed can be changed to ______ MM per second. - ✔✔50
When placing the ECG electrodes on a patients lower leg, the connectors should point: - ✔✔UP
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ANSWERS
The tricuspid valve is located between the? - ✔✔Right Atrium & Ventricle
Blood flows out from the ______ and into the aorta. - ✔✔Left Ventricle
The ______ Walls are thin, one-celled structures. - ✔✔Capillary
Which type of cardiovascular test uses sound waves to help identify deep vein thrombosis? - ✔✔Doppler
Ultrasonography
Which Type of Cardiovascular test measures the passage of blood through the coronary arteries to the
myocardium? - ✔✔Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Which type of aneurysm is detectable on palpation as a pulsating mass in an area around the umbilicus ?
- ✔✔Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
The term ______ is used to identify an abnormal changes in the heart rhythm. - ✔✔Arrhythmia
With Congestive heart failure (CHF), the Myocardium of the ______ is most commonly affected. - ✔✔Left
Ventricle
Which of the following is a condition in which the heart pumps to weakly to supply the body with blood?
- ✔✔Heart Failure
A patient is considered to have hypertension if the blood pressure is consistently elevated above? -
✔✔140/90
Which of the following is a disease in which the walls of the ventricles of the heart are markedly
thickened? - ✔✔Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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, Which of the following is not a common cause of hypotension? - ✔✔Poor Diet
Which of the following conditions involves the localized inflammation of a vein? - ✔✔Phlebitis
The first part of the cardiac cycle is called - ✔✔Atrial Depolarization
ECGs are most often performed along with the routine annual physical examination every? - ✔✔5 to 10
years
The ECG tracing is generated in about ______ on a single 8 x 10 sheet of ECG paper. - ✔✔1 Minute
Who interprets an ECG? - ✔✔Provider
ECG paper for single-channel machines comes in which form? - ✔✔Roll
The paper moves through an ECG Machines at a rate of ______ mm Per Second. - ✔✔25
The distance across _____ Large Squares on a ECG paper represents 1.0 second? - ✔✔5
The Bipolar leads are attached to which parts of the body? - ✔✔Upper outer arms and inner lower calves
Which ECG lead records the voltage difference between the left arm and the left leg? - ✔✔Lead III
The ______ records the hearts voltage difference between the left leg electrode and a central point
between the right arm and left arm? - ✔✔aVF
Cardiac patients should be instructed to: - ✔✔Take their prescribed medications regularly and report any
problems immediately
If the ECG tracing is too large, the sensitivity dial should be turned down 1/2 to produce a
standardization mark: - ✔✔5MM high and 2MM wide
If the ECG cycles are too close together, the speed can be changed to ______ MM per second. - ✔✔50
When placing the ECG electrodes on a patients lower leg, the connectors should point: - ✔✔UP
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