ECG & Basic Dysrhythmias Questions
You should follow each dose of IVP Adenosine with 20 ml of
normal saline. - ✔ ✔ True
The R-on-T Phenomenon could occur with which pacemaker
malfunction? - ✔ ✔ Undersensing
Which drug has the potential to prolong the QT interval? - ✔ ✔
Procainamide
Which of the following medications is considered a cardiac
glycoside and can increase contractility? - ✔ ✔ Digoxin
Which of the following medications decreases myocardial oxygen
demand and helps to relieve chest pain? - ✔ ✔ Morphine
Nitroglycerine
Which of the following medications is used in an IVP to treat
symptomatic bradycardia? - ✔ ✔ Atropine
If atropine was ineffective for symptomatic bradycardia, which
drug should be considered? - ✔ ✔ Epinephrine drip
What drug is used for torsades de pointes with
hypomagnesaemia? - ✔ ✔ Magnesium Sulfate
2nd degree block type II - ✔ ✔ ECG strip that shows regular
atrial rhythm, an atrial rate greater than ventricular rate (some
QRS complexes are dropped) and a constant PR interval when
the atrial and ventricular complexes appear together would most
likely be identified as what rhythm?
, The ventricles are being stimulated during the relative refractory
period - ✔ ✔ Why is the R-on-T premature ventricular complex
(PVC) of major concern?
B. Multifocal premature ventricular complexes - ✔ ✔ What are
premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) that arise from several
irritable sites called?
A. Unifocal premature ventricular complexes
B. Multifocal premature ventricular complexes
C. Premature ventricular complex couplet
D. Trigeminal premature ventricular complexes
B. 30 seconds - ✔ ✔ What period of time defines a sustained
ventricular tachycardia?
A. 2 seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. 120 seconds
D. 300 minutes
A. 2nd degree heart block type II - ✔ ✔ The P wave is never
hidden in which one of the following rhythms?
A. 2nd degree heart block type II
B. 3rd degree heart block
C. Junctional
D. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
You should follow each dose of IVP Adenosine with 20 ml of
normal saline. - ✔ ✔ True
The R-on-T Phenomenon could occur with which pacemaker
malfunction? - ✔ ✔ Undersensing
Which drug has the potential to prolong the QT interval? - ✔ ✔
Procainamide
Which of the following medications is considered a cardiac
glycoside and can increase contractility? - ✔ ✔ Digoxin
Which of the following medications decreases myocardial oxygen
demand and helps to relieve chest pain? - ✔ ✔ Morphine
Nitroglycerine
Which of the following medications is used in an IVP to treat
symptomatic bradycardia? - ✔ ✔ Atropine
If atropine was ineffective for symptomatic bradycardia, which
drug should be considered? - ✔ ✔ Epinephrine drip
What drug is used for torsades de pointes with
hypomagnesaemia? - ✔ ✔ Magnesium Sulfate
2nd degree block type II - ✔ ✔ ECG strip that shows regular
atrial rhythm, an atrial rate greater than ventricular rate (some
QRS complexes are dropped) and a constant PR interval when
the atrial and ventricular complexes appear together would most
likely be identified as what rhythm?
, The ventricles are being stimulated during the relative refractory
period - ✔ ✔ Why is the R-on-T premature ventricular complex
(PVC) of major concern?
B. Multifocal premature ventricular complexes - ✔ ✔ What are
premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) that arise from several
irritable sites called?
A. Unifocal premature ventricular complexes
B. Multifocal premature ventricular complexes
C. Premature ventricular complex couplet
D. Trigeminal premature ventricular complexes
B. 30 seconds - ✔ ✔ What period of time defines a sustained
ventricular tachycardia?
A. 2 seconds
B. 30 seconds
C. 120 seconds
D. 300 minutes
A. 2nd degree heart block type II - ✔ ✔ The P wave is never
hidden in which one of the following rhythms?
A. 2nd degree heart block type II
B. 3rd degree heart block
C. Junctional
D. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
