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QUIZ 1 & 2 EKG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the number one cause of death in the United States? | Cardiovascular disease |
| The abbreviation CAD stands for: | coronary artery disease. |
| What does the electrocardiogram or ECG detect? | The electrical activity of the heart |
| The first electrocardiograph was invented by: | Willem Einthoven. |
| The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is: | MI. |
| A "stat" ECG is done: | immediately. |
| Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting with a small transmitter box is known as: | telemetry monitoring. |
| Which of these tests is least likely done in a doctor's office? | Cardiac catheterization |
| What device enables lay rescuers to help a patient with sudden cardiac arrest? | Automatic external defibrillator (AED) |
| Which of the following topics is the least important for an ECG technician to understand? | Detailed evaluation of ECG results |
| Ethics are: | standards of behavior and concepts of right and wrong. |
| HIPAA stands for: | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. |
| Which of the following is an example of practicing ethics as a healthcare professional? | Maintaining patient confidentiality |
| Which of the following is not implied consent? | Patient signing a consent form for a treadmill stress test |
| Your patient states, "I do not want that electricity going through me!" as you are getting ready to perform an ECG on him. The best response is to: | explain that the ECG machine is not harmful and does not produce electricity. |
| The medical term for an abnormal heartbeat is: | dysrhythmia. |
| What does the term "Code Blue" mean when used in a hospital setting? | What does the term "Code Blue" mean when used in a hospital setting? |
| The ________monitor allows the patient to participate in normal daily activities while the electrical activity of the heart is being recorded. | Holter |
| Which of the following is not a reason for performing an ECG? | To determine if there is a blockage in a cerebral artery |
| Slander is an illegal and unethical act and is defined as: | making derogatory remarks about someone. |
| PPE is used to reduce the risk of transmission of infection. PPE stands for: | personal protective equipment. |
| The problem-solving process includes which of the following steps? | Identify and define the problem. |
| When caring for patients and recording an ECG, you may encounter many situations that require you to: | think critically about the situation. |
| Which of the following include measures to ensure that patients' health information is protected? | HIPAA |
| Procedures that are used with all patients to prevent the spread of infection are: | standard precautions. |
| An electrocardiograph is a(n): | instrument used to record a tracing of the heart's electrical activity. |
| Narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart with blood is a condition known as: | coronary artery disease. |
| The second level of procedures implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent infections is known as: | isolation precautions. |
| The single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection while performing ECGs is to: | perform proper hand hygiene. |
| The use of an alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene is appropriate: | when there is no visible soilage on your hands. |
| The normal range for respirations in adults is: | 12 to 20 respirations per minute. |
| The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute is known as the: | cardiac output. |
| The adult pulse is most commonly measured at the: | radial artery at the wrist. |
| For how long should you count a patient's respirations? | 60 seconds |
| A person who has tachypnea is: | breathing rapidly. |
| The minimum amount of pressure that is exerted against the walls of blood vessels at all times is the: | diastolic blood pressure. |
| All of the following factors can affect a person’s blood pressure except: | blood type. |
| During her last two doctor appointments, a patient's blood pressure was measured at 160/92 and 156/94. The physician has not been able to identify a cause for these blood pressure readings. This patient has: | essential hypertension. |
| To measure a patient's blood pressure, you would place the blood pressure cuff: | 1 to 2 inches above the antecubital space. |
| The reason for determining a patient's palpatory blood pressure is: | to avoid over- or underinflation of the blood pressure cuff. |
| Cardiac dysrhythmias are: | abnormal heartbeats. |
| Slander and libel are: | both illegal and unethical. |
| If a patient refuses to sign the informed consent form for an ECG, a good example of troubleshooting is to: | explain to the patient how the procedure works in order to get his/her consent. |
| Which of the following is not a specific type of isolation precaution implemented for hospitalized patients? | AIDS precautions |
| Which of the following is least likely to help the ECG technician maintain infection control while performing an ECG procedure? | Be sure the patient is not touching the bed frame. |
| A patient complains of feeling lightheaded and having frequent fainting spells. Which test might the physician order to determine whether a drop in heart rate or blood pressure may be causing the patient’s symptoms? | Tilt table test |
| Which of the following monitoring methods is performed while the patient is outside of the hospital/clinical setting? | Transtelephonic monitoring |
| What is the approximate size and shape of the smallest transtelephonic monitor? | Jump drive or credit card |
| Which of the following is most important to perform prior to performing an ECG? | Explain to the patient what you are going to do before you do it |
| The term ethics is defined as: | Standards of behavior and concepts of right and wrong |
| What is recorded on the ECG strip? | The electrical activity of the heart |
| The average heart is approximately what size? | The average heart is approximately what size? |
| The outermost layer of the heart is the: | epicardium. |
| The middle layer of the heart is the: | myocardium. |
| The innermost layer of the heart is the: | endocardium |
| The sac of tissue that encloses the entire heart is the: | pericardium. |
| The heart is divided into four chambers. The top chambers are the: | The heart is divided into four chambers. The top chambers are the: |
| The heart is divided into four chambers. The bottom chambers are the: | right ventricle and left ventricle. |
| The valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle is the: | tricuspid valve. |
| The valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle is the: | mitral (bicuspid) valve. |
| The tricuspid and mitral (bicuspid) valves are known as ________because they separate the atria from the ventricles. | atrioventricular (AV) valves |
| The ________valves separate the ventricles from the arteries leading to the lungs and body. | semilunar |
| The two semilunar valves are the: | aortic and pulmonary valves. |
| Blood returns to the heart via the veins. The largest vein is the: | vena cava. |
| Which blood vessels provide oxygen and nutrients directly to the heart muscle? | Coronary arteries. |
| The valves located in the heart are important because they: | prevent blood from flowing backwards. |
| Blood that leaves the right ventricle is considered: | deoxygenated. |
| What are the first vessels to branch off the aorta? | Coronary arteries |
| The volume of blood pumped each minute is referred to as the: | cardiac output. |
| The volume of blood ejected with each contraction is referred to as the: | stroke volume. |
| The "lubb" and "dupp" sounds you hear are made by the: | opening and closing of the heart valves. |
| The phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart is expanding and refilling, also known as the relaxation phase, is: | diastole. |
| The phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart is pumping blood out to the body, also known as the contraction phase, is: | systole. |
| Together, the contraction and relaxation of the heart make up: | the cardiac cycle. |
| The heart's own ability to initiate an electrical impulse without being stimulated by another source is known as: | automaticity. |
| The ability of the heart cells to receive and transmit an electrical impulse is known as: | conductivity. |
| The ability of the heart muscle cells to respond to an impulse or stimulus is known as: | excitability. |
| When the sympathetic branch of the ANS (automatic nervous system) is stimulated, the heart responds by: | speeding up. |
| What is the heart's response to stimulation of the vagus nerve? | It slows down. |
| The function of the bundle branches is to: | conduct electrical impulses from the AV bundle to the left and right ventricles. |
| The SA node sends electrical impulses at a rate of: | 60 to 100 bpm. |
| The primary pacemaker of a normal heart, where the electrical impulse for the heartbeat originates, is the: | SA node. |
| The AV node has several important functions that help the heart work effectively. Which of the following is not a function of the AV node? | It causes a loss of atrial kick. |
| Circulation is the process of: | transporting blood to and from body tissues. |
| Which of the following statements best describes the function of the heart? | It pumps blood to and from the body tissues. |
| Systemic circulation is the movement of blood: | throughout the body tissues. |
| Which of the following statements best describes the right side of the heart? | It is a low-pressure pump that moves blood with a low oxygen concentration. |
| Coronary circulation is the movement of blood: | to and from the heart muscle. |
| In pulmonary circulation, blood is transported from the right ventricle to the: | lungs |
| The average volume of blood pumped each minute in a normal heart is: | 5 liters per minute. |
| Your employer requires you to check patient vital signs before performing an ECG. Patient's blood pressure is 90/40. The patient pale/complains of dizziness. Based on these signs and symptoms, you might suspect that the patient: | has a low cardiac output. |
| To estimate a person's cardiac output, you can: | multiply the heart rate by the stroke volume. |
| Which of the following actions occurs during diastole? | Blood from the vena cava fills the right atrium. |
| Which of the following actions occurs during systole? | The pulmonary and aortic valves open. |
| The part of the autonomic nervous system that helps slow the heart rate is the: | parasympathetic branch. |
| Which of the following electrolytes plays a large role in the control of the heart rate? | Potassium |
| The structure that relays an electrical impulse from the SA node to the left atrium in a normal heart is the: | Bachmann's bundle. |
| The structure that transfers an electrical impulse from the atria to the ventricles is the: | bundle of His. |
| Electrical impulses are spread throughout the ventricles by the: | Purkinje network. |
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