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CMA

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V6 is placed ______________ on the left 5th intercostal space   Midaxillary  
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Which of the following electrodes is placed midclavicular in the 5th intercostal space   V4  
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The Angle of Louis is a landmark that helps determine the location of the ____________   1st intercostal space  
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How many electrodes are used in a 12 Lead ECG   10  
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Where is the ground electrode placed   right leg  
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which of the following electrodes is placed in the 4th intercostal space next to the sternum on the left side of the chest?   V2  
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The electrode placed in the fourth intercostal space parasternal on the right side of the chest is known as   V1  
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Which of the following structures serves as the hearts pacemaker   SA node  
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which of the following structures delays the nerve impulse allowing the ventricles to completely fill before they contract?   AV Node  
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____is placed equidistantly between the electrode located in the fourth intercostal space parasternal and the electrode located in 5th intercostal space midclavicular on the left side of the chest   V3  
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A CMA is performing an ECG on a 46 year old female patient that had her right leg amputated due to complications from diabetes melllitus Type 2. What adjusments need to be made when placing electrodes on the patient?   The lower extermity electrodes should be placed on the lower torso  
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When placing ECG electrodes on an infant patient, the CMA realizes that the chest electrodes cannot be placed correctly due to overcrowding. The CMA should:   Move V3 to the right side of the chest and place it between the 4th and 5th intercostal spaces  
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The lead wire connected to the electrode on the right arm is:   white  
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The term dextrocardia refers to:   The ventricles are shifted to the right instead of the left  
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Which of the following lead wires is the ground?   RL  
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The color of the ground lead wire is:   Green  
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To prevent overcrowding on an infant or small child_____can be moved to the right side.   V3  
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the lead wire connected to the electrode placed on the left arm is:   Black  
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The lead wire connected to the electrode placed on the left leg is   Red  
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If the patient is an amputee and is missing his right leg, what adjusments would you make?   The ECG technician would place both the right and left leg electrodes on the lower torso.  
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If a patient has dextrocardia, which will be the ground?   LL  
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If the patient has dextrocardia, where would V1 be placed?   Left side 4th intercostal space parasternal  
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A flat line or a base line is also known as   isoelectric  
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if there are more than 5 large boxes between "R"s, the patient is expirencing_______________   bradycardia  
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In order to increase the amplitude you must increase the________on the ECG machine   Gain  
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The_____________________axis represents speed on an ECG   Horizontal  
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One small square is___________seconds   .04  
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One large square is___________seconds   .02  
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The QRS complex should be__________on a normal ECG   3 small squares or less  
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What is the standard speed of an ECG   25mm/sec  
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A PR interval is expected to be________seconds   .16  
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if there are less than 3 large boxes between the "R"s, thepatient is expirencing   tachycardia  
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What Does the P wave represent?   Atrial depolarization  
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ST elevation can indicate   myocardial  
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The T wave represents   ventricular repolarization  
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The QRS complex represents   venticular depolarization  
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A blockage of a coronary artery can prevent blood from nurishing cardiac muscle. this condition is known as:   Myocardial ischemia  
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The PR interval starts at the___________________of the P wave and ends at the______________________of the QRS.   beginning,beginning  
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The QT interval starts at the____________of the QRS and ends at the________of the T wave   beginning, end  
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____________________________is known as the pacemaker of the heart.   SA node  
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The________________________delays the conduction in order to keep the artia and ventricles in rhythm   AV Node  
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