EKG Review

The ______________ is the primary pacemaker of the heart.

• SA Node

• AV Node

• Bundle of His

• Purkinje Fibers

The intrinsic rate of the sinoatrial node is:

• 100-120 bpm

• 50-100 bpm

• 60-100 beats per minute

• 80-100 bpm

•Without symptoms means

• symptomatic

• febrile

• asymptomatic

• none of the above

The EKG Technician can administer drugs?

• True

• False

What is the correct position of the patient’s arm when taking blood pressure?

• Below the heart supported by a table or arm of chair

• Above the heart supported by a table or arm of chair

• At the level of the heart supported by a table or arm of chair.

• It doesn't matter

What is the correct name of the dysrhythmia?

• Atrial flutter

• Ventricular fibrillation

• Ventricular Tachycardia

• Aystole

Impulses are conducted to the Perkinje fibers by the bundle branches?

• True

• False

The left atrium receives blood from the

• Pulmonary Artery

• Pulmonary Vein

• Both

• None of the above

The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called?

• Blood pressure

• Cardiac output

• Mean arterial pressure

• None of the above

Which chamber of the heart has the thickest myocardium and why?

• The left atrium because it has to pump blood throughout the body.

• The right atrium because it has to pump blood throughout the body.

• The right ventricle because it has to pump blood throughout the body.

• The left ventricle because it has to pump blood throughout the body.