Week #24 (EKG 10-12) Quiz

What are PVCs

• A) premature ventricular complexes.

• B) ventricular escape beats.

• C) slow ventricular rhythms.

• D) post-ventricular compensatory pauses.

What rhythm is being pictured in the figure below?

• A) atrial fibrillation.

• B) atrial flutter.

• C) sinus rhythm with a burst of PAT.

• D) sinus rhythm converting to ventricular tachycardia.

All the following are appropriate treatment for asystole EXCEPT

• A) electrical shock to the heart.

• B) CPR.

• C) oxygen.

• D) pacemaker.

Idioventricular rhythm has a heart rate of

• A) 60—100.

• B) greater than 100.

• C) less than 20.

• D) 20—40.

What rhythm is being pictured in the figure below?

• A) agonal rhythm.

• B) ventricular tachycardia.

• C) torsades de pointes.

• D) ventricular fibrillation.

Treatment for the rhythm in the question above can include all the following EXCEPT

• A) oxygen

• B) magnesium.

• C) electrical shock to the heart.

• D) atropine.

Ventricular tachycardia has a heart rate of

• A) greater than 100.

• B) 60—100.

• C) 40—60.

• D) 20—40.

Ventricular fibrillation has what effect on the cardiac output?

• A) No effect

• B) Causes an increase

• C) Causes a decrease

• D) Causes cardiac output to stop completely

Dying heart is another name for

• A) idioventricular rhythm.

• B) accelerated idioventricular rhythm.

• C) agonal rhythm.

• D) asystole.

What rhythm is being pictured in the figure below?

• A) ventricular tachycardia.

• B) ventricular fibrillation.

• C) accelerated idioventricular rhythm.

• D) asystole.