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Catgut is made from the intestines of:

• goats.

• cats.

• mice.

• sheep.

If the ECG cycles are too close together, the speed can be changed to ___ mm per second.

• 25

• 50

• 75

• 100

Sutureless closures are:

• rarely used with children.

• more time-consuming to apply than traditional methods of suturing.

• a type of adhesive material.

• used primarily on large lacerations.

The bipolar leads are attached to which parts of the body?

• upper left and right sides of the chest

• upper outer thighs and inner lower forearms

• upper outer arms and inner lower calves

• upper inner arms and outer lower calves

Sutures that are not removed can:

• become thinner.

• be dissolved quickly and safely by the body.

• become infected.

• be absorbed into the digestive system.

Who interprets an ECG?

• provider

• medical assistant

• patient

• cardiologist

Ventricular fibrillation is seen in patients with:

• lung disease.

• cardiac disease.

• liver disease.

• colon cancer.

Local anesthesia is administered by the:

• patient.

• provider.

• clinical medical assistant.

• administrative medical assistant.

If sutures resulted from a laceration injury, ask appropriate questions regarding where and when the injury occurred and if a booster was administered.

• tetanus

• influenza

• hepatitis

• shingles

The ECG tracing is generated in about ____ on a single 8 × 10 sheet of ECG paper.

• 30 seconds

• 1 minute

• 3 minutes

• 5 minutes