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Worksheetscardiovascular technology
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which of the following BEST describe the noninvasive laboratory test?
Exercise stress test is the best option for the palpitation patient.
Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) the best method for patient cannot walk on treadmill.
Stress echocardiography (SE) test is not gold standard procedure for evaluating coronary heart disease.
Which finding on the stress test usually indicates presence of angina?
Peaked T waves.
Increase on blood pressure.
Down sloping of ST segment by 1 mm.
16 yo F, lacrosse player. 2 months of chest pain during activity. Episodes of pain last 3-5 minutes and have been associated with palpitations and pre-syncope.
MURMUR: Soft 2/6 systolic ejection murmur at lower left sternal border. Normal EKG.
Of the following, the MOST appropriate next step in evaluation of this teenager is to:
Order magnetic resonance imaging of the brain with contrast
Order serum C-reactive protein and white blood cell count with differential
Order tilt-table testing
Reassure her and her family that are no further testing is needed
Restrict her from exercise pending evaluation by a cardiologist
A common tool used to auscultate is a:
sphygmomanometer
stethescope
thermometer
Echocardiography images are made by:
Images built by scanning the interior of the heart
An x-ray machine
complied ultrasound reflected from the heart tissue
What does Doppler echocardiography detect?
movement of blood
oxygenation of blood
temperature of blood
Which of the following can be shown by an MRI?
electrical activity
sound
a high resolution image of the heart
An MRI is most suitable for diagnosing:
structural problems
Rhythm problems
Fast Heart Rate
To auscultate means to:
Feel
Look
Listen
The thin muscular wall that separates the right side of the heart from the left side is called the ______
aorta
ventricle
septum
ligament
The ____ pumps oxygen-rich blood out of the heart to the rest of the body.
right ventricle
left ventricle
right atrium
left atrium
The smallest vessels in the body, where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide, are ____.
arteries
veins
capillaries
alveoli
The largest artery in the body is the ___.
atrium
pulmonary artery
aorta
vena cava
The ___ carries the oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
vena cava
pulmonary vein
aorta
pulmonary arery
A patient is admitted for diagnosis of an electrocardiogram abnormality. Which wave should the nurse plan care based upon changes in the patient’s ventricular depolarization?
P wave
QRS complex
U wave
T wave
A heart rate of 100 bpm or above is called _________.
Bradycardia
Arrhythmia
Tachycardia
Fibrillation
Where is lead V5 placed?
On the right side of the sternum at the 4th intercostal rib space
At the 5th intercostal rib space at the midclavicular line
At the 5th intercostal rib space at the anterior axillary line.
At the left of the sternum at the 4th intercostal rib space.
Each small box on the ECG paper represents
0.04 sec
0.2 sec
10 mm
0.25 sec
Each large box on the ECG paper represents
0.04 sec
0.25 sec
0.2 sec
10 mm/sec
Echocardiography images are made by:
Images built by scanning the interior of the heart
An x-ray machine
complied ultrasound reflected from the heart tissue
This image is an example of
a medically induced stress test
cardiac monitoring
12 lead EKG
a physical stress test
What does an EKG look at?
the electrical current as it flows one way through the heart
the electrical current as it flows from the atria to the ventricle using a single view
the electrical current of the heart using 6 different views
the electrical current of the heart using 12 views of the heart.
