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WorksheetsEKG Chapter2
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
In order to get a clear EKG tracing the patient must be lying:
Quietly in the prone position
In the Trendelenburg position
In the SIMS position
In the supine position
Where will the electrodes be placed to record the augmented leads of the 12 lead EKG?
Chest
Arms and legs
Head
Adomen
Which of the following describes how the EKG machine works?
Records the electrical activity of the heart
Makes a picture of the heart
Makes a tracing of the heart and lung activity
Records the impulse from the brain
The EKG machine can pick up interference from which of the following sources?
Other electrical machinery
Electrical wall outlets
The patient
All of the above
To measure the atrial rate on the EKG, you will count which of the following?
The QRS complexes
The P waves
The R waves
The PR intervals
The U do you work in be wave can be defined as which of the following?
Is sometimes seen but not often
It can mean an electrolyte problem (K decrease)
It may be normal for that patient
All of the above are true of the U wave
Which of the following information must be used to label an EKG when the EKG machine does not automatically label the strip?
Patient name and ID number
Time and date the EKG was done
The EKG technician’s initials
All of the above
Which of the following leads are recorded from the 6 chest electrodes?
Lead 1, lead 2, lead 3
AVR, AVL, AVF
Leeds V1-V6
Both A & B
How many leads are recorded strictly from the four extremities electrodes?
6
4
12
10
The standardization of the EKG machine on each machine tells the technician which of the following?
Testing of the amplifier sensitivity
Stylus response
Check of the instruments settings
All of the above
When were the technician need to adjust the paper speed?
When the heart rate is rapid
When certain segments of a complex are close together
Always win the patient is having bradycardia
Both A & B
V4 is considered which of the following?
Bipolar, limb lead
Argumentative or unipolar limb lead
Chest or precordial lead
None of the above
V6 is considered which of the following?
Bipolar, limb lead
Augmented or unipolar limb lead
Chest or precordial lead
None of the above
V3 is considered which of the following?
Bipolar, limb lead
Augmented or unipolar limb lead
Chest or precordial lead
None of the above
Which of the following is the internationally accepted standard speed for the EKG recording?
50 mm/sec
20 mm/sec
75 mm/sec
25 mm/sec
V 1 is considered which of the following?
Bipolar, limb lead
augmented or unipolar limb lead
Chest or precordial lead
None of the above
If there is a lot of interference on the EKG tracing, which of the following could the technician do to help eliminate the interference?
Plug the EKG machine into another outlet
Have the patient try to hold still, and lay on his hands
Switch the frequency response setting to filter
All of the above
Lead 1 is considered which of the following
Bipolar limb lead
Augmented or unipolar limb lead
Chest or precordial lead
None of the above
Which limb is positive in the AVF lead?
Right arm
Left arm
Right leg
left leg
The R wave can be defined as which of the following?
It represents the depolarization of the ventricles. It represents a ventricular impulse.
It represents the depolarization of the atria’s when the atria’s begin to contract
First positive inflection in the QRS complex
Is measured from the beginning of the Q wave where the wave is completed
The QRS complex can be defined as which of the following?
Is measured from the beginning of the queue wave through where the wave is completed
A long wave, following QRS during repolarization of the ventricles
It represents the depolarization of the ventricles. It represents a ventricular impulse.
First positive area produces by the depolarization of the ventricles
The T wave can be defined as which of the following?
First positive area produced by the depolarization of the ventricles
A long wave, following QRS during repolarization of the ventricles
Isoelectric portion of the interval that precedes ventricular depolarization
It represents the depolarization of the ventricles. It represents a ventricular impulse.
A rhythm strip is which of the following?
Is in addition to the 12 leads
Ordered by the doctor
Helps the doctor see the complete rhythm of the heart
All of the above
The ventricle scale of the ECG paper measures which of the following?
Size
Time
Voltage
All of the
In lead three, which of the following electrical impulses are recorded?
Right arm and left arm
Right arm and left leg
Left arm and left leg
Right leg and left leg
How many electrodes make up the 12 lead EKG?
12
10
14
8
The standard leads are are comprised of which of the following leads?
AVR, AVL, AVF
Lead one, two and three
V leads
Both A & B
When the monitor shows a straight line, you should begin troubleshooting by checking which of the following?
Attachment of the lead wire
On off switch
Lead selector switch
All of the above
Which wave form would not be seen in a normal ECG?
P wave
QRS
V wave
T wave
Which of the patient limbs are the ground lead?
Right leg
Left leg
Right arm
Left arm
A positive wave will be pointing in which of the following directions?
Upward
Downward
Towards the negative connection
Away from the negative connection
Poor electrode contact can cause which of the following?
Wandering baseline
Intermittent loss of signal
False low rate alarms
All of the above
Multi channel recordings…
Take more time
Take less time
Are not necessary
None of the above
A small wave, sometimes appearing between the T wave, and the P wave is which of the following?
V wave
U wave
W wave
M wave
The device that detects skin voltage is which of the following?
Amplifier
Galvanometer
Sensor
None of the above
Leads 1,2 and 3 are the_____ leads.
Augmented
Chest
Standard
Limb
The greatest disadvantage of using sensor paste over gel or cream is which of the following?
It affects accuracy
It cannot be used on chest leads
It dries hard, and you have to thoroughly clean after use
There are no disadvantages
You are recording lead 1 and notice a negative R wave, what would you do?
Ignore it and continue recording
Stop recording and call the doctor
Stop recording and check to be sure the correct lead wires are connected to the sensors
Stop recording and reapply. The lead wires the same way they were
In what order are the waves named?
T wave, QRS wave, P wave
P wave, QRS wave, T wave
P wave, Q wave, R wave, S wave, T wave
P wave, QRS wave, ST segment, T wave
When sensor paste is allowed to accumulate on the sensors, it will cause which of the following?
A variety of artifacts
Better conduction
Irritation to the patient skin
None of the above
The medical term meaning relating to the heart and lungs is which of the following?
Cardiopulmonary
Cardiovascular
Cardiolungular
Cardiorenal
PAT is an abbreviation that standards for which of the following?
pulmonary atrial tearing
Paroxysmal Auricular Tamponade
Partial Anomalous Tachycardia
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
AF is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
Immediately
Transmitting EKG signals via radio waves
Coming from a focus outside the normal
Atrial fibrillation
Telemetry is a term that refers to which of the following?
Immediately
Transmitting EKG signals via radio waves
Coming from a focus outside the normal
Atrial fibrillation
SA node is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
Sinus arrest
Singular atrium
Sinoatrial
Simple arrest
The medical term meaning relating to the heart and blood vessels is which of the following?
Cardiovascular
Cardiopulmonary
Cardiorenal
Cardiohemovascular
Impulses, traveling through the heart, upper chambers ( the atria) are delayed in the area between the upper and lower chambers ( the AV node) and fail to make the ventricles beat at the right moment.
Ablation
First-degree heart block
second-degree heart block
Third-degree heart block
An arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat) in the ventricle characterized by a very fast heartbeat.
Arteritis
Arteriosclerosis
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
A portable device for recording heartbeats over a period of 24 hours or more.
Sphygmomanometer
Holter monitor
Stethoscope
Pacemaker
Rapid, uncoordinated contractions of individual heart muscle fibers. The heart chamber involved can’t contract all at once and pumps blood inefficiently, if at all.
Restenosis
Fibrillation
Flutter
Palpitation
The “natural” pacemaker of the heart. The node is a group of specialized cells in the top of the right atrium which produces that electrical impulses that travel down to eventually reach the ventricular muscle, causing the heart to contract.
Lipoprotein
Pancreas
Sinus (SA) node
Alveoli
Blueness of skin caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood.
Endocardium
Homocysteine
Ischemia
Cyanosis
WNL is abbreviation for which of the following?
Within natural limits
Within normal limits
Without natural limits
Without normal limits
The second sound heard when taking blood pressure is which of the following?
Venous pressure
Diastolic pressure
Systolic pressure
Carotid pressure
PMI is the abbreviation for which of the following?
Premature irritability
Posterior myocardial infraction
Posterior myocardial insufficiency
Premature myocardial infraction
Palpitation is which of the following?
Rapid, throbbing or fluttering of the heart
Weak, slow fluttering of the heart
Calm and resting heart
Arrest
One complete heartbeat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases is known as which of the following?
Base lien cycle
ECG cycle
Electrode cycle
Cardiac rhythm
