WorksheetsCardiology Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the term for a sudden, severe onset condition that requires short-term care?
Dysrhythmia
Acute
Ischemia
Murmur
Which procedure restores a normal heart rhythm when it's beating abnormally or too fast?
Echocardiography
Cardioversion
Telemetry
Electrophysiology
What is the electrical shift in muscle cells that causes them to contract called?
Repolarization
Necrosis
Depolarization
Hypertrophy
What is the term for the return of stimulated muscle to the resting state?
Depolarization
Repolarization
Dysrhythmia
Ischemia
What is an abnormal heartbeat or an irregular rhythm in the heart called?
Murmur
Dysrhythmia
Segment
Vector
Which procedure uses sound waves to create images of the heart and nearby blood vessels?
Cardioversion
Echocardiography
Telemetry
Electrophysiology
What is the process of increasing the size, density, and shape of an organ or tissue called?
Ischemia
Hypertrophy
Necrosis
Murmur
What term describes a disease or condition that arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown?
Idiopathic
Acute
Segment
Vector
What is the study of the electrical activity of biological cells and tissues, including the heart?
Telemetry
Electrophysiology
Echocardiography
Cardioversion
What occurs when an organ or part of the body doesn't receive enough blood flow, leading to a lack of oxygen and nutrients?
Necrosis
Ischemia
Murmur
Hypertrophy
What is the death of body tissue, which can occur when cells in the tissue die prematurely?
Ischemia
Necrosis
Dysrhythmia
Segment
What is an extra sound in the heartbeat that occurs when blood flows through the heart in a turbulent way?
Murmur
Dysrhythmia
Vector
Telemetry
In an electrocardiogram (ECG), what is the line between two points on the ECG that are at the baseline amplitude called?
Vector
Segment
Murmur
Ischemia
What is the continuous transmission and monitoring of electrical activity of the heart called?
Telemetry
Cardioversion
Echocardiography
Electrophysiology
What is the electrical signal captured by an electrode during an ECG called?
Segment
Vector
Murmur
Dysrhythmia
