The customary way to identify an inpatient is:

(a)  

Who developed the first EKG?

(a)  

The first machine used for EKG was called a(n):

(a)  

The single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection is?

(a)  

Doff is another word for:

(a)  

Blood pressure is measured in:

(a)  

Breathing that requires visible effort regardless of body position can be called:

(a)  

Systolic pressure occurs when the ventricles are:

(a)  

A normal adult pulse rate is:

(a)  

A normal adult axillary temperature is:

(a)  

The average number of heart contractions per minute in a healthy heart is:

(a)  

Tachycardia is:

(a)  

A sinus rhythm at a rate of 48 bpm would be considered:

(a)  

The (a)   is a protective layer around the heart and also contains the coronary arteries.

The upper chambers of the heart are called:

(a)  

The lower chambers of the heart are called:

(a)  

In which direction do veins carry blood?

(a)  

The bicuspid valve is also called the:

(a)  

The definition of syncope is:

(a)  

Which structures maintain the control and forward movement of blood flow through the heart?

(a)  

The (a)   supplies the right atrium and ventricle with blood.

The basic contractile unit of a myofibril is the:

(a)  

The anterior surface of the heart consists primarily of the:

(a)  

The interior lining of the heart is called the:

(a)  

The pericardium is a sac that:

(a)  

Where are the beta-1 receptors located?

(a)  

The pericardium is:

(a)  

The structure that separates the right and left ventricle is:

(a)  

The mediastinum is:

(a)  

How many chambers does the heart have?

(a)  

Semilunar valves include:

(a)  

Blood entering the right atrium is:

(a)  

Which system affects the atria, ventricles, and valves?

(a)  

The heart rate is influenced by the:

(a)  

Muscle cells need (a)   to contract.

In which direction do arteries carry blood?

(a)  

Federal government agency that protect workers from hazards on the job?

(a)  

What is Protected health information (PHI)?

(a)  

Organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare facilities?

(a)  

Protects the confidentiality, or privacy of a person’s health information, includes strict guidelines for handling and sharing of PHI:

(a)  

What position is your patient in when they are laying flat on their back?

(a)  

What position is your patient in when the upper body is elevated 45-60 degrees?

(a)  

What position is your patient in when the elevation is 45 degrees or lower?

(a)  

When a patient is in contact precaution, the patient can spread the illness by?

(a)  

Care provided to a patient in the hospital is?

(a)  

Care provided to a patient without being admitted to hospital is?

(a)  

Ambulatory care is provided in what setting?

(a)  

Cardiologist specializes in the health of the?

(a)  

Blocked or plug up means?

(a)  

What can be a cause of hardening of the arteries?

Cardiac output is:

Swelling due to fluid buildup in the tissues is called:

(a)  

Disorder(s) related to inadequate blood supply include:

Which of the following terms is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood that has returned to it causing a backing of blood in the vein leading to the heart?

(a)  

The presence or development of a blood clot inside a vessel is called:

(a)  

An aneurysm is a sack formed by an out-pocketing of a portion of a:

(a)  

Angina pectoris is:

Symptoms of decreased cardiac output are:

The pads applied to a patient’s skin for an EKG are called?

(a)  

Which two phrases refer to the same set of leads?

The augmented limb leads are:

How many electrodes are required for a 12-lead EKG test?

(a)  

A Holter monitor is used to monitor:

A 12 lead EKG provides views from which 2 planes?

Normally a complete EKG consists of how many leads?

(a)  

Electrode contact can be improved by?

Leads II, III, and AVF view which portion of the heart?

Leads V1 and V2 view which portion of the heart?

Leads V3 and V4 view which portion of the heart?

Where is lead 1 (+) placed?

When the cardiac muscle cell is stimulated, the cell is said to:

V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6 are called:

Which leads are bipolar leads?

Leads V5 and V6 view which portion of the heart?

Most commonly used default paper speed is?

(a)   patient’s should be placed in a semi-fowler position with a pillow on the right side, patient should be lying to left side.

The metallic clip attached to the lead wire that attaches to the electrode is also known as?

How many leads are placed on a patient with a Holter Monitor?

Difference in electrical charge is?

Standard gain most commonly used setting for height on a EKG tracing is?

Holter monitors are used in what type of setting?

A patient with tremors or shivering can be given a blanket to prevent?

What is failure to sense in a pacemaker?

Formation of plaque is deposits of fat in the coronary arteries known as?

Age-predicted maximal heart rate is determined by subtracting a patient’s age from 220-85% to determine the target rate, what is the formula?

(a)  

What is the first thing to check when applying a telemetry or Holter monitor?

To lightly scrub the outer layer of the skin to remove debris is called?

This rear condition is that causes the heart to develop pointing the right side of the chest instead of the left side?

Placement of electrodes to the right side using mirror image of the left side is used for what patient’s?

Artifact that occur when a signal is compromised by frayed or faulty lead wires is?

This allows adjustment of height of the markings shown on the tracing on the EKG machine?

This EKG artifact normally moves the flat baseline up and down across the tracing caused by loose electrodes?