FREE CLINICAL SKILLS AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STACK

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FREE CLINICAL SKILLS AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STACK

#220332 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: A monitor that a patient wears for 24 hours is called

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Holter monitor

Question 2: (BLANK)is the relaxation phase of the heart

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Diastole

Question 3: The QRS complex shows the contraction of both

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Ventricles contracting and also reflects the completion of depolarization

Question 4: The greatest deflection from the baseline on the ECG is the

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QRS complex

Question 5: A (BLANK) is an ectopic ventricular beat that occurs without a preceding P wave

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PVC - premature ventricular contraction Question 6: The first three leads recorded are called standard or (BLANK) limb leads because they each use two limbs to record the hearts electric activity

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Bipolar Question 7: The precordial leads which include AvR and AvL record the electric activity between specific points on the chest wall and within the heart (t,f)

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False

Question 8: If a patient is experiencing tachycardia this means that

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The heart rate is faster than normal Question 9: Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that initiates heartbeat is known as the

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Sinoatrial Node

Question 10: What part of the ECG complex represents the atrial depolarization

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P wave Question 11: A bruit noted during auscultation in the area of the blood vessels is often the sign of

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An aneurism Question 12: Which deflection from the baseline represents the repolarization of the ventricle

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T wave

Question 13: Patient with DVT (deep vein thrombosis) are treated immediately with anticoagulant therapy which continues for two weeks after the onset of symptoms (t,f)

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False Question 14: One of the most specific ECG changes that occurs in patients with an MI is elevated T waves (t,f)

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False Question 15: The P wave occurs during the contraction of (BLANK) and shows the beginning part of depolarization

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Atrial Question 16: The AV node sends the electric impulse through the (BLANK) which stimulates the right and left ventricular walls

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Bundle of His Question 17: If the ECG recording appears as a series of irregular jagged peaks the medical assistant should

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Help patient to relax and stay warm

Question 18: Which drug is used for congestive heart failure

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Digoxin Question 19: On an ECG recording five millimeter boxes are seen between to r waves, what is the patient's heart rate per minute

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60 bpm

Question 20: There is no pulse when the patient is in (BLANK)

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V fib Question 21: Echocardiography is used in the diagnosis of incompetent cardiac valves (t,f)

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True Question 22: Patients with (BLANK)must pay particular attention to a sudden gain in weight

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Congestive heart failure Question 23: If the ECG recording appears as a series of small uniform spikes in the baseline the medical assistant should do

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Check for nearby electrical appliances Question 24: Lead (BLANK) records the electric activity between the left arm and the left leg

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3 Question 25: The blood vessel branching from the heart that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Pulmonary artery Question 26: If the ECG recording appears as a series of interruptions on the baseline the medical assistant should

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Check the cable connections to the electrodes Question 27: A bruit maybe palpated over the site of an abdominal aneurism (t,f)

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False