EKG Final Exam 2022 Answered 100% Correct

Hand Hygiene - ANSWER What is the most important think you can do to prevent the spread of infection? Critical Thinking - ANSWER As a technician while caring for you patients you would use _____________ skills when yo ...

Hand Hygiene - ANSWER What is the most important think you can do to prevent the spread of infection? Critical Thinking - ANSWER As a technician while caring for you patients you would use _____________ skills when you are dealing with certain situations. .12 - .20 - ANSWER What is the range for a PR interval? PR Interval - ANSWER What represents the time from the start of atrial activity to the start of ventricular activity? U wave. - ANSWER Which wave on the tracing can represent an electrolyte imbalance? Increase - ANSWER The sympathetic system causes the heart rate to ________? Pericardium - ANSWER What is the sac that contains the heart called? Input, Output and single processing. - ANSWER What are the (3) basic functions of the EKG machine? Time and Voltage - ANSWER When reading EKG paper horizontal represents ________ and vertical represents ______________ Right arm, Left leg and Left leg. - ANSWER What forms the Einthoven triangle? 5th intercostal space space midclavicular line. - ANSWER Where is V4 placed? lower abdomen - ANSWER If your patient has an amputated leg, where do you place the electrode? 5th intercostal space mid axilerary line. - ANSWER Where is V6 placed? Make sure the leads are correctly placed and secured and have no tension in the wires. - ANSWER How do you correct a wandering baseline? Check the lead wires, insulation & ground prongs. - ANSWER What are some safety procedures specific to an EKG? 4th intercostal space on the right. - ANSWER Where is V1 placed? place the Patients hands palm down under their buttock. - ANSWER How do you correct somatic tremor? 60-100 BPM - ANSWER What is the rate for normal suns rhythm? Palpitations. - ANSWER What symptoms would a patient with SVT might complain of? A-fib - ANSWER Which atrial dysrhythmia has "f" waves is chaotic and has irregular R to R intervals? Atrial Flutter - ANSWER Which dysrhythmia has "F" waves and has a classic saw tooth appearance? Sinus Tachycardia - ANSWER Which sinus rhythm has a rate of more than 100 BPM? Low Blood pressure. - ANSWER What is a common sign of low cardiac output? 2nd degree type 2 - ANSWER Which heart block is known as the classical heart block? 1st degree heart block. - ANSWER Which heart block has a PRI that measures greater than 0.20 seconds and measures the same duration each time? 2nd degree type 1 - ANSWER Which heart block is a repetitious prolonging PRI pattern after each blocked QRS complex? Chaotic - ANSWER ventricular fibrillation us usually described as ____________? Underlining rhythm pattern. - ANSWER What should you document on an EKG strip for a bundle branch block besides what is being blocked? Congestive heart failure. - ANSWER What reasons would a patient not be able to preform an excise electrocardiography? Tunica intama - ANSWER What is the innermost layer of an artery? No bra with an underwire - ANSWER When educating a female patient for an exercise electrocardiography. Nausea, dental pain. - ANSWER What kind of complaints could indicate a cardiac problem? Chest pain more than 20 minutes frequent chest pain. - ANSWER What are the symptoms of unstable angina? Women, elderly, and pt with diabetes. - ANSWER Which (3) groups of patients represent with atypical symptoms off MI? Heart fails to pump. - ANSWER What is heart failure? relax & the blood pressure goes down. - ANSWER Nitroglycerine causes the blood vessels to do what? Thin the blood - ANSWER What is Coumadin used for? 2 - ANSWER How many atria are in the heart? After - ANSWER Repolarization occurs before or after depolarization? Lungs - ANSWER Where does the pulmonary artery send blood to? P-wave - ANSWER What wave represents atrial depolarization? Right atrium. - ANSWER The superior and inferior vena cava empties blood into the _____________? Left ventricle. - ANSWER As the left atrium contracts blood is forced into the mitral valve into the _____________? Aorta. - ANSWER The largest artery in the body is? Carbon Dioxid, Oxygen. - ANSWER As the blood goes to the lungs it releases __________ and picks up ___________? Right Atrium. - ANSWER Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood? NSR - ANSWER Which rhythm is the only one that meets all (5) criteria? Antiarithmitac - ANSWER Medication the affect the way the electricity flows through the heart are called? Fibrenolytics - ANSWER Which medications are known as clot busters? Diuretics - ANSWER Which medications are commonly known as "fluid pills" ST segment elevation. - ANSWER What is the common sign of an infraction? LBBB is - RBBB is + - ANSWER Know the + or - deflections for bundle branch blocks? Anticoagulant. - ANSWER What kind of medication is Heparin? 4th intercostal space, right sternal border - ANSWER Where is V1 placed? 4th intercostal space, left sternal border - ANSWER where is V2 placed? Between V2 & V4 - ANSWER Where is V3 placed? 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line - ANSWER Where is V4 placed? 5th intercostal space anterior axillary line - ANSWER Where is V5 placed? 5th intercostal space mid axillary line - ANSWER Where is V6 placed? Beta Blocker - ANSWER Treats hypotension Cardiac Catheterization - ANSWER A procedure that allows visualization of the coronary arteries Unifocal - ANSWER Coming or originating from one site or focus Bigeminy - ANSWER PVC's occurring every other beat SOB - ANSWER Shortness of breath R on T - ANSWER PVC occurs on the T wave. Escape Rhythm - ANSWER New rhythm following sinus arrest. Posterior - ANSWER The back surface NPO - ANSWER Nothing by mouth Acute - ANSWER Something that is sudden, sharp, severe Determine if an abnormal rhythm occurs View the EKG tracing Inform the Physician - ANSWER Main responsibility of an EKG tech? V-Tach - ANSWER 3 or more PVC's in a row. Check their respiration's - ANSWER During an exercise EKG your patient is short of breath after you inform the doctor what do you do? Occasional PVC's - ANSWER Which of the following is not a medical emergency