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ECG Interpretation Made Easy: Master the 7th Edition of Barbara Aehlert's Essential Guide

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Unlock the complexities of ECG interpretation with Barbara Aehlert's acclaimed guide, ECGs Made Easy, 7th Edition. This trusted resource offers a clear, step-by-step approach, from basic cardiac anatomy to analyzing complex dysrhythmias, perfect for students

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COMPLETE TEST BANK j j




ECGs Made Easy 7th Edition b
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y Barbara J Aehlert
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TEST BANK!!! j

,ECGsj Madej Easyj 7thjEditionj byj Barbaraj Aehlertj Testj Bank
TablejofjContents:

Chapterj 1.j Anatomyj &j Physiology

Chapterj 2.j BasicjElectrophysiology

Chapterj 3.j Sinusj Mechanisms

Chapterj 4.j AtrialjRhythms

Chapterj 5.j Junctionalj Rhythms

Chapterj 6.j Ventricularj Rhythms

Chapterj 7.j Atrioventricularj Blocks

Chapterj 8.j Pacemakerj Rhythms

Chapterj 9.j Introductionj toj thej 12-LeadjECG

Chapterj 10.j Post-Test

,Chapterj01:jAnatomyjandjPhysiologyj
Aehlert:jECGsjMadejEasy,j7thjEdition


MULTIPLEjCHOICE

1. Thejapexjofjthejheartjisjformedjbyjthe .
a. tipjofjthejleftjventricle
b. tipjofjthejrightjatrium
c. rightjatriumjandjrightjventricle
d. leftjatriumjandjleftjventricle
ANS:j A
Thejheart’sjapex,jorjlowerjportion,jisjformedjbyjthejtipjofjthejleftjventricle.jThejapexjliesjjustjabov
ejthejdiaphragm,jbetweenjthejfifthjandjsixthjribs,jinjthejmidclavicularjline.

OBJ:j Identifyjthejsurfacesjofjthejheart.

2. Thejleftjatriumjreceivesjbloodjfromjthe .
a. pulmonaryj veins
b. aorta
c. pulmonaryj arteries
d. inferiorjvenajcava
ANS:j A
Thejleftjatriumjreceivesjfreshlyjoxygenatedjbloodjfromjthejlungsjviajthejrightjandjleftjpulmonaryj
veins.

OBJ:j Identifyjandjdescribejthejchambersjofjthejheartjandjthejvesselsjthatjenterjorjleavejeach.

3. Thejanteriorjsurfacejofjthejheartjconsistsjprimarilyjofjthe .
a. leftjatrium
b. rightjatrium
c. leftjventricle
d. rightjventricle

ANS:j D
Thejfrontj(anterior)jsurfacejofjthejheartjliesjbehindjthejsternumjandjcostaljcartilages.jItjisjforme
djbyjportionsjofjthejrightjatriumjandjthejleftjandjrightjventricles.jHowever,jbecausejthejheartjisjti
ltedjslightlyjtowardjthejleftjinjthejchest,jthejrightjventriclejisjthejareajofjthejheartjthatjliesjmostjdir
ectlyjbehindjthejsternum.

OBJ:j Identifyjthejsurfacesjofjthejheart.

4. Bloodj pressurej isj determinedj by multipliedj by .
a. strokejvolume;jheartjrate
b. heartjrate;jcardiacjoutput
c. cardiacj output;j peripheralj vascularj resistance
d. strokej volume;j peripheralj vascularj resistance

ANS:j C
Bloodjpressurejisjequaljtojcardiacjoutputjmultipliedjbyjperipheraljvascularjresistance.

, OBJ:j Identifyjandjexplainjthejcomponentsjofjbloodjpressurejandjcardiacjoutput.

5. Thejrightjatriumjreceivesjvenousjbloodjfromjthejhead,jneck,jandjthoraxjviajthe
,jfromjthejremainderjofjthejbodyjviajthe
,jandjfromjthejheartjviajthe .
a. coronaryjsinus;jsuperiorjvenajcava;jinferiorjvenajcava
b. superiorjvenajcava;jcoronaryjsinus;jinferiorjvenajcava
c. inferiorjvenajcava;jsuperiorjvenajcava;jcoronaryjsinus
d. superiorjvenajcava;jinferiorjvenajcava;jcoronaryjsinus
ANS:j D
Thejrightjatriumjreceivesjbloodjlowjinjoxygenjfromjthejsuperiorjvenajcava,jwhichjcarriesjblo
odjfromjthejheadjandjupperjextremities;jthejinferiorjvenajcava,jwhichjcarriesjbloodjfromjthejlo
werjbody;jandjthejcoronaryjsinus,jwhichjisjthejlargestjveinjthatjdrainsjthejheart.

OBJ:j Identifyjandjdescribejthejchambersjofjthejheartjandjthejvesselsjthatjenterjorjleavejeach.

6. Thejheartj isj dividedj into chambersj butj functionsj asj a -sidedj pump.
a. two;jfour
b. three;jtwo
c. four;jtwo
d. four;jthree
ANS:j C
Thejheartjhasjfourjchambers:jtwojatriajandjtwojventricles.jThejrightjandjleftjsidesjofjthejheartjarejs
eparatedjbyjanjinternaljwalljofjconnectivejtissuejcalledjajseptum.jThejinteratrialjseptumjseparate
sjthejrightjandjleftjatria.jThejinterventricularjseptumjseparatesjthejrightjandjleftjventricles.jThejs
eptajseparatejthejheartjintojtwojfunctionaljpumps.jThejrightjatriumjandjrightjventriclejmakejupjo
nejpump.jThejleftjatriumjandjleftjventriclejmakejupjthejother.

OBJ:j Identifyjandjdescribejthejchambersjofjthejheartjandjthejvesselsjthatjenterjorjleavejeach.

7. Stimulationj ofj alpha1j receptorsj resultsj in .
a. increasedj heartj rate
b. peripheralj vasoconstriction
c. constrictionjofjbronchialjsmoothjmuscle
d. increasedj forcej ofj myocardialj contraction
ANS:j B
Alpha1jreceptorsjarejfoundjinjthejeyes,jbloodjvessels,jbladder,jandjmalejreproductivejorgans.jStimula
tionjofjalpha1jreceptorjsitesjresultsjinjconstriction.

OBJ:j Comparejandjcontrastjthejeffectsjofjsympatheticjandjparasympatheticjstimulationjofjthejheart.

8. Whichjsidejofjthejheartjisjajlow-pressurejsystemjthatjpumpsjvenousjbloodjtojthejlungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANS:j B
Thejjobjofjthejrightjsidejofjthejheartjisjtojpumpjunoxygenatedjbloodjtojandjthroughjthejlungsjtojt
hejleftjsidejofjthejheart.jThisjisjcalledjthejpulmonaryjcirculation.jThejrightjsidejofjthejheartjisjajlo
w-pressurejsystem.

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