AHEAD ASSESSMENT 2026 BUNDLED
MATERIALS
◉ Complications from failure to capture could include all of the
following except? Answer: Liver failure
Complications from failure to capture could include the
following:Increased stimulation threshold because of such things as
medications and/or electrolyte imbalance.A fracture of the pacing
lead wire.Perforation of the myocardium by a lead wireDisplacement
of a pacing lead wire- (common cause)
◉ Of the following, which would not be considered a patient
identifier that could be used in the healthcare setting? Answer:
Speak the patient's name and wait and see if they respond.
Always follow the policies and procedure of the facility when
identifying a patient.
Most facilities require at least 2 forms of patient identification.
Some of the patient identifiers could include:
Ask the patient their full name
Check the patient's arm band
Check/ask the patient's birth date
,◉ The aortic valve permits blood to flow into which of the following?
Answer: Aorta
The aortic valve is located where the left ventricle meets the aorta.
The aortic valve permits blood to flow into the aorta from the left
ventricle. The aortic valve prevents blood regurgitation into the left
ventricle.
◉ When sinus arrhythmia is related to respiration, there will be
which of the following with inspiration? Answer: Increase in heart
rate
Sinus arrhythmia is the heart's normal response to respirations and
results from an inhibition of reflex vagal activity or tone. When sinus
arrhythmia is related to respiration, there will be an increase in
heart rate with inspiration and a decrease in heart rate with
expiration.
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◉ An EKG would be considered which of the following? Answer: A
way to record the small amount of voltage of the heart.
, An EKG would be considered a way to record the small amount of
voltage of the heart. These signals are transmitted through the chest
to the skin where they are picked up and recorded.
◉ Which of the following types of permanent pacemakers are
typically used today? Answer: Demand
The fixed rate pacemaker are set to continuously discharged at a
preset rate regardless of the heart rate of the patient. These are not
often used today. The demand pacemakers are more commonly used
today and discharge only when the heart rate of the patient drops
below the rate that is set on the pacemaker.
◉ All of the following might be considered limb leads except?
Answer: V6
The limb leads would include:
Lead I
Lead II
Lead III
AVF
AVL
AVR