RCES EXAM
True or False:
A SNRT is used to evaluate the health of the AV node - ANSWERS-
False
True or False: Extra-stimulus pacing from the HRA catheter will
allow you to find the patient's AERP and AVNERP - ANSWERS-True
On which catheter would you first see PVCs - ANSWERS-RV
catheter
What does the PR interval represent? - ANSWERS-The time required
for the impulse to travel from the atria through the AV node
Which class of antiarrhythmic drugs were studied in the Cast Trial? -
ANSWERS-Class I antiarrhythmics
Which class of antiarrhythmic drugs affect the SA and AV nodes? -
ANSWERS-Class II
Which medication is used to reverse Midazolam (versed) -
ANSWERS-Romazicon
, True or False: administering adenosine will terminate Atrial
Tachycardia - ANSWERS-False
Where do you measure the His? - ANSWERS-From the earliest His
deflection and earliest ventricular activation
If lead insulation is fractured, lead impedance will - ANSWERS-
Decrease
What is the most common mechanism for tachyarrhythmias? -
ANSWERS-Reentry
What is the slow pathway? - ANSWERS-A pathway that naturally has
slow conduction but repolarizes quickly
What is the fast pathway? - ANSWERS-A pathway that naturally has
fast conduction but repolarizes slowly
Which pathway is responsible for sending impulses to the ventricles
the majority of the time? - ANSWERS-The fast pathway
What is ARVD and when does it occur? - ANSWERS-
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular dysplasia; occurs when the RV
myocardium is replaced by fatty and fibrotic tissue
True or False:
A SNRT is used to evaluate the health of the AV node - ANSWERS-
False
True or False: Extra-stimulus pacing from the HRA catheter will
allow you to find the patient's AERP and AVNERP - ANSWERS-True
On which catheter would you first see PVCs - ANSWERS-RV
catheter
What does the PR interval represent? - ANSWERS-The time required
for the impulse to travel from the atria through the AV node
Which class of antiarrhythmic drugs were studied in the Cast Trial? -
ANSWERS-Class I antiarrhythmics
Which class of antiarrhythmic drugs affect the SA and AV nodes? -
ANSWERS-Class II
Which medication is used to reverse Midazolam (versed) -
ANSWERS-Romazicon
, True or False: administering adenosine will terminate Atrial
Tachycardia - ANSWERS-False
Where do you measure the His? - ANSWERS-From the earliest His
deflection and earliest ventricular activation
If lead insulation is fractured, lead impedance will - ANSWERS-
Decrease
What is the most common mechanism for tachyarrhythmias? -
ANSWERS-Reentry
What is the slow pathway? - ANSWERS-A pathway that naturally has
slow conduction but repolarizes quickly
What is the fast pathway? - ANSWERS-A pathway that naturally has
fast conduction but repolarizes slowly
Which pathway is responsible for sending impulses to the ventricles
the majority of the time? - ANSWERS-The fast pathway
What is ARVD and when does it occur? - ANSWERS-
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular dysplasia; occurs when the RV
myocardium is replaced by fatty and fibrotic tissue
