Medca EKG Practice Questions Questions & Answers |
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Updated 2024
Holter monitoring - ANSWER records cardiac rhythm for a time period of 24 to 48
hours stress testing
Stress testing - ANSWER records and monitors cardiac rhythm during exercise
Phonocardiograph Technicians - ANSWER operate equipment used to record
abnormal heart sounds
Echocardiograph Technicians - ANSWER use ultrasound equipment to create 2-
dimensional ultrasonic patterns of the heart chambers and valves to detect problems
and/or defects
Vectorcardiograph Technicians - ANSWER monitor 3-dimensional tracings of the
activity of the heart
Sphygmomanometer - ANSWER blood pressure cuff (used to measure blood
pressure)
The production and loss of heat are generated and controlled in the - ANSWER
hypothalamus and the brainstem
The average adult oral (mouth) temperature is around - ANSWER 98.6°F
The average adult rectal (anus) temperature is around - ANSWER (0.5°F to 1°F
higher than oral temperature) 99.7°F
The average adult axillary (arm pit) temperature is around - ANSWER (0.5°F to 1°F
lower than oral temperature) 97.6°F
Systolic - ANSWER contraction of heart, MAXIUM arterial pressure during
contraction of the LEFT ventricle of the heart.
Diastolic - ANSWER relaxation and dilatation (expansion) of the heart, MINIMUM
arterial pressure during relaxation and dilatation of the heart's ventricles when the
ventricles fill with blood.
Postural/Orthostatic Hypotension - ANSWER low blood pressure when a person
goes from a sitting or lying position to a standing position
, Medications that may cause low blood pressure include: - ANSWER Alpha Blockers,
Beta Blockers, Diuretics, Certain antidepressants (tricyclic antidepressants), Drugs
for Parkinson's disease, Sildenafil (Viagra), nitroglycerine
Postprandial Hypotension - ANSWER sudden drop in blood pressure after eating.
(May affect people with high blood pressure or people suffering autonomic nervous
system disorders).
Neurally Mediated Hypotension - ANSWER low blood pressure from faulty brain
signals, the decrease blood pressure after standing for longer periods (Mostly affect
young people)
Shy-Drager Syndrome - ANSWER main characteristic: severe orthostatic
hypotension in combination with very high blood pressure when lying down.
Rare disorder causes progressive damage to the autonomic nervous system, which
controls involuntary functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and
digestion.
Medications used to treat orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure when standing
up) - ANSWER -fludrocortisone
-midodrine (Orvaten, Proamatine)
Normal Blood Pressure - ANSWER 120/80 mmHg
Prehypertension range - ANSWER systolic pressure: 120 to 139 mmHg
diastolic pressure: 80 to 89 mmHg
Stage 1 hypertension range - ANSWER systolic pressure: 140 to 159 mmHg
diastolic pressure: 90 to 99 mmHg
Stage 2 hypertension - ANSWER systolic pressure: 160 mmHg or higher diastolic
pressure: 100 mmHg or higher
Tachypnea - ANSWER abnormally fast respiration rates (more than 20 breaths per
minute)
Bradypnea - ANSWER abnormally low respiration rates (less than 12 breaths per
minute)
Apnea - ANSWER breathing completely stops or is significantly reduced
Who invented the stethoscope in 1816? - ANSWER Rene Laennec
Who invented the first electrocardiograph, weighing 600 pounds, in 1903? -
ANSWER Willem Einthoven
Fetal heart rate is - ANSWER twice as fast as the heart rate of an adult
Heart is located between the - ANSWER lungs, in the midsection of the chest
Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified |
Updated 2024
Holter monitoring - ANSWER records cardiac rhythm for a time period of 24 to 48
hours stress testing
Stress testing - ANSWER records and monitors cardiac rhythm during exercise
Phonocardiograph Technicians - ANSWER operate equipment used to record
abnormal heart sounds
Echocardiograph Technicians - ANSWER use ultrasound equipment to create 2-
dimensional ultrasonic patterns of the heart chambers and valves to detect problems
and/or defects
Vectorcardiograph Technicians - ANSWER monitor 3-dimensional tracings of the
activity of the heart
Sphygmomanometer - ANSWER blood pressure cuff (used to measure blood
pressure)
The production and loss of heat are generated and controlled in the - ANSWER
hypothalamus and the brainstem
The average adult oral (mouth) temperature is around - ANSWER 98.6°F
The average adult rectal (anus) temperature is around - ANSWER (0.5°F to 1°F
higher than oral temperature) 99.7°F
The average adult axillary (arm pit) temperature is around - ANSWER (0.5°F to 1°F
lower than oral temperature) 97.6°F
Systolic - ANSWER contraction of heart, MAXIUM arterial pressure during
contraction of the LEFT ventricle of the heart.
Diastolic - ANSWER relaxation and dilatation (expansion) of the heart, MINIMUM
arterial pressure during relaxation and dilatation of the heart's ventricles when the
ventricles fill with blood.
Postural/Orthostatic Hypotension - ANSWER low blood pressure when a person
goes from a sitting or lying position to a standing position
, Medications that may cause low blood pressure include: - ANSWER Alpha Blockers,
Beta Blockers, Diuretics, Certain antidepressants (tricyclic antidepressants), Drugs
for Parkinson's disease, Sildenafil (Viagra), nitroglycerine
Postprandial Hypotension - ANSWER sudden drop in blood pressure after eating.
(May affect people with high blood pressure or people suffering autonomic nervous
system disorders).
Neurally Mediated Hypotension - ANSWER low blood pressure from faulty brain
signals, the decrease blood pressure after standing for longer periods (Mostly affect
young people)
Shy-Drager Syndrome - ANSWER main characteristic: severe orthostatic
hypotension in combination with very high blood pressure when lying down.
Rare disorder causes progressive damage to the autonomic nervous system, which
controls involuntary functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and
digestion.
Medications used to treat orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure when standing
up) - ANSWER -fludrocortisone
-midodrine (Orvaten, Proamatine)
Normal Blood Pressure - ANSWER 120/80 mmHg
Prehypertension range - ANSWER systolic pressure: 120 to 139 mmHg
diastolic pressure: 80 to 89 mmHg
Stage 1 hypertension range - ANSWER systolic pressure: 140 to 159 mmHg
diastolic pressure: 90 to 99 mmHg
Stage 2 hypertension - ANSWER systolic pressure: 160 mmHg or higher diastolic
pressure: 100 mmHg or higher
Tachypnea - ANSWER abnormally fast respiration rates (more than 20 breaths per
minute)
Bradypnea - ANSWER abnormally low respiration rates (less than 12 breaths per
minute)
Apnea - ANSWER breathing completely stops or is significantly reduced
Who invented the stethoscope in 1816? - ANSWER Rene Laennec
Who invented the first electrocardiograph, weighing 600 pounds, in 1903? -
ANSWER Willem Einthoven
Fetal heart rate is - ANSWER twice as fast as the heart rate of an adult
Heart is located between the - ANSWER lungs, in the midsection of the chest
