Test Bank for Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals 5th Edition By Kathryn Booth And Thomas O’brien (2025).

TEST BANK
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS


KATHRYN BOOTH, THOMAS O’BRIEN
5th .Edition




TESTBANK .

, TEST .BANK .FOR .ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY .FOR .
.HEALTHCARE .PROFESSIONALS, .5TH .EDITION .

.KATHRYN .BOOTH, .THOMAS .O’BRIEN


(With .Answer .Key)
Chapter .01 .Electrocardiography


Multiple .Choice .Questions



1. What .is .the .number .one .cause .of .death .in .the .United .States?
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascular .disease
D. Accidents



2. The .abbreviation .CAD .stands .for:
A. Cold .appendage .disorder
B. Coronary .application .disease
C. Cerebral .artery .disease
D. Coronary .artery .disease




3. What .does .the .electrocardiogram .or .ECG .study?
A. The .electrical .activity .of .the .heart
B. The .muscle .contractions .of .the .heart
C. High .blood .pressure .readings
D. All .of .the .above



4. The .first .electrocardiograph .was .invented .by:
A. Sir .Thomas .Lewis
B. Wilhelm .Einthoven
C. Thomas .Edison
D. Dr. .James .Herrick


5. The .abbreviation .for .myocardial .infarction, .also .known .as .a .heart .attack, .is:
A. IM
B. HA




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C. MI
D. MCI


6. An .electrocardiograph .(ECG) .technician .should .be .able .to:
A. Determine .if .an .ECG .tracing .is .accurate
B. Recognize .abnormalities .in .an .ECG .tracing
C. Prepare .the .ECG .tracing .for .the .physician
D. All .of .the .above




7. An .ECG .monitor .technician's .main .responsibility .is .to:
A. View .the .ECG .tracings .and .alert .the .health .care .professional .of .an .abnormal
.heart .rhythm

B. Assist .the .physicians .with .invasive .cardiovascular .diagnostic .tests
C. Perform .ultrasounds .of .the .heart .and .blood .vessels
D. Repair .hospital .telemetry .monitors




8. A ."stat" .ECG .is .done:
A. Yearly, .as .part .of .a .routine .physical
B. Immediately
C. In .the .early .morning
D. Before .surgery




9. Continuous .ECG .monitoring .done .in .a .hospital .setting .is .known .as:
A. Holter .monitoring
B. Telemetry .monitoring
C. Exercise .electrocardiography
D. Echocardiogram



10. Which .of .these .ECGs .is .done .in .a .doctor's .office?
A. Treadmill .stress .testing
B. Holter .monitor




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C. 12-lead .ECG
D. All .of .the .above


11. What .symptoms .would .indicate .the .use .of .a .telemedicine .monitor?
A. Palpitations
B. Chest .pain
C. Dizziness
D. All .of .the .above




12. What .device .enables .lay .rescuers .to .help .a .patient .with .sudden .cardiac .arrest?
A. Automatic .external .defibrillator .(AED)
B. Telemedicine .monitor
C. Pacemaker
D. 12-lead .ECG



13. An .ECG .technician .needs .to .have .a .basic .understanding .of .which .of .the .following .items?
A. Medical .law .and .ethics
B. Patient .safety .and .infection .control
C. The .procedure .and .the .ECG .machine
D. All .of .the .above



14. What .is .the .best .way .to .become .familiar .with .the .ECG .machine .you .are .using?
A. Ask .a .co-worker
B. Refer .to .instructions .on .or .with .the .ECG .machine
C. Go .to .the .website .of .the .manufacturer
D. Practice .ECG .tracings .on .yourself




15. Standard .precautions .include .which .of .the .following?




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