Electrocardiography for Healthcare
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The normal range for respiration in adults is:
a. 12 to 20 respirations per minute
b. 22 to 30 respirations per minute
c. 40 to 50 respirations per minute
d. 60 to 100 respirations per minute
a.
An ECG technician is required to follow safety and infection control guidelines when working
at a health care facility.
a. True
b. False
a.
Which of the following is not a specific type of isolation precaution implemented for
hospitalized patients?
a. AIDS precautions
b. Droplet precautions
c. Airborne precautions
d. Contact precautions
a.
Which of the following types of hypertension has no known cause?
a. Essential (idiopathic)
b. Adventitious
c. Secondary
d. Hypovolemic
a.
A blood pressure measurement that is determined using a sphygmomanometer and a
stethoscope is known as a(n):
a. Palpatory blood pressure
b. Systolic blood pressure
c. Diastolic blood pressure
d. Ausculated blood pressure
d.
, Which of the following monitoring methods is performed while the patient is outside of the
hospital/clinical setting?
a. Stress test
b. Telemetry
c. Pacemaker implantation
d. Transtelephonic monitoring
d.
The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute is known as the:
a. Diastolic blood pressure
b. Systolic blood pressure
c. Pulse
d. Cardiac output
d.
A "stat" ECG is done:
a. Yearly, as part of a routine physical
b. Immediately.
c. In the early morning
d. Before surgery
b.
You have just finished performing an ECG on a hospital patient who is known to have a
Clostridium difficult infection when you are called to perform a stat ECG in the emergency
department. Which of the following is your best course of action?
a. Proceed to the emergency department immediately to perform the ECG.
b. Quickly apply an alcohol-based hand rub while you are on your way to the emergency
department.
c. Remove all PPE and wash your hands thoroughly before proceeding to the emergency
department.
d. Wash your hands but leave the PPE in place to save time because you may need it for the
emergency patient as well.
c.
Which device recognizes an abnormal rhythm and can deliver an electric shock to the heart if
necessary?
a. ECG
b. CAD
c. MSET
d. AED
d.
Professionals 2025 Brand New
________________________________________________________________________________
The normal range for respiration in adults is:
a. 12 to 20 respirations per minute
b. 22 to 30 respirations per minute
c. 40 to 50 respirations per minute
d. 60 to 100 respirations per minute
a.
An ECG technician is required to follow safety and infection control guidelines when working
at a health care facility.
a. True
b. False
a.
Which of the following is not a specific type of isolation precaution implemented for
hospitalized patients?
a. AIDS precautions
b. Droplet precautions
c. Airborne precautions
d. Contact precautions
a.
Which of the following types of hypertension has no known cause?
a. Essential (idiopathic)
b. Adventitious
c. Secondary
d. Hypovolemic
a.
A blood pressure measurement that is determined using a sphygmomanometer and a
stethoscope is known as a(n):
a. Palpatory blood pressure
b. Systolic blood pressure
c. Diastolic blood pressure
d. Ausculated blood pressure
d.
, Which of the following monitoring methods is performed while the patient is outside of the
hospital/clinical setting?
a. Stress test
b. Telemetry
c. Pacemaker implantation
d. Transtelephonic monitoring
d.
The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute is known as the:
a. Diastolic blood pressure
b. Systolic blood pressure
c. Pulse
d. Cardiac output
d.
A "stat" ECG is done:
a. Yearly, as part of a routine physical
b. Immediately.
c. In the early morning
d. Before surgery
b.
You have just finished performing an ECG on a hospital patient who is known to have a
Clostridium difficult infection when you are called to perform a stat ECG in the emergency
department. Which of the following is your best course of action?
a. Proceed to the emergency department immediately to perform the ECG.
b. Quickly apply an alcohol-based hand rub while you are on your way to the emergency
department.
c. Remove all PPE and wash your hands thoroughly before proceeding to the emergency
department.
d. Wash your hands but leave the PPE in place to save time because you may need it for the
emergency patient as well.
c.
Which device recognizes an abnormal rhythm and can deliver an electric shock to the heart if
necessary?
a. ECG
b. CAD
c. MSET
d. AED
d.
