Without possession of a release form, PHI may be shared with a patient's
______ without violating HIPPA regulations
A. Children
B. Husband/Wife
C. Doctor
D. Verbally reported power of a attorney Correct Answer - C. Doctor
When an ECG is properly grounded it reduces the risk of?
A. Electrical shock
B. Paper malfunction
C. Faulty results
D. 60 cycle electrical interference Correct Answer - D. 60 cycle electrical
interference
which ecg waveform represents ventricular repolarization?
A. R wave
B. F wave
C. Q wave
D. T wave Correct Answer - D. t wave
On standard ECG graph paper, one large box on the ventricle axis represents?
Correct Answer - .25
which selection accurately describes how to measure a qrs complex?
Correct Answer - measure from the beginning of q wave to the end of the s
wave
a p wave represents depolarization of the Correct Answer - atria
which chamber of the heart contains the most muscle mass and is known as
the 'workhorse'? Correct Answer - left ventricle
the preferred sequence of steps for ecg analysis is to determine: regularity,
rate, p wave, pri and qrs complex Correct Answer - true
, while you are monitoring a patient you observe the presence of pacemaker
spikes with no associated p wave or qrs complex this is known as Correct
Answer - loss of capture
which of the following is a characterestic of 3rd degree heart block Correct
Answer - atrial impulses failing to conduct to the ventricles
select the option which most accurately describes idioventricular rhythm
Correct Answer - rate 20-40, regular, no p waves before each wide qrs
a pvc that occurs during the relative refractory period or ventricular
repolarization is referred to as Correct Answer - R and to T phenomenon
at which rate could we identify ventricular tachy? Correct Answer - 130
atrial flutter is caused by the rapid depolarization of Correct Answer - a
single reentry focus
which selection most accurately describes SVT Correct Answer - regular
rhtym greater than 150 bpm with narrow qrs
what is atrial flutter with variable ventricular response Correct Answer -
??
most commonly sinus arrythmia is due to patient Correct Answer -
respiration
which of the following may indicate that a patient has one of their leads
reversed Correct Answer - inverted qrs
if a patient is suffering from tremors, their exg baseline may appear Correct
Answer - erratic and rough
physicians are often concerened about patient's who develop a fib because
those patients are at higher risk for Correct Answer - stroke
in sinus rhythm, an early qrs complex without a p wave preceding it would be
interpreted as Correct Answer - premature junctional contraction