TEST BANK
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
FOR HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
6th Edition
,Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition Test Bank
Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1 Electrocardiography
Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 3 The Electrocardiograph
Chapter 4 Performing An Ecg
Chapter 5 Rhythm Strip Interpretation And Sinus Rhythms
Chapter 6 Atrial Dysrhythmias
Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias
Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias
Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block
Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms
Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing
Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring
Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient
Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
, Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition Test Bank
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
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States since 1918.
2. The abbreviation CAD stands for:
A. Cold appendage disorder
B. Coronary application disease
C. Cerebral artery disease
D. Coronary artery disease
CAD stands for coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the blood vessels surrounding
the heart. It causes a reduction of blood flow to the heart.
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
The electrocardiograph produces an electrical tracing of the heart. This tracing is known as
the ECG.
4. The first electrocardiograph was invented by:
A. Sir Thomas Lewis
B. Wilhelm Einthoven
C. Thomas Edison
D. Dr. James Herrick
In 1903, Wilhelm Einthoven invented the first electrocardiograph.
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5. The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is:
A. IM
B. HA
C. MI
D. MCI
MI is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
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
ECG technicians record the ECG and prepare the report for the physician. They should be
able to determine that the tracing is accurate and recognize abnormalities.
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
The responsibility of the ECG monitor technician is to view the ECG tracings and, if
an abnormal heart rhythm occurs, alert the health care professional who can treat the
abnormality.
8. A "stat" ECG is done:
A. Yearly, as part of a routine physical
B. Immediately
C. In the early morning
D. Before surgery
An emergency ECG may be referred to as "stat," meaning immediately.
9. Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known as:
A. Holter monitoring
B. Telemetry monitoring
C. Exercise electrocardiography
D. Echocardiogram
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
FOR HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
6th Edition
,Electrocardiography For Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition Test Bank
Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1 Electrocardiography
Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 3 The Electrocardiograph
Chapter 4 Performing An Ecg
Chapter 5 Rhythm Strip Interpretation And Sinus Rhythms
Chapter 6 Atrial Dysrhythmias
Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias
Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias
Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block
Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms
Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing
Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring
Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient
Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation
, Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition Test Bank
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
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States since 1918.
2. The abbreviation CAD stands for:
A. Cold appendage disorder
B. Coronary application disease
C. Cerebral artery disease
D. Coronary artery disease
CAD stands for coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the blood vessels surrounding
the heart. It causes a reduction of blood flow to the heart.
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
The electrocardiograph produces an electrical tracing of the heart. This tracing is known as
the ECG.
4. The first electrocardiograph was invented by:
A. Sir Thomas Lewis
B. Wilhelm Einthoven
C. Thomas Edison
D. Dr. James Herrick
In 1903, Wilhelm Einthoven invented the first electrocardiograph.
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, Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer
5. The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is:
A. IM
B. HA
C. MI
D. MCI
MI is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
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
ECG technicians record the ECG and prepare the report for the physician. They should be
able to determine that the tracing is accurate and recognize abnormalities.
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
The responsibility of the ECG monitor technician is to view the ECG tracings and, if
an abnormal heart rhythm occurs, alert the health care professional who can treat the
abnormality.
8. A "stat" ECG is done:
A. Yearly, as part of a routine physical
B. Immediately
C. In the early morning
D. Before surgery
An emergency ECG may be referred to as "stat," meaning immediately.
9. Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known as:
A. Holter monitoring
B. Telemetry monitoring
C. Exercise electrocardiography
D. Echocardiogram
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