QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
where to put limb leads on 12 lead EKG --CORRECT
ANSWER--on wrists and ankles
SA node intrinsic rate --CORRECT ANSWER--60-100
AV node intrinsic rate --CORRECT ANSWER--40-60
best lead for atrial rhythms --CORRECT ANSWER--lead II
best lead for ventricular rhythms --CORRECT ANSWER--V1
steps for interpreting rhythms --CORRECT ANSWER--1.
Regular/Irregular
2. Rate?
1
, 3. P before every QRS and a QRS for every P wave?
4. P-R interval measurement and is it consistent?
5. QRS wide or narrow?
atrial depolarization --CORRECT ANSWER--P wave
PR interval --CORRECT ANSWER--measured BEFORE P
WAVE and AT THE Q
norm: 0.12-.20s
***its too long if it is longer than 5 little boxes or one big box
normal PR Interval --CORRECT ANSWER--0.12-0.20
seconds
ventricular depolarization --CORRECT ANSWER--QRS
complex
2