8 + 10 Flashcards
1
Q
PVCs characteristically have a _______ pause.
a. noncompensatory
b. uncompensatory
c. compensatory
d. 0.30 seconds
A
2
Q
The QRS complex corresponds to what electrical
activity in the heart?
a. Ventricular depolarization
b. Atrial depolarization
c. Ventricular contraction
d. Atrial contraction
A
3
Q
Pacemaker cells found in the Purkinje network
in the ventricles have an intrinsic firing rate of
_______ BPM.
a. 20–30
b. 60–80
c. 40–60
d. 20–40
A
4
Q
Atrial activity is not discerned on an EKG strip in all
of the following rhythms except:
a. IVR
b. AIVR
c. A fib
d. V tach
A
