Baseline testing

Question 1

Pacing at a constant cycle length slightly shorter than the patients spontaneous rhythm then decreasing or increasing cycle length by small steps

Answer 1

Incremental or Decremental pacing

Question 2

Pacing at a fixed cycle length

Answer 2

Burst pacing

Question 3

A mapping technique designed to help locate tachycardia focus by pacing at different sites and comparing the morphology

Answer 3

Pace Mapping

Question 4

Pacing at a cycle length slightly shorter than the tachycardia. If the post pacing interval is short then the catheter is in the reentry circuit

Answer 4

Entrainment Mapping

Question 5

Drive train typically eight beats followed by 1, 2, 3 premature beats

Answer 5

Extra stimulus pacing

Question 6

Where is the earliest ventricular activation usually seen?

Answer 6

On the surface ECG

Question 7

What does the AH measure?

Answer 7

AV node conduction

Question 8

Normal AH interval

Answer 8

50-120

Question 9

Normal HV interval

Answer 9

35-55

Question 10

AERP normal value

Answer 10

180-330

Question 11

AVNERP normal value

Answer 11

250-400

Question 12

VERP normal value

Answer 12

180-290

Question 13

Normal A-A value

Answer 13

600-1200

Question 14

How do you get the CSNRT?

Answer 14

SNRT-Cycle length

Question 15

What is the upper normal for CSNRT?

Answer 15

525-550

Question 16

SACT measurement is used to evaluate what?

Answer 16

SA node exit block

Question 17

Which ion flow causes the SA and AV node cells to depolarize?

Answer 17

Ca++

Question 18

What ion flow causes cardiac muscle cells to fire?

Answer 18

Na+

Question 19

Longest S1-S2 interval that fails to capture the ventricles

Answer 19

VERP

Question 20

Shortest H1-H2 in response to any A1-A2

Answer 20

AVNERP

Question 21

Longest A1-A2 interval that fails to achieve atrial capture

Answer 21

AERP

Question 22

As cycle length decreases the PR interval normally?

Answer 22

Increases

Question 23

As the cycle length decreases the AH interval normally?

Answer 23

Increases

Question 24

As cycle length increases the PR interval normally?

Answer 24

Decreases

Question 25

As cycle length increases the AH interval normally?

Answer 25

Decreases

Question 26

Measure the onset of the signal deflections to the onset of a following signal deflection

Answer 26

Onset approach

Question 27

Accurately measures the precise moment when the depolarization wave front passes through the midpoint between electrode pair

Answer 27

Zero-crossover point approach

Question 28

What are high pass EGMS filtering set at?

Answer 28

30-50

Question 29

What are low pass EGMs filtering set at?

Answer 29

300-500

Question 30

What are intracardiac EGMs set at?

Answer 30

30/500

Question 31

What are surface ECGs set at?

Answer 31

.5/100