ECG

Question 1

V1

Answer 1

4th intercostal space
right side of sternum

Question 2

V2

Answer 2

4th intercostal space
left side of sternum

Question 3

V3

Answer 3

5th rib

Question 4

V4

Answer 4

5th intercostal space
mid clavicle

Question 5

V5

Answer 5

5th intercostal space
shoulder

Question 6

V6

Answer 6

5th intercostal space
mid axillary (arm pit)

Question 7

aVR stands for

Answer 7

augmented voltage right

Question 8

QRS complex is what electrical event

Answer 8

ventricular depolarization or contraction

Question 9

P wave is what electrical event

Answer 9

atrial depolarization or contraction

Question 10

T wave is what electrical event

Answer 10

ventricular repolarization

Question 11

what electrical event is not seen

Answer 11

atrial repolarization

Question 12

over current direction in the heart for most people is?

Answer 12

downward and to the left

Question 13

what condition where a longer ecg strip is not needed for proper analysis?

Answer 13

tachycardia

Question 14

normal paper speed for routine ecg is

Answer 14

25mm per second

Question 15

is every arrhythmia dangerous to the patient and doctor?

Answer 15

no

Question 16

asystole is

Answer 16

flat like on all ECG leads ok the tracing

Question 17

a pacemaker inserted into the heart atria presents with: is a ** spike before the ** wave

Answer 17

a vertical spike before the P wave

Question 18

which ventricle is more dominant on young children?

Answer 18

right ventricle
* but the left has the thickest layer*