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EKG Questions Flashcards

0
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The left atrium receives blood from?

A

Pulmonary veins

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1
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What are the heart chambers?

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Right atrium, Right ventricle, Left atrium, Left ventricle

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What is a systemic circulation ?

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Movement of blood from the left ventricle to the body

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3
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The inner layer of an artery is called ?

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Tunica intima

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4
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To apply rectal medication is called ?

A

Sim position

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5
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Lumen is ?

A

Inner space of an artery

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6
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Intercostal space

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Space between the ribs

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7
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Blood enters where in the heart ?

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From the right and left atrium

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8
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Myocardium is in charge of ?

A

If the contraction of the heart

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9
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Who developed techniques to record the electrical activity of the heart ?

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Willen Ethoven

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10
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What are the atrioventricular valves ?

A

Tricuspid and bicuspid ?

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11
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Semilunar valves?

A

pulmonary and aortic

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12
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Another name for heart attack ?

A

Myocardial infraction

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13
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Cardio

A

Heart

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14
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Angi-

A

Vessels

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15
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Hemo-

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Blood

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16
Q

Best way to prevent infections is ?

A

Washing your hands

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17
Q

An excessively rapid heat beat ?

A

Tachycardia

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18
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Diaphoresis

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Excessive sweating

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19
Q

What transfers blood from heart to lungs?

A

Pulmonary artery

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20
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SOB

A

Shortness of breath

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21
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V4:

A

5th ic mid-clavicular line

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22
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V6:

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5th ic mid-axillary line

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23
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V5:

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5th ic anterior axillary

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24
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Normal sinus rhythm (NSR)

A

60 to 100 beats

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25
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Sinus bradycardia

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Below 60

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26
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Sinus tachycardia

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Over 100

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27
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V1:

A

4th ic space right margin Of the sternum

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28
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V2:

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4th ic space left margin to sternum

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29
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V3:

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Between V2: and V4:

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30
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Where is SA node located ?

A

The right atrium to the upper right side

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31
Q

EKG - ECG

A

Electricalcardiogram

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32
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Cyanosis

A

Blue skin

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33
Q

Cheats leads are also called ?

A

Precodial leads

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34
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Pericardium

A

Covering of the heart, sac containing the heart

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35
Q

Venues

A

Smallest veins

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36
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Depolarization

A

Contraction

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37
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Repolarization

A

Relaxation

38
Q

Where can you find all the info of a patient ?

A

Medical records

39
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Is the cavity in a blood vessel through which the blood flows?

A

Lumen

40
Q

A complete shutdown of the heart?

A

Cardiac arrest

41
Q

Vein

A

Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart

42
Q

Pacemaker starts in ?

A

SA node

43
Q

Hypertension is the condition of ?

A

High blood pressure

44
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Arteries

A

Carry blood away from the heart usually oxygenated blood

45
Q

Largest artery in the body?

A

Aorta

46
Q

While prepping a patient with fragile skin for telemetry monitoring, what should an EKG tech do ?

A

Apply decrease pressure when abrading the skin

47
Q

Conductions of the heart

A

Starts at SA node. Travels to the AV node. Goes between the bundle of his. Divides in the RT and LF branches. Then goes in the punkijine

48
Q

Atheroma

A

Fatty deposites

49
Q

The heart is ?

A

A hollow muscular organ ( cardiac muscle )

50
Q

Which of the heart valves prevents the back flow of blood into the left ventricle?

A

Aortic valve

51
Q

What connects the AV vales to the papillary muscle ?

A

Chordae tendineae

52
Q

Which part if the conduction system delays the electrical impulse to allow the atrial to complete the contraction ?

A

Av node

53
Q

The smallest blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood are

A

Capillaries

54
Q

Another word for inflammation of the veins ?

A

Phlebitis

55
Q

What are artifacts ?

A

Additional electrical activity picked up by the EKG

56
Q

The right ventricle expels blood, through what valve to the pulmonary trunk?

A

Pulmonic

57
Q

The muscle that divides the upper & lower part of the body is called?

A

Diaphragm

58
Q

T wave

A

Repolarization of the ventricles

59
Q

PRI

A

Delays at the av node

60
Q

QRS

A

Depolarization of the ventricles

61
Q

St segment

A

Pause between depolarization and repolarization

62
Q

P wave

A

Depolarization of the atrium

63
Q

The left atrium receives blood form?

A

Pulmonary veins

64
Q

Systemic circulation

A

Movement of blood from the left ventricle through the body

65
Q

What is and EKG used for ?

A

Diagnosis of the heart

66
Q

Where is the heart located

A

In the middle towards the left between the lungs and the diaphragm

67
Q

Another word for bicuspid ?

A

Mitral

68
Q

Where does blood exchange ?

A

In the capillaries

69
Q

What is the hypothalamus In charge of ?

A

Body temperature

70
Q

Lipo

A

Fat

71
Q

Vena cavae

A

Largest vein( Venus blood to the right atrium )

72
Q

Endometrial

A

Pertaining to the interior wall of an artery

73
Q

When will it not result In muscle artifacts ?

A

Electrodes that have come loose

74
Q

Altherosclerosis

A

A progressive narrowing & hardening of arteries caused by age, high cholesterol ; smoking & other factors

75
Q

The force that circulating blood, exerts on the artery walls

A

Blood pressure

76
Q

Tricuspid

A

Blood flows from the right atrium through what valve? Into the right ventricle

77
Q

Which part of the EKG appears prior to the QRS complex?

A

PR Interval

78
Q

The function of the left ventricle is to deliver what ?

A

Oxygenated blood to the aorta

79
Q

Which of the following represent an error in technique when running an electocadiogram?

A

Positioning the machine so that the power card runs under the patient table

80
Q

The avR, avL, avF are know as ?

A

Augment leads

81
Q

What is SA node in charge of ?

A

To initiate the electrical impulse of the heart

82
Q

What is the outer membrane of the heart?

A

Epicardium

83
Q

Smallest blood vessels ?

A

Capillaries

84
Q

During an exercise stress test, the EKG technician observes the patient?

A

Fatigue

85
Q

Electricalradiogram are normally recorded with the paper moving at the speed of

A

25 mm/ sec

86
Q

Syncope

A

Faint

87
Q

The apex of the heart is formed by

A

Tip of the left ventricle

88
Q

Chest leads

A

V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6

89
Q

What is the right coronary artery responsible for

A

Supplying oxygenated blood to the right ventricle

90
Q

Right coronary artery

A

One of the two main arteries that carry oxygenated blood to the myocardium

91
Q

Left atrium to left ventricle

A

Bicuspid ( mitral)

92
Q

Right atrium to right ventricle

A

Tricuspid

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