ECG Chapter 1.1-1.3
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
The number one cause of death in the United Stated every year since 1918 is __________.
- 2.
Which of the following is a reason that an ECG is performed?
- A.
To determine if the electrolyte balance is normal.
- B.
To determine pacemaker function.
- C.
To determine cardiac output.
- D.
To predict the possibility of a MI.
Correct Answer
B. To determine pacemaker function. -
- 3.
Which physcian invented an instrument to detect electrograph waves?
- A.
Sir Thomas Lewis
- B.
Wilhelm Einthoven
- C.
Augustus Waller
- D.
Joseph Electrocardiograph
Correct Answer
B. Wilhelm Einthoven -
- 4.
The first ECG machine was developed in ____________ by _____________. He won the Nobel Prize for this invention.
- A.
1903, Wilhelm Einthoven
- B.
1918, James B. Herrick
- C.
1876, August D. Waller
- D.
1945, Sir Thomas Lewis
Correct Answer
A. 1903, Wilhelm Einthoven -
- 5.
The main responsibility of an ECG monitor technician is to
- A.
Determine whether an abnormal hearth rhythm occurs.
- B.
View the ecg tracing.
- C.
Alert the healthcare professional.
- D.
All of the above.
Correct Answer
D. All of the above. -
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