ECG Pre Test
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Short quiz to assess the basic knowledge of students participating in a Basic ECG interpretation course prior to the begining of the course work.
- 1.
- A.
V6
- B.
V2
- C.
III
- D.
AVF
- 2.A 12-lead ECG may take several hours to perform.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.A Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR) represents: (choose the best answer)
- A.
Oxygenation impulses between the lungs and heart
- B.
Degree of strength of the contraction of heart muscle tissue
- C.
Electrical activity of the heart
- D.
Complete inactivity of the nares
- 4.Which of the following wave sets and complexes represents sinus rhythm?
- A.
P wave followed by T wave then QRS complex
- B.
P wave followd by QRS complex then T wave
- C.
QRS complex followed by P wave then T wave
- D.
T wave followed by QRS complex the ventricular repolarization
- 5.Variations in electrical impulses of the heart are collectively called:
- A.
Interval dysfunctions
- B.
Irregular spikes
- C.
Rate pattern impulses(rpi's)
- D.
Dysrhythmias
- 6.Mr. Smith's heart rate is 120 beats per minute (BPM). You would be correct in describing this rate as a:
- A.
Bradycardia
- B.
Normal rate
- C.
Tachycardia
- D.
Heart block
- 7.The part of the rhythm that indicates the time it takes for the sinoatrial node to fire and the atria to depolarize is known as the:
- A.
P wave
- B.
R wave
- C.
S wave
- D.
T wave
- 8.A student nurse is studying a rhythm strip. You know there is understanding when the student states:
- A.
"There should be an isoelectric line of the PR Interval."
- B.
"P waves should be upright in Lead II."
- C.
"Q waves are always present in a QRS complex."
- D.
"T waves are notched at their peak."
- 9.Documantation on a rhythm strip should include all of the following except:
- A.
Date and time
- B.
Full name and room number of the patient
- C.
Signature of the reviewing physician
- D.
Rhythm analysis
- 10.Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygentated blood back into the circulatory system?
- A.
Right atrium
- B.
Right ventricle
- C.
Mitral valve
- D.
Left ventricle
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