Module 3 Quiz On Body Rhythm

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Quiz for module 3 please print this to give to you instructor.

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1.

A rhythm originating in the sinus node should NOT have which of the following?
- A.
  
  Narrow QRS complexes of uniform shape
- B.
  
  Regularly spaced QRS complexes
- C.
  
  Absent QRS complexes
- D.
  
  Heart rate of 60–100
2.

If the patient’s rhythm changes, you should FIRST
- A.
  
  Assess your patient for signs of decreased cardiac output.
- B.
  
  Calculate the heart rate, rhythm, and intervals.
- C.
  
  Change the lead to see if the rhythm is real or if it’s artifact.
- D.
  
  Look for P waves.
3.

The normal rhythm of the heart has P waves that are
- A.
  
  Upright, matching, and precede the QRS complex.
- B.
  
  Variable in shape and location.
- C.
  
  Often hidden inside QRS complexes.
- D.
  
  Multiple in number, preceding the QRS complex
4.

A heart rate less than 60 is said to be a
- A.
  
  Tachycardia.
- B.
  
  Bradycardia.
- C.
  
  Tachyarrhythmia.
- D.
  
  Bundle branch block.
5.

A heart rate greater than 100 is said to be a
- A.
  
  Tachycardia.
- B.
  
  Bradycardia.
- C.
  
  Myocardium.
- D.
  
  Bundle branch block.
6.

The normal rhythm originating in the sinus node should have a heart rate
- A.
  
  Greater than 100.
- B.
  
  Less than 60.
- C.
  
  Between 40 and 60.
- D.
  
  Between 60 and 100.
7.

Normal QRS complexes should have a QRS complex
- A.
  
  Less than 0.20 seconds wide.
- B.
  
  Less than 0.12 seconds wide.
- C.
  
  Between 0.12 and 0.20 seconds wide.
- D.
  
  That is alternately narrow and wide
8.

Dysrhythmias are
- A.
  
  Normal heart rhythms.
- B.
  
  Rhythms originating in the sinus node.
- C.
  
  Abnormal heart rhythms
- D.
  
  Rhythms that cause no symptoms.
9.

Which of the following is a method of calculating heart rate?
- A.
  
  Six-second strip method
- B.
  
  The QT interval method
- C.
  
  The P-P interval method
- D.
  
  All of the above
10.

The mean rate is calculated by
- A.
  
  Counting the number of P waves in a minute-long rhythm strip.
- B.
  
  Counting the number of QRS complexes in a minute-long rhythm strip.
- C.
  
  Counting the number of QRS complexes on a six-second strip and multiplying by 10
- D.
  
  Counting the number of P waves on a six-second strip and multiplying by 10.
11.

The most accurate way to determine heart rate would be to
- A.
  
  Count the number of P waves in a minute-long rhythm strip
- B.
  
  Count the number of QRS complexes in a minute-long rhythm strip.
- C.
  
  Count the number of QRS complexes on a six-second strip and multiply by 10
- D.
  
  Count the number of P waves on a six-second strip and multiply by 10.
12.

An irregular rhythm is one in which
- A.
  
  The R-R intervals vary “all over the place.”
- B.
  
  The R-R intervals vary by only one or two little blocks.
- C.
  
  There are premature beats or pauses that interrupt the otherwise regular rhythm.
- D.
  
  The QRS complexes do not look alike.
13.

A regular rhythm is one in which the R-R intervals
- A.
  
  Vary by only one or two little blocks.
- B.
  
  Do not vary at all.
- C.
  
  Are the same as the P-P intervals.
- D.
  
  Are interrupted by premature beats.
14.

Regularity of a rhythm is determined by measuring the
- A.
  
  P-P intervals
- B.
  
  QRS intervals.
- C.
  
  R-R intervals.
- D.
  
  Distance between consecutive U waves