Steve's EKG Final
This are from my EKG final study notes. Hope it helps!
- 1.What is the medical term for blood pressure cuff?
- A.
Sphygmomanometer
- B.
Diostolic and Systolic
- C.
Pressure indicator
- D.
Pressure manometer
- 2.You are performing a blood pressure check. The sound that you hear first is the __________?
- A.
Murmur
- B.
Diastolic
- C.
Systolic
- D.
Flutter
- 3.What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
- A.
12 to 20 breaths per minute
- B.
10 to 25 breaths per minute
- C.
8 to 18 breaths per minute
- D.
15 to 24 breaths per minute
- 4.What is a myocardial infarction (MI)?
- A.
Lack of breath to the lungs
- B.
Measurement of the cardiac output
- C.
Lungs stop supplying blood to the body
- D.
Heart attack
- 5.A waxy fat-like substance that is found in our cells is ______________?
- A.
Trans fat
- B.
Saturated fat
- C.
Cholesterol
- D.
Cebum
- 6.On a 12-lead EKG, how many electrodes are attached to the body?
- A.
10
- B.
12
- C.
8, not including ground
- D.
14, including ground
- 7.What is a heart murmur?
- A.
What a normal heart does just before a lub/dub
- B.
Caused by blood flow through a heart valve that is closed completely
- C.
Caused by blood flow through a heart valve that is not closing all the way
- D.
Both A and C
- 8.On an EKG machine setup, what is the meaning of bipolar leads and what is another name for bipolar leads?
- A.
Bipolar leads have more than two connectors, leg leads
- B.
Bipolar leads are split at the terminal, triangle leads
- C.
Bipolar leads have two leads, limb leads
- D.
Bipolar leads are special leads, trunk leads
- 9.Normal human heartrate is ______________?
- 10.What is the purpose of taking the pulse of a patient?
- A.
To check for sufficient bloodflow before applying the blood pressure cuff
- B.
It is not the most important vital sign but it's still a good idea to take it if the doctor orders it
- C.
Confirms the P wave on the EKG chart
- D.
Measures the heartrate in beats per minute
- 11.What is the normal range of the QRS complex?
- A.
1.2 seconds
- B.
12 nanoseconds
- C.
Greater than .12 seconds
- D.
Less than .12 seconds
- 12.Why must the outlet used for the EKG equipment power be free of any other powered devices?
- A.
The extra electricity required would cause spikes on the print-out
- B.
Done to avoid 60-cycle interference
- C.
Voltage transients could short out the EKG machine
- D.
The circuitry inside the wall would be a parallel path
- 13.What are the four chambers of the heart?
- A.
Right aorta, right ventricle, left aorta, left ventricle
- B.
Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
- C.
Two atria and two verticles
- D.
AV left and right, up and down
- 14.What is the medical term for the fluid filled sac surrounding the heart?
- A.
Pericardium
- B.
Epicardium
- C.
Endocardium
- D.
Indocardium
- 15.What is the function of the pulmonary valve?
- A.
Controls the flow of blood from chamber to chamber
- B.
Controls the flow of blood when the other valves stop functioning
- C.
Transfers the electrical signal by conduction to the bundle branches
- D.
Controls the flow of deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
- 16.____________________ is the normal body temperature for a human body?
- 17.From the following blood pressures what is the best reading?120/70120/60115/60
- 18.What are the unipolar augmented limb leads?
- A.
Right arm = aVr
- B.
Left arm = aVl
- C.
Left leg = aVf
- D.
All of the above
- 19.If the Q wave is present, what is true of the Q wave?
- A.
It is always negative
- B.
It is always positive
- C.
It is indicating the normal segment
- D.
It is indicating an abnormal segment
- 20.Multiplying the number of R waves for six seconds of EKG printout times ten measures the __________________ and is called the ____________________?
- A.
Breaths per minute (BPM), 6-Second Rule
- B.
Beats per minute (BPM), 60-Cycle Rule
- C.
Beats per minute (BPM), 6-Second Rule
- D.
None of the above
- 21.What does the abbreviation EKG mean?
- A.
Echocardiogram
- B.
Electricalorigram
- C.
Endocardiogram
- D.
None of the above
- 22.Where does the apex of the heart point?
- A.
Down and to the right
- B.
Down and to the left
- C.
Curved up to the left
- D.
Curved up to the right
- 23.The hearts' electrical system is called the ________________?
- A.
Polarity, negative and positive, switching
- B.
Heart circuitry
- C.
Body's on/off switch
- D.
Cardiac conduction
- 24.What are the four common vital signs performed in a doctor's office?
- A.
Pulse, blood pressure, respiration, temperature
- B.
Pulse, weight, height, temperature
- C.
Temperature, blood pressure, ear infection test, palpate
- D.
Family history, eating habits, temperature, pulse
- 25.You auscultate the heart of a patient and hear abnormal sounds. What could this mean?
- A.
The patient has tremors and could indicate abnormal blood flow to the heart
- B.
The patient has a heart murmur that could indicate structural heart disease
- C.
The patient has a lub dub that could indicate a higher than normal pulse
- D.
None of the above
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