EKG

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Excessive sweat or lotion on the patient's skin most often results in:
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If the patient's EKG shows a somatic tremor, she may:
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How many leads are produced in a routine EKG?
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The typical placement for Holter monitoring includes:
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Segment from J point to the onset of the T wave?
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Unipolar lead when the left arm is positive and the other limbs are negative
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How many bipolar leads are used in a standard EKG?
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The deflection produced by ventricular repolarization:
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Using the "large box" method to determine ventricular rate:
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This lead represents a difference in potential between the left leg and the left arm:
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The QRS complex represents:
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Arrhythmia of sinus origin where HR goes above 100 bpm:
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Ambulatory EKG device used over a period of time:
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What is the also known as the "pacemaker"
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This plane divides the body horizontally into upper and lower parts:
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When conducting an exercise stress test, for a 50 year old patient, the target heart rate would be:
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A normal P wave should be no higher than:
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Ms. Trevino is experiencing SOB when laying down for her EKG. The technician should:
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Bipolar lead when left leg is positive and the left arm is negative:
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A properly standardized EKG will have 1mV showing a deflection of:
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The blood volume ejected outside the ventricle after each contraction is called:
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Which is not a property of the heart cell:
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Lead II measures:
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Mr. Travis is about to have a Holter monitor test and the technician discovers that the patient has a very hairy chest. What should the technician do?
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Precordial lead foudn at the 5th ICS, left mid-clavicular line?
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The proper running speed of the EKG is:
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The heart receives its own blood supply from
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How many large boxes are in six seconds?
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What charge does a precordial electrode have?
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Mr. Jones' EKG graph showed a normal P wave in lead II. The P wave should be:
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Which precordial lead is found at the 4th ICS, left sternum border?
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How many electrodes are used in a routine EKG?
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What is the first electrical impulse that is recorded on the ECG paper during a normal cardiac cycle?
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Using the sequence method to determine heart rate, which would be indicated after the 300, 150, 100 , ...
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Which condition would be characterized by "saw-tooth-like" waves named F waves:
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To estimate the HR in a patient with a slow or irregular pattern:
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A T wave should be no more than how much in height?
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What is the initial negative deflection produced by ventricular depolarization:
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In which layer of the heart are the coronary arteries located?
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Given to all patients with acute chest pain that may be due to cardiac ischemia, suspected hypoxemia and cardiopulmonary arrest:
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When this wave is prominent, it could indicate hypokalemia:
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What condition is seen in the image above? (see packet for image)
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The P wave represents:
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A segment is
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An insufficient blood supply to the myocardium is a(n):
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Several waveforms:
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During the 1st phase of repolarization in which a myocardial cell is unable to react to any electrical stimulus is called:
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The front surface of the body is known as the
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Loose electrode or cables may result in:
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After a stress test, how often is a 12 lead EKG recorded during the recovery period?