front 1 True or False?
| back 1 True |
front 2 True or False?
| back 2 False |
front 3 True or False?
| back 3 True |
front 4 When measuring the heart’s ability to function in an adequate manner, the radiographer must also consider the following:
| back 4 E) All of the above |
front 5 If the ECG rate indicates that the heart rate is 48 beats per minute, the radiographer can assume that the patient is having a problem called:
| back 5 C) Bradycardia |
front 6 Each normal ECG wave form consists of___________, __________, and _________ waves. | back 6 P, QRS, T |
front 7 The ECG reports the following:
| back 7 E) b and c |
front 8 The radiographer’s responsibilities in analyzing an ECG strip are:
| back 8 B) To observe and report ominous changes in the ECG, assess the patient’s signs and symptoms of distress, and prepare for emergency care |
front 9 Signs and symptoms, other than changes in the ECG pattern, that indicate that the patient is in distress while he is being monitored on the oscilloscope might be:
| back 9 E) All of the above |
front 10 The ECG rhythm that the radiographer is expected to recognize is:
| back 10 D) Normal sinus rhythm |
front 11 In sinus bradycardia, ventricular an atrial rates are less than 60 and may result in significant _____ changes. | back 11 Hemodynamic |
front 12 The screen on which ECG patterns appear is a _______. | back 12 oscilloscope |
front 13 _____ acts as a wave throughout the myocardium and results in contraction of the heart | back 13 Depolarization |
front 14 A collection of platelets, fibrin, and clotting factor that attaches to the interior wall of a vein and may result in occlusion of a vessel
| back 14 B) Thrombus |
front 15 Death of heart tissue resulting from lack of oxygenated blood flow
| back 15 A) Myocardial infarction |
front 16 Factor affecting the force of circulating blood
| back 16 D) Hemodynamics |
front 17 Insufficient oxygenation of the tissues of the heart muscle
| back 17 C) Myocardial ischemia |
front 18 A severe constricting pain or sensation in the chest that may radiate to shoulder or arm; related to coronary artery disease
| back 18 E) Angina |
front 19 Process by which cardiac muscle cells change from a more negatively charged to a more positively charged intracellular state
| back 19 C) Depolarization |
front 20 The tracing that depicts the heart's electrical activity
| back 20 A) Cardiogram |
front 21 A pacing impulse that begins in the sinus node and travels normally down electrical conduction pathways
| back 21 E) Normal sinus rhythm |
front 22 A disorder of the formation or conduction of the electrical impulses in the heart that alters the heart rate or rhythm or both
| back 22 B) Dysrhythmia |
front 23 Cardiac muscle cells return to a more negatively charged intracellular condition (their resting state)
| back 23 D) Repolarization |