Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for implantation of CRT?

Accepted Answer

A) Wide QRS segment 
B) Severe heart failure with left ventricular EF < 35% 
C) Sinus rhythm 
D) Shortened PR intervals 
A) Wide QRS segment 
B) Severe heart failure with left ventricular EF < 35% 
C) Sinus rhythm 
D) Shortened PR intervals

Question 2

Beta-blockers slow the heart rate and decrease blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Your patient's temporary pacemaker lost capture when he turned from his back onto his side.What action is most likely to restore capture?

Accepted Answer

A) Replace the pacemaker battery. 
B) Surgically remove and replace the defective pacemaker. 
C) Turn the patient back onto his back. 
D) Turn the sensitivity up. 
A) Replace the pacemaker battery. 
B) Surgically remove and replace the defective pacemaker. 
C) Turn the patient back onto his back. 
D) Turn the sensitivity up.

Question 4

Which of the following findings would be LEAST likely in a client who is taking diuretics?

Accepted Answer

A) Ventricular irritability 
B) Tachycardias 
C) Ventricular arrhythmias 
D) Bradycardia 
A) Ventricular irritability 
B) Tachycardias 
C) Ventricular arrhythmias 
D) Bradycardia

Question 5

VVI pacemakers are the most-used pacemakers in this country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Ds in DDD pacemaker stand for ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Ds in DDD pacemaker stand for...

Question 7

Capture is evidenced on the EKG by the presence of

Accepted Answer

A) P waves or QRS complexes following the pacemaker spikes. 
B) pacemaker spikes at regular intervals. 
C) paced beats on top of intrinsic beats. 
D) an appropriate distance between intrinsic beats and paced beats. 
A) P waves or QRS complexes following the pacemaker spikes. 
B) pacemaker spikes at regular intervals. 
C) paced beats on top of intrinsic beats. 
D) an appropriate distance between intrinsic beats and paced beats.

Question 8

A VOO pacemaker would pace the

Accepted Answer

A) ventricle,sense the ventricle,and be inhibited by intrinsic ventricular beats. 
B) atrium,sense nothing,and have no response to sensed events since it cannot sense. 
C) ventricle,sense nothing,and have no response to sensed events since it cannot sense. 
D) atrium and ventricle,sense atrium and ventricle,and have both an inhibitory and a triggered response to sensed events. 
A) ventricle,sense the ventricle,and be inhibited by intrinsic ventricular beats. 
B) atrium,sense nothing,and have no response to sensed events since it cannot sense. 
C) ventricle,sense nothing,and have no response to sensed events since it cannot sense. 
D) atrium and ventricle,sense atrium and ventricle,and have both an inhibitory and a triggered response to sensed events.

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Defibrillation tends to involve a smaller shock than cardioversion. 
B) Cardioversion involves synchronizing the shock with the cardiac cycle. 
C) Defibrillation is the preferred method of converting atrial tachycardia back to sinus rhythm. 
D) Defibrillation is the treatment of choice for atrial fibrillation. 
A) Defibrillation tends to involve a smaller shock than cardioversion. 
B) Cardioversion involves synchronizing the shock with the cardiac cycle. 
C) Defibrillation is the preferred method of converting atrial tachycardia back to sinus rhythm. 
D) Defibrillation is the treatment of choice for atrial fibrillation.

Question 10

Which medication used to treat SVT can cause several seconds of asystole before the rhythm converts? ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which medication used to treat SVT can...

Question 11

Propranolol (Inderol)is a

Accepted Answer

A) beta-blocker. 
B) cardiac glycoside. 
C) calcium channel blocker. 
D) sodium channel blocker. 
A) beta-blocker. 
B) cardiac glycoside. 
C) calcium channel blocker. 
D) sodium channel blocker.

Question 12

Pacemaker spikes inside T waves and QRS complexes are indicative of proper sensing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A DDD pacemaker senses only the ventricle,but paces atrium and ventricle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An AOO pacemaker would pace and sense which (if any)chambers of the heart?

Accepted Answer

Pace the a

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT used in the treatment of rapid ventricular arrhythmias?

Accepted Answer

A) Lidocaine 
B) Amiodarone 
C) Procainamide 
D) Digitalis 
A) Lidocaine 
B) Amiodarone 
C) Procainamide 
D) Digitalis

Question 16

Pacemakers function by providing an electrical stimulus when

Accepted Answer

A) the heart is experiencing periods of low exertion. 
B) the heart is no longer capable of beating. 
C) the heart's own stimulus is too fast to provide adequate cardiac output. 
D) the heart is unable to generate its own stimulus. 
A) the heart is experiencing periods of low exertion. 
B) the heart is no longer capable of beating. 
C) the heart's own stimulus is too fast to provide adequate cardiac output. 
D) the heart is unable to generate its own stimulus.

Question 17

A DDD pacemaker paces which chamber(s)of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A) Right atrium 
B) Right ventricle 
C) Left ventricle 
D) Right atrium and right ventricle 
A) Right atrium 
B) Right ventricle 
C) Left ventricle 
D) Right atrium and right ventricle

Question 18

A common cause of failure to fire is undersensing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Your patient is in ventricular tachycardia with a heart rate of 124.His blood pressure is stable but he's complaining of mild dizziness.Appropriate treatment for THIS PATIENT AT THIS TIME is

Accepted Answer

A) immediate defibrillation. 
B) amiodarone to decrease ventricular irritability and help convert the rhythm back to sinus. 
C) immediate electrical cardioversion. 
D) CPR. 
A) immediate defibrillation. 
B) amiodarone to decrease ventricular irritability and help convert the rhythm back to sinus. 
C) immediate electrical cardioversion. 
D) CPR.

Question 20

When Mrs.Hoffstetter passed out at the mall,paramedics found her heart rate to be 34.Which of the following medications would be appropriate to give to cause the heart rate to increase?

Accepted Answer

A) Digitalis 
B) Propranolol 
C) Adenosine 
D) Atropine 
A) Digitalis 
B) Propranolol 
C) Adenosine 
D) Atropine

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for implantation of CRT?

Beta-blockers slow the heart rate and decrease blood pressure.

Your patient's temporary pacemaker lost capture when he turned from his back onto his side.What action is most likely to restore capture?

Which of the following findings would be LEAST likely in a client who is taking diuretics?

VVI pacemakers are the most-used pacemakers in this country.

The Ds in DDD pacemaker stand for ________.

Capture is evidenced on the EKG by the presence of

A VOO pacemaker would pace the

Which of the following is TRUE?

Which medication used to treat SVT can cause several seconds of asystole before the rhythm converts? ________.

Propranolol (Inderol)is a

Pacemaker spikes inside T waves and QRS complexes are indicative of proper sensing.

A DDD pacemaker senses only the ventricle,but paces atrium and ventricle.

An AOO pacemaker would pace and sense which (if any)chambers of the heart?

Which of the following is NOT used in the treatment of rapid ventricular arrhythmias?

Pacemakers function by providing an electrical stimulus when

A DDD pacemaker paces which chamber(s)of the heart?

A common cause of failure to fire is undersensing.

Your patient is in ventricular tachycardia with a heart rate of 124.His blood pressure is stable but he's complaining of mild dizziness.Appropriate treatment for THIS PATIENT AT THIS TIME is

When Mrs.Hoffstetter passed out at the mall,paramedics found her heart rate to be 34.Which of the following medications would be appropriate to give to cause the heart rate to increase?

Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology

Electrophysiology

Lead Morphology and Placement

Technical Aspects of the EKG

Calculating Heart Rate

How to Interpret a Rhythm Strip

Rhythms Originating in the Sinus Node

Rhythms Originating in the Atria

Rhythms Originating in the AV Junction

Rhythms Originating in the Ventricles

AV Blocks

How to Interpret a 12-Lead EKG

Myocardial Infarction

Diagnostic Electrocardiography

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Exam 16: Medications and Electrical Therapy

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for implantation of CRT?

Beta-blockers slow the heart rate and decrease blood pressure.

Your patient's temporary pacemaker lost capture when he turned from his back onto his side.What action is most likely to restore capture?

Which of the following findings would be LEAST likely in a client who is taking diuretics?

VVI pacemakers are the most-used pacemakers in this country.

The Ds in DDD pacemaker stand for ________.

Capture is evidenced on the EKG by the presence of

A VOO pacemaker would pace the

Which of the following is TRUE?

Which medication used to treat SVT can cause several seconds of asystole before the rhythm converts? ________.

Propranolol (Inderol)is a

Pacemaker spikes inside T waves and QRS complexes are indicative of proper sensing.

A DDD pacemaker senses only the ventricle,but paces atrium and ventricle.

An AOO pacemaker would pace and sense which (if any)chambers of the heart?

Which of the following is NOT used in the treatment of rapid ventricular arrhythmias?

Pacemakers function by providing an electrical stimulus when

A DDD pacemaker paces which chamber(s)of the heart?

A common cause of failure to fire is undersensing.

Your patient is in ventricular tachycardia with a heart rate of 124.His blood pressure is stable but he's complaining of mild dizziness.Appropriate treatment for THIS PATIENT AT THIS TIME is

When Mrs.Hoffstetter passed out at the mall,paramedics found her heart rate to be 34.Which of the following medications would be appropriate to give to cause the heart rate to increase?

Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology

Electrophysiology

Lead Morphology and Placement

Technical Aspects of the EKG

Calculating Heart Rate

How to Interpret a Rhythm Strip

Rhythms Originating in the Sinus Node

Rhythms Originating in the Atria

Rhythms Originating in the AV Junction

Rhythms Originating in the Ventricles

AV Blocks

How to Interpret a 12-Lead EKG

Myocardial Infarction

Diagnostic Electrocardiography

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