Question 1

Pacemakers will continue to fire until the battery runs out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Defibrillation is the treatment of choice for V-fib.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The distance between consecutive pacemaker spikes is referred to as the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The distance between consecutive pacemaker spikes is...

Question 4

Beta-blockers must be used with caution in patients with

Accepted Answer

A) supraventricular tachycardia. 
B) asthma or chronic lung disease. 
C) hypertension. 
D) atrial tachycardia. 
A) supraventricular tachycardia. 
B) asthma or chronic lung disease. 
C) hypertension. 
D) atrial tachycardia.

Question 5

Which of the following interferes with the movement of calcium ions through the cardiac cell membranes?

Accepted Answer

A) Propranolol 
B) Diltiazem 
C) Digitalis 
D) Nitroglycerin 
A) Propranolol 
B) Diltiazem 
C) Digitalis 
D) Nitroglycerin

Question 6

The most common pacemaker malfunctions include ALL BUT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Failure to fire 
B) Failure to capture 
C) Failure to sense 
D) Failure to repolarize 
A) Failure to fire 
B) Failure to capture 
C) Failure to sense 
D) Failure to repolarize

Question 7

Mrs.McShelton has a VVI pacemaker.She is having pacemaker spikes in the T waves,QRS complexes,and ST segments of her intrinsic beats.This is indicative of

Accepted Answer

A) a normally functioning pacemaker. 
B) failure to fire. 
C) loss of capture. 
D) undersensing. 
A) a normally functioning pacemaker. 
B) failure to fire. 
C) loss of capture. 
D) undersensing.

Question 8

Which of the following directly causes increased tissue oxygenation?

Accepted Answer

A) Lidocaine 
B) Oxygen 
C) Epinephrine 
D) Atropine 
A) Lidocaine 
B) Oxygen 
C) Epinephrine 
D) Atropine

Question 9

When a pacemaker fires,it creates what sign on the EKG?

Accepted Answer

A) A P wave 
B) A QRS complex 
C) A T wave 
D) A spike 
A) A P wave 
B) A QRS complex 
C) A T wave 
D) A spike

Question 10

Pulseless V-tach is treated like V-fib and defibrillated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Verapamil is a Class ________ antiarrhythmic medication.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Verapamil is a Class ________ antiarrhythmic medication....

Question 12

An AED is

Accepted Answer

A) a defibrillator meant for use by the lay public. 
B) an implanted defibrillator. 
C) a cardiac monitor and defibrillator meant for use by health care professionals. 
D) the same as a monitor-defibrillator. 
A) a defibrillator meant for use by the lay public. 
B) an implanted defibrillator. 
C) a cardiac monitor and defibrillator meant for use by health care professionals. 
D) the same as a monitor-defibrillator.

Question 13

A transcutaneous pacemaker paces the heart

Accepted Answer

A) through the skin. 
B) by way of a wire threaded through a vein and into the heart. 
C) by way of a wire attached to the surface of the heart. 
D) permanently. 
A) through the skin. 
B) by way of a wire threaded through a vein and into the heart. 
C) by way of a wire attached to the surface of the heart. 
D) permanently.

Pacemakers will continue to fire until the battery runs out.

Defibrillation is the treatment of choice for V-fib.

The distance between consecutive pacemaker spikes is referred to as the ________.

Beta-blockers must be used with caution in patients with

Which of the following interferes with the movement of calcium ions through the cardiac cell membranes?

The most common pacemaker malfunctions include ALL BUT which of the following?

Mrs.McShelton has a VVI pacemaker.She is having pacemaker spikes in the T waves,QRS complexes,and ST segments of her intrinsic beats.This is indicative of

Which of the following directly causes increased tissue oxygenation?

When a pacemaker fires,it creates what sign on the EKG?

Pulseless V-tach is treated like V-fib and defibrillated.

Verapamil is a Class ________ antiarrhythmic medication.

An AED is

A transcutaneous pacemaker paces the heart

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

Pacemakers will continue to fire until the battery runs out.

Defibrillation is the treatment of choice for V-fib.

The distance between consecutive pacemaker spikes is referred to as the ________.

Beta-blockers must be used with caution in patients with

Which of the following interferes with the movement of calcium ions through the cardiac cell membranes?

The most common pacemaker malfunctions include ALL BUT which of the following?

Mrs.McShelton has a VVI pacemaker.She is having pacemaker spikes in the T waves,QRS complexes,and ST segments of her intrinsic beats.This is indicative of

Which of the following directly causes increased tissue oxygenation?

When a pacemaker fires,it creates what sign on the EKG?

Pulseless V-tach is treated like V-fib and defibrillated.

Verapamil is a Class ________ antiarrhythmic medication.

An AED is

A transcutaneous pacemaker paces the heart

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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