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TEST BANK FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FOR
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS 6TH EDITION BY
KATHRYN BOOTH


Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1 Electrocardiography
Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular System

Chapter 3 The Electrocardiograph

Chapter 4 Performing An Ecg

Chapter 5 Rhythm Strip Interpretation And Sinus Rhythms

Chapter 6 Atrial Dysrhythmias
Chapter 7 Junctional Dysrhythmias

Chapter 8 Heart Block Dysrhythmias

Chapter 9 Ventricular Dysrhythmias

Chapter 10 Bundle Branch Block

Chapter 11 Pacemaker Rhythms
Chapter 12 Cardiac Stress Testing

Chapter 13 Ambulatory Monitoring

Chapter 14 Clinical Presentation And Management Of The Cardiac Patient

Chapter 15 Basic 12 Lead Ecg Interpretation




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Chapter 01: Role of the Electrocardiographer

Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Test Bank


Multiple Choice Questions


1. (p. 2) What is the number one cause of death in the United States?
A. Cancer
B. Diabetes
C. Cardiovascular disease
D. Accidents

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States since 1918.


Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.




2. (p. 2) The abbreviation CAD stands for:
A. Cold appendage disorder
B. Coronary application disease
C. Cerebral artery disease
D. Coronary artery disease

CAD stands for coronary artery disease, which is narrowing of the blood vessels surrounding
the heart. It causes a reduction of blood flow to the heart.


Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.




3. (p. 2) What does the electrocardiogram or ECG study?
A. The electrical activity of the heart
B. The muscle contractions of the heart
C. High blood pressure readings
D. All of the above

The electrocardiograph produces an electrical tracing of the heart. This tracing is known as
the ECG.


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Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Explain what an ECG is and its importance in medicine.


4. (p. 4) The first electrocardiograph was invented by:
A. Sir Thomas Lewis
B. Wilhelm Einthoven
C. Thomas Edison
D. Dr. James Herrick

In 1903, Wilhelm Einthoven invented the first electrocardiograph.


Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.




5. (p. 4) The abbreviation for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is:
A. IM
B. HA
C. MI
D. MCI

MI is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction.


Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Discuss the history of obtaining and using the ECG.




6. (p. 5) An electrocardiograph (ECG) technician should be able to:
A. Determine if an ECG tracing is accurate
B. Recognize abnormalities in an ECG tracing
C. Prepare the ECG tracing for the physician
D. All of the above

ECG technicians record the ECG and prepare the report for the physician. They should be
able to determine that the tracing is accurate and recognize abnormalities.




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Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Outcome: Describe career opportunities for an electrocardiographer.


7. (p. 5) An ECG monitor technician's main responsibility is to:
A. View the ECG tracings and alert the health care professional of an abnormal heart rhythm
B. Assist the physicians with invasive cardiovascular diagnostic tests
C. Perform ultrasounds of the heart and blood vessels
D. Repair hospital telemetry monitors

The responsibility of the ECG monitor technician is to view the ECG tracings and, if
anabnormal heart rhythm occurs, alert the health care professional who can treat the
abnormality.


Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Outcome: Describe career opportunities for an electrocardiographer.




8. (p. 7) A "stat" ECG is done:
A. Yearly, as part of a routine physical
B. Immediately
C. In the early morning
D. Before surgery

An emergency ECG may be referred to as "stat," meaning immediately.


Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Outcome: Compare the uses of the ECG in the hospital, in the doctor's office or ambulatory clinic, or outside of a health
carefacility.




9. (p. 7) Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known as:
A. Holter monitoring
B. Telemetry monitoring
C. Exercise electrocardiography
D. Echocardiogram




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