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____ 3. The ECG tracing is generated in about ____ on a single 8 10 sheet of ECG paper.
a. 30 seconds c. 3 minutes
b. 1 minute d. 5 minutes
____ 4. Who interprets an ECG?
a. provider c. patient
b. medical assistant d. cardiologist
____ 5. ECG paper for single-channel machines comes in which form?
a. roll c. pad
b. single sheets d. wirebound notebook
____ 6. The paper moves through an ECG machine at a rate of ____ mm per second.
a. 5 c. 15
b. 10 d. 25
____ 7. The distance across ___ large square(s) on ECG paper represents 1.0 second.
a. 1 c. 10
b. 5 d. 25
____ 8. The bipolar leads are attached to which parts of the body?
a. upper left and right sides of the chest
b. upper outer thighs and inner lower forearms
c. upper outer arms and inner lower calves
d. upper inner arms and outer lower calves
____ 9. Which ECG lead records the voltage difference between the left arm and the left leg?
a. lead I c. lead III
b. lead II d. lead IV
____ 10. The ___ records the heart’s voltage difference between the left leg electrode and a central point between the
right arm and left arm.
a. aVG c. aVL
b. aVR d. aVF
____ 11. Cardiac patients should be instructed to:
a. take their prescribed medication regularly and report any problems immediately
b. eat a low-fat, high-sodium diet
c. drink at least one alcoholic beverage a day
d. practice stress-inducing behaviors
____ 12. If the ECG tracing is too large, the sensitivity dial should be turned down to 1/2 to produce a standardization
mark:
a. 10 mm high and 2 mm wide c. 15 mm high and 4 mm wide
b. 5 mm high and 2 mm wide d. 20 mm high and 4 mm wide
____ 13. If the ECG cycles are too close together, the speed can be changed to ___ mm per second.
a. 25 c. 75
b. 50 d. 100
____ 14. When placing the ECG electrodes on a patient’s lower leg, the connectors should point:
a. up c. to the patient’s left
b. down d. to the patient’s right
____ 15. Atrial fibrillation:
a. is seen only in patients with cardiac disease
b. is caused only by hypertension
c. produces a heart rate that ranges from 400 to 500 BPM
d. is indicated by a cardiac cycle that occurs before the next cycle is due
____ 16. Premature ventricular contractions are not commonly seen in patients with:
a. hypertension c. lung disease
b. coronary artery disease d. leukemia
____ 17. Ventricular fibrillation is seen in patients with:
a. lung disease c. liver disease
b. cardiac disease d. colon cancer
____ 18. When using a Holter monitor, the ECG electrodes are attached to a patient’s:
a. shoulders c. upper arms
b. lower back d. chest wall
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