Question 1

Which of the following is the premier diagnostic feature of Ventricular Fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

A) Rate greater than 350 bpm 
B) P waves unrelated to QRS complexes 
C) More P waves than QRS complexes 
D) No measurable waves or complexes 
A) Rate greater than 350 bpm 
B) P waves unrelated to QRS complexes 
C) More P waves than QRS complexes 
D) No measurable waves or complexes D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT caused by irritability?

Accepted Answer

A) Premature Ventricular Complex 
B) Idioventricular Rhythm 
C) Ventricular Tachycardia 
D) Ventricular Fibrillation 
A) Premature Ventricular Complex 
B) Idioventricular Rhythm 
C) Ventricular Tachycardia 
D) Ventricular Fibrillation B

Question 3

Unifocal PVCs:

Accepted Answer

A) arise from multiple irritable sites. 
B) change conduction from one beat to the next. 
C) look like each other. 
D) look like the underlying rhythm. 
A) arise from multiple irritable sites. 
B) change conduction from one beat to the next. 
C) look like each other. 
D) look like the underlying rhythm. C

Question 4

Which of the following is a feature of Asystole?

Accepted Answer

A) No measurable waves or complexes 
B) Flutter waves on the baseline 
C) Wide,bizarre QRS complexes 
D) Rate 20-40 bpm 
A) No measurable waves or complexes 
B) Flutter waves on the baseline 
C) Wide,bizarre QRS complexes 
D) Rate 20-40 bpm

Question 5

Idioventricular Rhythm can be described as all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) an irritable rhythm. 
B) an agonal rhythm. 
C) an escape rhythm. 
D) a lethal rhythm. 
A) an irritable rhythm. 
B) an agonal rhythm. 
C) an escape rhythm. 
D) a lethal rhythm.

Question 6

Which of the following types of PVCs is NOT considered a particular warning of increased myocardial irritability?

Accepted Answer

A) Couplets and runs 
B) Bigeminy,trigeminy,or quadrigeminy 
C) R on T phenomenon 
D) Interpolation 
A) Couplets and runs 
B) Bigeminy,trigeminy,or quadrigeminy 
C) R on T phenomenon 
D) Interpolation

Question 7

A compensatory pause is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) AV conduction defect. 
B) delay within atria. 
C) delay that causes a PVC. 
D) delay following a PVC. 
A) AV conduction defect. 
B) delay within atria. 
C) delay that causes a PVC. 
D) delay following a PVC.

Question 8

Ventricular Tachycardia is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) an irritable focus within the ventricles. 
B) an irritable pacemaker moving between the AV junction and the ventricles. 
C) blocked conduction within the bundle branches. 
D) an escape pacemaker within the ventricles. 
A) an irritable focus within the ventricles. 
B) an irritable pacemaker moving between the AV junction and the ventricles. 
C) blocked conduction within the bundle branches. 
D) an escape pacemaker within the ventricles.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a lethal arrhythmia?

Accepted Answer

A) Premature Ventricular Complexes 
B) Ventricular Tachycardia 
C) Ventricular Fibrillation 
D) Idioventricular Rhythm 
A) Premature Ventricular Complexes 
B) Ventricular Tachycardia 
C) Ventricular Fibrillation 
D) Idioventricular Rhythm

Question 10

When PVCs appear in a pattern where every third beat is a PVC,the pattern is called:

Accepted Answer

A) runs of PVCs. 
B) tricyclic PVCs. 
C) trigeminy. 
D) triplets. 
A) runs of PVCs. 
B) tricyclic PVCs. 
C) trigeminy. 
D) triplets.

Question 11

The QRS complexes in Ventricular Fibrillation are:

Accepted Answer

A) 0.12 sec or greater. 
B) not measurable. 
C) less than 0.12 sec. 
D) wide and uniform. 
A) 0.12 sec or greater. 
B) not measurable. 
C) less than 0.12 sec. 
D) wide and uniform.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a typical Premature Ventricular Complex?

Accepted Answer

A) Preceded by upright P wave 
B) Followed by compensatory pause 
C) QRS measuring 0.12 sec or greater 
D) T wave in opposite direction from R wave 
A) Preceded by upright P wave 
B) Followed by compensatory pause 
C) QRS measuring 0.12 sec or greater 
D) T wave in opposite direction from R wave

Question 13

Two PVCs attached together are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) a double PVC. 
B) a couplet. 
C) bigeminy of PVCs. 
D) repeating PVCs. 
A) a double PVC. 
B) a couplet. 
C) bigeminy of PVCs. 
D) repeating PVCs.

Question 14

PVCs falling in a pattern of every other beat are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) runs of PVCs. 
B) bigeminy. 
C) coupled PVCs. 
D) repeating PVCs. 
A) runs of PVCs. 
B) bigeminy. 
C) coupled PVCs. 
D) repeating PVCs.

Question 15

The rhythm that is the result of the total absence of cardiac electrical activity is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) Asystole. 
B) Idioventricular Rhythm. 
C) Ventricular Tachycardia. 
D) Ventricular Fibrillation. 
A) Asystole. 
B) Idioventricular Rhythm. 
C) Ventricular Tachycardia. 
D) Ventricular Fibrillation.

Question 16

Ventricular Tachycardia that has a rate below 150 is identified as:

Accepted Answer

A) Ventricular Fibrillation. 
B) slow Ventricular Tachycardia. 
C) Ventricular Bradycardia. 
D) Ventricular Asystole. 
A) Ventricular Fibrillation. 
B) slow Ventricular Tachycardia. 
C) Ventricular Bradycardia. 
D) Ventricular Asystole.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a sign of myocardial irritability?

Accepted Answer

A) Frequent or increasing PVCs 
B) Short bursts of Ventricular Tachycardia 
C) Asystole 
D) Multifocal PVCs 
A) Frequent or increasing PVCs 
B) Short bursts of Ventricular Tachycardia 
C) Asystole 
D) Multifocal PVCs

Question 18

A Premature Ventricular Complex is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) single irritable beat. 
B) atrial malfunction. 
C) escape mechanism. 
D) heart block. 
A) single irritable beat. 
B) atrial malfunction. 
C) escape mechanism. 
D) heart block.

Question 19

When an ectopic beat falls during the vulnerable phase of the cardiac cycle,it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) vulnerability. 
B) R on T phenomenon. 
C) escape mechanism. 
D) phased ectopic. 
A) vulnerability. 
B) R on T phenomenon. 
C) escape mechanism. 
D) phased ectopic.

Question 20

The rate for an Idioventricular Rhythm is ________ bpm.

Accepted Answer

A) 20-40 
B) 40-60 
C) 60-100 
D) 100-120 
A) 20-40 
B) 40-60 
C) 60-100 
D) 100-120

Which of the following is the premier diagnostic feature of Ventricular Fibrillation?

Which of the following is NOT caused by irritability?

Unifocal PVCs:

Which of the following is a feature of Asystole?

Idioventricular Rhythm can be described as all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following types of PVCs is NOT considered a particular warning of increased myocardial irritability?

A compensatory pause is a(n):

Ventricular Tachycardia is caused by:

Which of the following is NOT a lethal arrhythmia?

When PVCs appear in a pattern where every third beat is a PVC,the pattern is called:

The QRS complexes in Ventricular Fibrillation are:

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a typical Premature Ventricular Complex?

Two PVCs attached together are referred to as:

PVCs falling in a pattern of every other beat are referred to as:

The rhythm that is the result of the total absence of cardiac electrical activity is referred to as:

Ventricular Tachycardia that has a rate below 150 is identified as:

Which of the following is NOT a sign of myocardial irritability?

A Premature Ventricular Complex is a(n):

When an ectopic beat falls during the vulnerable phase of the cardiac cycle,it is called:

The rate for an Idioventricular Rhythm is ________ bpm.

Electrophysiology

Waves and Measurements

Analyzing Ekg Rhythm Strips

Sinus Rhythms

Atrial Rhythms

Junctional Rhythms

Heart Blocks

Filters

Exam 8: Ventricular Rhythms

Which of the following is the premier diagnostic feature of Ventricular Fibrillation?

Which of the following is NOT caused by irritability?

Unifocal PVCs:

Which of the following is a feature of Asystole?

Idioventricular Rhythm can be described as all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following types of PVCs is NOT considered a particular warning of increased myocardial irritability?

A compensatory pause is a(n):

Ventricular Tachycardia is caused by:

Which of the following is NOT a lethal arrhythmia?

When PVCs appear in a pattern where every third beat is a PVC,the pattern is called:

The QRS complexes in Ventricular Fibrillation are:

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a typical Premature Ventricular Complex?

Two PVCs attached together are referred to as:

PVCs falling in a pattern of every other beat are referred to as:

The rhythm that is the result of the total absence of cardiac electrical activity is referred to as:

Ventricular Tachycardia that has a rate below 150 is identified as:

Which of the following is NOT a sign of myocardial irritability?

A Premature Ventricular Complex is a(n):

When an ectopic beat falls during the vulnerable phase of the cardiac cycle,it is called:

The rate for an Idioventricular Rhythm is ________ bpm.

Electrophysiology

Waves and Measurements

Analyzing Ekg Rhythm Strips

Sinus Rhythms

Atrial Rhythms

Junctional Rhythms

Heart Blocks

Filters