Question 1

Regardless of the method used,what are you doing when you calculate heart rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Counting the number of P waves in a minute-long rhythm strip 
B) Counting the number of QRS complexes in a minute-long rhythm strip 
C) Counting the number of premature beats or pauses in a minute-long rhythm strip 
D) Counting the number of irregular blocks in a minute-long rhythm strip 
A) Counting the number of P waves in a minute-long rhythm strip 
B) Counting the number of QRS complexes in a minute-long rhythm strip 
C) Counting the number of premature beats or pauses in a minute-long rhythm strip 
D) Counting the number of irregular blocks in a minute-long rhythm strip B

Question 2

The type of regularity in which the R-R intervals are 22-24-23-29-33-47-27 is

Accepted Answer

A) regular. 
B) regular but interrupted by premature beats. 
C) regular but interrupted by pauses. 
D) irregular. 
A) regular. 
B) regular but interrupted by premature beats. 
C) regular but interrupted by pauses. 
D) irregular. D

Question 3

-The rhythm in Figure 2 is

Accepted Answer

A) regular. 
B) irregular. 
C) regular but interrupted by premature beats. 
D) regular but interrupted by pauses. 
A) regular. 
B) irregular. 
C) regular but interrupted by premature beats. 
D) regular but interrupted by pauses. A

Question 4

Heart rate is the same as ________ rate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Heart rate is the same as ________...

Question 5

The mean rate is calculated by

Accepted Answer

A) counting the number of P waves in a minute-long rhythm strip. 
B) counting the number of QRS complexes in a minute-long rhythm strip. 
C) counting the number of QRS complexes on a six-second strip and multiplying by 10. 
D) counting the number of P waves on a six-second strip and multiplying by 10. 
A) counting the number of P waves in a minute-long rhythm strip. 
B) counting the number of QRS complexes in a minute-long rhythm strip. 
C) counting the number of QRS complexes on a six-second strip and multiplying by 10. 
D) counting the number of P waves on a six-second strip and multiplying by 10.

Question 6

Which of the following is a method of calculating heart rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Six-second strip method 
B) The QT interval method 
C) The P-P interval method 
D) All of the above 
A) Six-second strip method 
B) The QT interval method 
C) The P-P interval method 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Regularity is concerned with the constancy of QRS complexes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If the QRS complexes are all 50 little blocks apart,the heart rate is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If the QRS complexes are all 50...

Question 9

The three methods of calculating heart rate are six-second strip,memory method,and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The three methods of calculating heart rate...

Question 10

A regular rhythm is one in which the R-R intervals

Accepted Answer

A) vary by only one or two little blocks. 
B) do not vary at all. 
C) are the same as the P-P intervals. 
D) are interrupted by premature beats. 
A) vary by only one or two little blocks. 
B) do not vary at all. 
C) are the same as the P-P intervals. 
D) are interrupted by premature beats.

Question 11

An irregular rhythm is one in which

Accepted Answer

A) the R-R intervals vary "all over the place." 
B) the R-R intervals vary by only one or two little blocks. 
C) there are premature beats or pauses that interrupt the otherwise regular rhythm. 
D) the QRS complexes do not look alike. 
A) the R-R intervals vary "all over the place." 
B) the R-R intervals vary by only one or two little blocks. 
C) there are premature beats or pauses that interrupt the otherwise regular rhythm. 
D) the QRS complexes do not look alike.

Question 12

-The heart rate in Figure 1 is closest to

Accepted Answer

A) 100. 
B) 70. 
C) 150. 
D) 50. 
A) 100. 
B) 70. 
C) 150. 
D) 50.

Question 13

Calculating heart rate involves counting the number of P waves on the strip.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a method of calculating heart rate?

Accepted Answer

A) The six-second strip method 
B) The little block method 
C) The memory method 
D) The P-P interval method 
A) The six-second strip method 
B) The little block method 
C) The memory method 
D) The P-P interval method

Question 15

-The heart rate in Figure 2 is closest to

Accepted Answer

A) 180. 
B) 250. 
C) 75. 
D) 50. 
A) 180. 
B) 250. 
C) 75. 
D) 50.

Question 16

-The mean rate in Figure 1 is

Accepted Answer

A) 50. 
B) 60. 
C) 70. 
D) 100. 
A) 50. 
B) 60. 
C) 70. 
D) 100.

Question 17

Atrial rate can be calculated by counting

Accepted Answer

A) QRS complexes. 
B) P waves. 
C) PR intervals. 
D) R-R intervals. 
A) QRS complexes. 
B) P waves. 
C) PR intervals. 
D) R-R intervals.

Question 18

-The rhythm in Figure 1 is

Accepted Answer

A) regular. 
B) irregular. 
C) regular but interrupted by premature beats. 
D) regular but interrupted by pauses. 
A) regular. 
B) irregular. 
C) regular but interrupted by premature beats. 
D) regular but interrupted by pauses.

Question 19

An irregular rhythm has R-R intervals that vary by only one or two little blocks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the correct procedure for calculating a regular heart rate interrupted by premature beats?

Accepted Answer

A) Ignore the premature beats and calculate the heart rate using the six-second strip or memory methods. 
B) Calculate the range slowest to fastest using the memory method and the mean rate using the six-second strip method. 
C) Ignore the premature beats and calculate the heart rate using the little block or memory method. 
D) Calculate the range fastest to slowest using the little block method and the mean rate using the six-second strip method. 
A) Ignore the premature beats and calculate the heart rate using the six-second strip or memory methods. 
B) Calculate the range slowest to fastest using the memory method and the mean rate using the six-second strip method. 
C) Ignore the premature beats and calculate the heart rate using the little block or memory method. 
D) Calculate the range fastest to slowest using the little block method and the mean rate using the six-second strip method.

Regardless of the method used,what are you doing when you calculate heart rate?

The type of regularity in which the R-R intervals are 22-24-23-29-33-47-27 is

-The rhythm in Figure 2 is

Heart rate is the same as ________ rate.

The mean rate is calculated by

Which of the following is a method of calculating heart rate?

Regularity is concerned with the constancy of QRS complexes.

If the QRS complexes are all 50 little blocks apart,the heart rate is ________.

The three methods of calculating heart rate are six-second strip,memory method,and ________.

A regular rhythm is one in which the R-R intervals

An irregular rhythm is one in which

-The heart rate in Figure 1 is closest to

Calculating heart rate involves counting the number of P waves on the strip.

Which of the following is NOT a method of calculating heart rate?

-The heart rate in Figure 2 is closest to

-The mean rate in Figure 1 is

Atrial rate can be calculated by counting

-The rhythm in Figure 1 is

An irregular rhythm has R-R intervals that vary by only one or two little blocks.

What is the correct procedure for calculating a regular heart rate interrupted by premature beats?

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Exam 5: Calculating Heart Rate

Regardless of the method used,what are you doing when you calculate heart rate?

The type of regularity in which the R-R intervals are 22-24-23-29-33-47-27 is

-The rhythm in Figure 2 is

Heart rate is the same as ________ rate.

The mean rate is calculated by

Which of the following is a method of calculating heart rate?

Regularity is concerned with the constancy of QRS complexes.

If the QRS complexes are all 50 little blocks apart,the heart rate is ________.

The three methods of calculating heart rate are six-second strip,memory method,and ________.

A regular rhythm is one in which the R-R intervals

An irregular rhythm is one in which

-The heart rate in Figure 1 is closest to

Calculating heart rate involves counting the number of P waves on the strip.

Which of the following is NOT a method of calculating heart rate?

-The heart rate in Figure 2 is closest to

-The mean rate in Figure 1 is

Atrial rate can be calculated by counting

-The rhythm in Figure 1 is

An irregular rhythm has R-R intervals that vary by only one or two little blocks.

What is the correct procedure for calculating a regular heart rate interrupted by premature beats?

Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology

Electrophysiology

Lead Morphology and Placement

Technical Aspects of the EKG

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

Medications and Electrical Therapy

Diagnostic Electrocardiography

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