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ACC Medical Assistant Review NCCTSquamous (flat and irregular) cuboidal or columnar - answerCells
The human heart consists of valves - answer4
Sac surrounding the heart is - answerPericardium
The innermost layer of the heart is - answerEndocardium
The outermost layer of the heart - answerEpicardium
The middle layer of the heart is - answerMyocardium
The muscular layer of the heart is - answerMyocardium
Which of the following are bipolar leads - answerLead I, III, III
Which are the following are unipolar leads - answeraVR, aVL, and aVF
Which of the following are precordial leads - answerV1-V6
Placement of V1 electrode in a 12 lead EKG would be - answer4th intercostal space to right of the sternum
Placement of V2 electrode in a 12 lead EKG would be - answer4th intercostal space to left of the sternum
Placement of V3 electrode in a 12 lead EKG would be - answerBetween V2 and V4
P wave morphology can be best described by - answerThe first wave seen
T wave morphology can be best described by - answerThe rounded upright wave following the QRS
PR interval morphology can be best described by - answerDistance between beginning of P wave and beginning of QRS
QT interval morphology can be best described by - answerMeasured from beginning of QRS to end of T wave U wave morphology can be best described by - answerSmall rounded, upright wave following T wave
Placement of V4 electrode in a 12 lead EKG would be - answer5th intercostal space at the left midclavicular line
Placement of V5 electrode in a 12 lead EKG would be - answer5th intercostal space at the left anterior axillary line
Place of the V6 electrode in a 12 lead EKG would be - answer5th intercostal space at the left mid axillary line
QRS complex morphology can be best described by - answerDeflections of 3 waves followed by the P wave
ST segment morphology can be best described by - answerDistance between S wave and the beginning of the T wave
What is a cardiac cycle - answerSequence of the event in 1 heart beat. Blood is pumped through the entire cardiovascular system.
A systole can be identified as the - answerContraction phase
Stroke volume can be described as - answerAmount of blood ejected from either ventricle in a single contraction
A diastole can be identified as the - answerRelaxation phase
Which of the following options best describes the cardiac output - answerAmount of blood pumped through the cardiovascular system in 1 minute
Which of the following is a property of a cardiac cell - answerAutomaticity, Excitability, Conductivity
Heart is located in the - answerMediastinum
Ventricle are the - answerLower chambers of the heart
Which of the following is not a commonly seen wave on an EKG tracing - answerU wave
The ability of the heart to create its own electrical impulse would be termed - answerAutomaticity
Which of the following options best described de-oxygenated blood - answerBlood having no oxygen Which of the following option best describe oxygenated blood - answerBlood having oxygen
Range for normal heart beat would be between - answer60-100
Bradycardia can be described as - answerSlow heart rate
Tachycardia can be described as - answerFast heart rate
Which of the following is the most important step in performing an EKG - answerIdentify the patient
Which of the following is the correct statement - answer1 small square = 0.04 sec
A 0.20 sec on an EKG tracing is equal to - answer1 big square
Which of the following describes heart rate - answerThe number of times the heart beats per minute
Most common way for assessing a regular rhythm on a EKG tracing would be to count - answerThe number of large boxes between 2 R waves
Which method should be used to calculate heart rate when using large boxes as reference in a 6 sec EKG tracing - answer300 / number of boxes
Which method should be used to calculate heart rate when using small boxes as reference in a 6 sec EKG tracing - answer1500 / number of boxes
If the distance between 2 R waves is 15 small boxes, the heart rate would be interpreted as - answer100 bpm
If the distance between 2 R waves is 10 small boxes, the heart rate would be interpreted as - answer150 bpm
If the distance between 2 R waves is 5 small boxes, the heart rate would be interpreted as - answer300 bpm
If the distance between 2 R waves is 5 large boxes, the heart rate would be interpreted as - answer60 bpm
If the distance between 2 R waves is 10 large boxes, the heart rate would be interpreted
as - answer30 bpm
If the distance between 2 R waves is 15 large boxes, the heart rate would be interpreted
as - answer20 bpm
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