MEDCA EKG Exam with Complete Answers
sudden drop in blood pressure after eating is known as ___________ - Answer-post-prandial hypotension
The _______________ is the largest vein in the body - Answer-vena cava
The transition period between the conclusion of ventricular contraction and the be...
MEDCA EKG Exam with Complete
Answers
A sudden drop in blood pressure after eating is known as ___________ - Answer-post-
prandial hypotension
The _______________ is the largest vein in the body - Answer-vena cava
The transition period between the conclusion of ventricular contraction and the
beginning of electrical recovery is the ____________________ - Answer-ST-Segment
Although the EKG is useful in measuring the health of the heart, it does not measure the
hearts _________? - Answer-strength
The aortic valve separates the ___________ and the ____________ - Answer-left
ventricle; aorta
the drug _____________ is commonly used to treat Orthostatic hypotension - Answer-
fludrocortisone
The three major blood vessels attached to the heart are the
______________,____________________, and________________________ -
Answer-pulmonary, superior, and inferior
The. "aV" stands for - Answer-augmented voltage
A node refers to a special type of tissue that acts as both
_______________and________________ by the body processes - Answer-produced;
sustained
Myocardial Infarction is a condition in which? - Answer-blood flow to parts of the heart
are blocked
The minimum pressure at the time the heart is in a relaxation and dilation period is the
__________? - Answer-Dystolic
The _____________ is located in the upper wall of the right atrium - Answer-SA Node
_____________________is a heart condition in which a weakening or change of the
heart muscle occurs - Answer-cardiomyopathy
The upper chambers are the - Answer-receiving
, Chest leads are numbered how? - Answer-V1-V6
Chest leads are places - Answer-right to left
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the circulating blood upon the walls of
_________________ - Answer-blood vessels
T-waves represents ? - Answer-repolarization of ventricles
The SA node is also known as - Answer-natural pacemaker
____________hypertension develops slowly over many years
_____________-hypertension appears suddenly and is caused by an underlying
condition - Answer-primary; secondary
Patient ____________ may be more important in obtaining a diagnostically pure EKG
than the mechanics of the EKG itself - Answer-Psychology
The four valves that regulate blood through the heart are the - Answer-tricuspid,
pulmonic, mitral, aortic
______ is the medial term for low blood pressure - Answer-hypotension
_______________hypotension happens when a person goes from a sitting or lying
position to a standing position - Answer-postural
the right ventricle sends blood through the pulmonary artery to the ______________? -
Answer-lungs
rectal temperatures are 0.5-1 degree __________ than the temperature taken orally. -
Answer-higher
The ________ is the part of the brain that controls autonomic functions such as
breathing, heart functions, and blood vessel function. - Answer-medulla
______________ enters the lungs with each inhalation; while
_____________________ exits the lungs with each exhalation - Answer-oxygen;
carbon dioxide
Not every QRS-Complex holds a ____ wave, _____wave, _____or a ________ wave -
Answer-Q, R, S
Oxygen rich blood from the lungs goes to the heart through the __________ veins -
Answer-Pulmonary
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