What are the three layers of the heart? - Answer: epicardium, myocardium,
endocardium.
ANSWER Echocardiography is the examination of the heart using noninvasive and
painless ultrasound technology.
Which of the following acts is useful in assisting the patient with their needs?
ANSWER Maintaining a list of community services that can help patients
Automaticity means ANSWER. The ability of certain cells to produce an electrical
impulse without the necessity for external nerve stimulation
ventricular depolarization- ANSWER QRS complex
Cardiac muscle contraction or systole - depolarization
Relaxation, or Diastole of the
Answer: Repolarization of the heart muscle.
Atrial depolarization: P wave
, Ventricular repolarization - T wave.
Two PVCs in a row: ANSWER couplet
ANSWER: Atrial fibrillation has no P waves.
On an ECG, horizontal lines measure the heart rate.
Ace inhibitors reduce total resistance in the ventricular bed.
The PR interval gradually becomes longer in - ANSWER 2nd degree AV heart
block.
Touching a patient's body without their consent is termed ANSWER Battery.
An idioventricular rhythm has a pace of 20-40 beats per minute (bpm).
Which patient education process indicates that the teaching strategy is working? -
ANSWER evaluation
Which of the following marks the ECG paper? ANSWER stylus.
Who must be present during a stress test? - Cardiologist.
ANSWER: The pericardial sac that surrounds the heart permits the heart to expand
and contract with little friction.
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