CRAT Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Already Passed
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CRAT Exam Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Already
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When interpreting an ECG, what is the primary indicator of atrial fibrillation?
The absence of distinct P waves and the presence of an irregularly irregular rhythm.
What is the primary treatment for ventricu...
CRAT Exam Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Already
Passed
When interpreting an ECG, what is the primary indicator of atrial fibrillation?
✔✔ The absence of distinct P waves and the presence of an irregularly irregular rhythm.
What is the primary treatment for ventricular tachycardia with a pulse in a stable patient?
✔✔ Administer antiarrhythmic medications, such as amiodarone or lidocaine.
How is a normal sinus rhythm characterized on an ECG?
✔✔ Regular rhythm with a heart rate between 60 and 100 beats per minute, with each QRS
complex preceded by a P wave.
What should be the immediate intervention for a patient experiencing symptomatic bradycardia?
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, ✔✔ Administer atropine or prepare for transcutaneous pacing.
How can you distinguish between a third-degree AV block and a second-degree type II AV
block on an ECG?
✔✔ In a third-degree AV block, there is a complete dissociation between atrial and ventricular
rhythms, whereas in a second-degree type II AV block, there are intermittent non-conducted P
waves without the complete dissociation.
What does ST elevation in the precordial leads typically indicate?
✔✔ Myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome.
In the context of an ECG, what is the significance of a prolonged QT interval?
✔✔ It increases the risk of life-threatening arrhythmias such as Torsades de Pointes.
How should you respond to the presence of frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
in a patient?
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