Echelon Quiz Questions | 100% Correct
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When the sympathetic nerve fibers are stimulated, the heart rate is ____________. - ✔✔elevated
Electrode location sites should be rotated _______________ or when the pt is sweaty or has had a bath.
- ✔✔q24h
What method is used to calculate atrial and ventricular rate for irregular rhythms? - ✔✔6 second rule
T or F: The qrs complex in MCL1 can be negative and still be normal. - ✔✔T
A wave form is a movement ______________ the isoelectric line in either a positive or negative
direction. - ✔✔away from
Lead II is helpful in detecting.... - ✔✔sinus node and atrial arrhythmias
What affects preload: volume in the veins, pressure in the arteries or ventricles, or volume of blood in
the ventricles? - ✔✔volume in the veins
Along with Lead II, lead III is most helpful in monitoring changes in what part of the heart? - ✔✔Inferior
wall MI
What are the best areas to place electrodes? - ✔✔on soft tissue
The ekg produces an upright pattern on the paper in response to electrical activity in the heart flowing
towards a - ✔✔positive electrode
The QT interval represents - ✔✔total ventricular activity
