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A nursing home calls a cardiology office requesting that a transtelephonic pacemaker check be conducted on a new admission to the facility. The technician finds no medical record indicating that the patient has been followed by the practice. What is the technician's next step? - Answer-Contact the primary care physician's office to obtain a prescription for transtelephonic monitoring What should be done when a patient reports that his or her demographic information is incorrect? - Answer-Fo...

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interventional Devices "these do something" - ANSWER Pacemakers and ICDs Ethics - ANSWER Medical ethics sffresses what moral or porper/improper to do in healthcare situations involving humans nt rights patients must be treated regardless of ability to pay rements for various forms of medical consent lines for studies and experimentation 5.a variety of end od life issues. consent - ANSWER permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. informed consent - ANSWER t...

Which of the following pacemaker complications involves irregular pacemaker intervals with slower than set rate impulses and no visual pacemaker spike? - ANSWER Malfunctioning A single-chamber pacemaker has one lead inserted into either the right atrium or which of the following? - ANSWER Right Ventricle

What should a technician do if he or she is ordered to obtain an ECG from an unconscious patient? - ANSWER explain the whole procedure to the family in the room In in-hospital telemetry technician on arriving for is shift notices that the report for the prior shift is incomplete. What should he/she do ______________ - ANSWER Notify and seek advice from a senior technician or supervisor. A patient with a trans-telephonic monitor suddenly starts complaining that he has tingling in his left a...

______ _________ helps to correct cardiac rhythm conditions? - ANSWER Radiofrequency ablation helps to correct cardiac rhythm conditions. The ablations help by scarring or even destroying the tissue in the heart that is triggering the abnormal heart rhythm. The axes of the three bipolar limb leads form a triangle around the heart known as which of the following? - ANSWER Einthoven's triangle is the standard positions for limb leads I, II, and III. The electrodes for these leads are placed eq...

Which of the following would not be done prior to performing an ECG? a. receive and validate the order b. write ECG variations on tracing c. check and change paper if necessary d. enter patient data into the machine - ANSWER b. write ECG variations on tracing What kind of artifact is this? - ANSWER What kind of artifact is this? - ANSWER What kind of artifact is this? - ANSWER Blood circulation through the heart - ANSWER superior and inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid...

Cardiac Cycle - ANSWER mechanical events that occur to pump blood Diastole - ANSWER Ventricles Relax (Repolarize) and refills as Atria contracts Rapid Filling Phase - ANSWER Atria dumping blood to ventricles; pressure causes AV valves to open Diastasis - ANSWER slowing of blood flow; pressure of atria and ventricles equalize Atrial Kick - ANSWER Atria contracts/squeeze blood

The first negative deflection noted in the QRS complex - ANSWER Q wave Atrial fibrillation with a slow ventricular response has an - ANSWER ventricular rate less than 60 BPM Patient education in self-monitoring includes with of the following: - ANSWER - when to disconnect the device - what to do when the device emits an alert sound - what type of symptoms to record during the monitoring period

1. In addition to recording the ECG and preparing the report, an ECG technician must be able to: A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes abnormalities during the recording process. B. Evaluate tracing, recognize abnormal heart rhythms, and report abnormalities to the appropriate health care professionals. C. Maintain patient records and evaluate tracings. D. Perform ultrasounds on blood vessels and assist with angioplasty. - ANSWER A. Determine if the t...