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Clinical Medical Assistant Certification

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sphygmanometer
LA positive - RA negative.
Used to measure blood pressure.
Caused by gel or lotion - also tension on the wires.
Line between two waveforms.

2. Automaticicity
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Patients tremors or shaking the wires
Thickest around the left ventricle
Several waveforms

3. Somatic Tremors
Electrical event that result in contraction
40-60 bpm
Patients tremors or shaking the wires
Autonomic nervous system.

4. 60 - cycle Interference
Line between two waveforms.
Left and right atrium
The deflection caused by atrial depolarization
Can produce deflections that are rapid and look like atrial flutter - caused by electrical interference

5. Palation
Several waveforms
Increase Heart Rate.
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
Using Touch.

6. Another name for electrodes
Sensors
Is the relazation phase of the heart.
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
Patients tremors or shaking the wires

7. Sympathetic Nervous System
LA positive - RA negative.
Line between two waveforms.
Increase Heart Rate.
Can produce deflections that are rapid and look like atrial flutter - caused by electrical interference

8. Endocardium
Innermost layer of the heart.
Marks the paper using heat.
Middle layer of the heart.
Can produce deflections that are rapid and look like atrial flutter - caused by electrical interference

9. Percussion
1mv will cause a deflection of 10mm
Tapping or striking the body.
Using Touch.
Middle layer of the heart.

10. Broken Recording
Decrease Heart Rate.
Outtermost layer.
1mv will cause a deflection of 10mm
Loose electrode or cables or frayed or broken wires.

11. Normal Sensitivity level for running EKG
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
When the cell recovers its negative charge - resulting in relaxation.
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)
0.1mv

12. Wandering Baseline
Used to measure blood pressure.
Caused by gel or lotion - also tension on the wires.
Electrical event that result in contraction
The deflection caused by atrial depolarization

13. Depolarization
Interval between two R - Waves
Left and right atrium
Electrical event that result in contraction
LL positive - RA negative.

14. Palpitation
When the cell recovers its negative charge - resulting in relaxation.
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient
Used to measure blood pressure.
Decrease Heart Rate.

15. Irregular Rhythm
Innermost layer of the heart.
Dysrhythmia
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
1mv will cause a deflection of 10mm

16. P - Wave
The deflection caused by atrial depolarization
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.
40-60 bpm
Middle layer of the heart.

17. Auscultation
Listening
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
Tapping or striking the body.
Caused by gel or lotion - also tension on the wires.

18. Ectopic Beats
Positive deflection following the T - Wave
LL positive - LA negative.
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
The outtermost layer of the heart. This is the sac that contains the heart.

19. Lead 2
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
Line between two waveforms.
LL positive - RA negative.
Several waveforms

20. Epicardium
Outtermost layer.
Tapping or striking the body.
Represent the time of ventricle contraction and the begining of repolarization of both ventricles
The first negative delfection that follows the R - Wave

21. Where do you find oxygenated and deoxygenated blood?
Left and right atrium
Used to measure blood pressure.
Positive deflection following the T - Wave
The deflection caused by ventricular repolarization

22. Inspection
Observing
Faces down and to the left.
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
Premature ventricular contractions - Ventricles contract before they should show up on the EKG with NO P - WAVE

23. Limb Leads
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
LL positive - LA negative.
Used to measure blood pressure.
bipolar and 3 augmented.

24. Repolarization
When the cell recovers its negative charge - resulting in relaxation.
Outtermost layer.
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.

25. Diastole
Is the relazation phase of the heart.
Interval between two R - Waves
0.1mv
Primary pacemaker of the heart - has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm. Found just below the opening of the superior vena cava.

26. ST Segment
Sensors
Increase Heart Rate.
Represent the time of ventricle contraction and the begining of repolarization of both ventricles
Premature ventricular contractions - Ventricles contract before they should show up on the EKG with NO P - WAVE

27. Interval
LA positive - RA negative.
The outtermost layer of the heart. This is the sac that contains the heart.
Waveform plus a segment
Using Touch.

28. S - Wave
Using Touch.
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
Innermost layer of the heart.
bipolar and 3 augmented.

29. Parasympathetic Nervous System
Decrease Heart Rate.
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient
LL positive - RA negative.

30. Complex
Several waveforms
Positive deflection following the T - Wave
Tapping or striking the body.
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.

31. Myocardium
Middle layer of the heart.
Increase Heart Rate.
Marks the paper using heat.
Can produce deflections that are rapid and look like atrial flutter - caused by electrical interference

32. R-R Intervals
Positive deflection following the T - Wave
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)
Interval between two R - Waves
Used to measure blood pressure.

33. Stylus
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)
Marks the paper using heat.
The first negative delfection that follows the R - Wave

34. Length of PR Interval
Caused by gel or lotion - also tension on the wires.
Thickest around the left ventricle
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient
.12-.20

35. R - Wave
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Using Touch.
bipolar and 3 augmented.
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.

36. Normal Standardization Mark
Patients tremors or shaking the wires
Using Touch.
Innermost layer of the heart.
1mv will cause a deflection of 10mm

37. Holter Monitor
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
Represents the time of ventricular contraction and the begining of ventricular repolarization.
Electrical event that result in contraction
.12-.20

38. Pericardium
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
The outtermost layer of the heart. This is the sac that contains the heart.
Caused by gel or lotion - also tension on the wires.
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.

39. Automatic Nervous System
LA positive - RA negative.
Increase Heart Rate.
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
Autonomic nervous system.

40. Waveform
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Increase Heart Rate.
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
LA positive - RA negative.

41. The Apex of the Heart
Outtermost layer.
The outtermost layer of the heart. This is the sac that contains the heart.
Loose electrode or cables or frayed or broken wires.
Faces down and to the left.

42. T - Wave
Line between two waveforms.
The deflection caused by ventricular repolarization
LL positive - LA negative.
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.

43. QRS Complex
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
.12-.20
Autonomic nervous system.

44. Q - Wave
Initial negative deflection caused by ventricular depolarization.
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Tapping or striking the body.
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)

45. Myocardium
Interval between two R - Waves
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
40-60 bpm
Thickest around the left ventricle

46. SA Node
.12-.20
Autonomic nervous system.
Listening
Primary pacemaker of the heart - has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm. Found just below the opening of the superior vena cava.

47. PR Segment
Marks the paper using heat.
Represents the time of ventricular contraction and the begining of ventricular repolarization.
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.

48. Segment
Line between two waveforms.
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
Autonomic nervous system.
Marks the paper using heat.

49. Lead 1
Listening
When the cell recovers its negative charge - resulting in relaxation.
Marks the paper using heat.
LA positive - RA negative.

50. The Inherent rate of the AV Junction
Autonomic nervous system.
Dysrhythmia
The outtermost layer of the heart. This is the sac that contains the heart.
40-60 bpm