Free Cardiac Subspecialty Certification Questions and Answers

Question 1

The Mason Likar modification is what?

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A different arrangement for placing electrodes in a 12-lead EKG

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A way to add resistance to certain exercises without physically increasing the weight of the dumbbell or apparatus

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An adjustment made during metabolic formula used to account for errors due to obesity

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An alteration to the formula determining gross oxygen consumption for clients with asthma

Question 2

An ST depression accompanied by strong U waves and flattened T waves results from what electrolyte abnormality?

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Hypokalemia

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Hypocalcemia

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Hypercalcemia

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Hyperkalemia

Question 3

Which of the following is used to evaluate the calcium in coronary arteries?

Accepted Answer

Electron beam computed tomography

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Radionuclide scintigraphy

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Radionuclide ventriculography

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Single photon emission computed tomography

Question 4

What is the method where a balloon is used to flatten plaque up against an arterial wall to provide more room inside the artery for better blood flow?

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Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)

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Laser Angioplasty

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABGS)

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Atherectomy

Question 5

What does the Holter EKG monitoring test function entail?

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Tracks abnormalities on EKG as they occur throughout the day

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Monitors blood glucose level throughout the day

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Radioactive dye is injected to show abnormalities in the EKG

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Measures the vasodilation of the major vessels of the heart and shows them on the EKG

Question 6

The horizontal squares on an EKG measure what?

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Duration

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R wave

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Voltage

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Q wave

Question 7

Which of the following statements about a T wave is true?

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Prominent peaks may indicate myocardial infarction or hyperkalemia

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Is normally perfectly symmetrical

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Frequently hard to detect in a normal EKG

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Suggests ischemia if inverted