Chapter 15

Instructions

Choose your answers from a-d by clicking the radio button next to each choice and then press 'Submit' to get your score.

Which of the following is true of figure 1?

a) This is a trace of sinus rhythm with atrial ectopics

b) A patient with this trace is likely to be unconscious

c) A patient with this trace is unlikely to have ischaemic heart disease

d) A patient with this trace may be on digoxin

Which of the following is true of figure 2?

a) The patient with this trace is like likely to be asymptomatic

b) The most important treatment to give is adrenaline

c) The most important treatment to give is DC cardioversion

d) The patient should be anticoagulated as a priority

Which of the following is true of figure 3?

a) This is an example of the Wenkebach phenomenon

b) This is an example of atrial fibrillation

c) There is also coexistent anterior myocardial infarction

d) This is an example of third degree heart block

Which of the following is true of figure 4?

a) The patient is in sinus rhythm

b) The patient is likely to have chest pain

c) The rhythm is being determined from an external source

d) There is right axis deviation

Which of the following is true of figure 5?

a) The patient is likely to be unconscious

b) The trace exhibits first degree heart block

c) The patient may have abused cocaine

d) The trace shows right bundle branch block