NR-571 Complex Diagnosis and Management in Acute Care Practicum
Midterm Exam Review (Weeks 1-4 Covered)
Question:
What areas of the heart does an EKG look at?
Answer:
Inferior Septal Anterior Lateral Posterior
Question:
What EKG leads look at an INFERIOR blockage?
Answer:
inferior = II, III, aVF
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Question:
What EKG leads look at an SEPTAL blockage?
Answer:
V1, V2
Question:
What EKG leads look at an ANTERIOR blockage?
Answer:
V2, V3, V4
Question:
What EKG leads look at an POSTERIOR blockage?
Answer:
V8, V9
Question:
what coronary artery is involved with an INFERIOR blockage?
Answer:
Right Coronary artery (RCA) seen in leads II, III, & aVF
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Question:
what coronary artery is involved with an SEPTAL blockage?
Answer:
Left anterior descending (LAD) seen in leads V1 & V2
Question:
what coronary artery is involved with an ANTERIOR blockage?
Answer:
Left anterior descending (LAD) seen in leads V2, V3, &V4
Question:
what coronary artery is involved with an LATERAL blockage?
Answer:
Circumflex seen in leads I, aVL, V5 & V6
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Question:
What EKG leads look at an LATERAL blockage?
Answer:
I, aVL, V5 & V6
Question:
What is aVR used for in advance diagnostics?
Answer:
assessing for bundle branch blocks. aVR looks directly down the heart. this is the ventricular septum AKA the conduction pathway.
Question:
What is troponin?
Answer:
a globular protein complex involved in muscle contraction. It occurs with tropomyosin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.
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