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ECG MCQs with Answers for Study

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about interpreting electrocardiograms (ECGs). The questions cover topics like determining heart rate from QRS complexes, typical ECG changes in myocardial infarction, waves represented in a normal ECG, PR interval duration in different types of heart block, lead placements that suggest inferior myocardial infarction, normal QRS duration, calculating heart rate from R-R interval, identifying atrial fibrillation from ECG patterns, and coronary artery involvement based on ST elevation leads.

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ECG MCQs with Answers for Study

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about interpreting electrocardiograms (ECGs). The questions cover topics like determining heart rate from QRS complexes, typical ECG changes in myocardial infarction, waves represented in a normal ECG, PR interval duration in different types of heart block, lead placements that suggest inferior myocardial infarction, normal QRS duration, calculating heart rate from R-R interval, identifying atrial fibrillation from ECG patterns, and coronary artery involvement based on ST elevation leads.

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MCQ ECG

1. Counting the number of QRS complexes, which of the following can be


interpreted?
a. Rate of heartbeat
b. Rate of breathing
c. Cardiac output
d. Stroke volume

Answer: (a)

2. The classic ECG changes in Myocardial Infarction (MI. are


a. T-wave inversion
b. ST-segment elevation
c. Development of an abnormal Q wave
d. All of the above

Answer: (d)

3. ECG depicts the Depolarisation and Repolarisation processes during the


Cardiac Cycle. In the ECG of a normal healthy individual one of the
following waves is not represented, which one is that?
a. Depolarization of atria
b. Repolarization of atria
c. Depolarization of ventricles
d. Repolarization of ventricles

Answer: (b)
4. ECG identified by the PR interval tends to become longer with every
succeeding ECG complex until there is a P wave not followed by a QRS is
observed in
a. Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block
b. Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block, Type II
c. Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block, Type I
d. First-Degree Atrioventricular Block, Type II

Answer: (c)

5. A normal PR interval duration ranges between


a. 0.04 - 0.12 seconds (small squares of 1-3)
b. 0.12 - 0.2 seconds (small squares of 3-5)
c. 0.04 - 0.08 seconds (small squares of 1-2)
d. 0.08 - 0.12 seconds (small squares of 2-3)

Answer: (b)

6. If leads II, III, and aVF, note the ST-elevation, what would it suggest?
a. An inferior myocardial infarction
b. A posterior myocardial infarction
c. A septal myocardial infarction
d. An anterior myocardial infarction

Answer: (a)

7. QRS complex's normal duration is


a. 0.04 seconds (1 small square)
b. 0.08 seconds (2 small squares)
c. 0.16 seconds (4 small squares)
d. 0.12 seconds (3 small squares)

Answer: (d)

8. If there were 3 large squares in an R-R interval what would the heart rate
be?
a. 100
b. 90

c. 80

d. 70

Answer: (a)

9. An ECG reveals an absence of P-waves and an irregular rhythm. Which


of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

a. ventricular tachycardia

b. 2nd degree heart block

c. 1st degree heart block

d. Atrial Fibrillation

Answer: (d)

10. Which artery is most likely to be affected in the context of ST elevation


being present in leads V3 and V4?

a. Left anterior descending artery

b. Right coronary artery

c. Left circumflex coronary artery

d. All of the above

Answer : (a)

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