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Stress Testing
Worksheet A
Multiple Choice
1. What is your most important responsibility during exercise electrocardiography?
a. Providing for safety
b. Applying the leads
c. Monitoring the ECG tracing
d. Taking the patient’s blood pressure
2. Which of the following conditions would be a reason that a patient should not perform exercise
electrocardiography?
a. Coronary vascular disease
b. Previous heart attack
c. Congestive heart failure
d. Previous symptoms of angina
3. What type of test would be performed on a patient who is unable to stand or exercise?
a. Thallium stress test
b. Persantine-thallium test
c. Treadmill stress test
d. Cardiac stress test
4. During exercise electrocardiography, your patient appears to be short of breath. After informing the physician of
your suspicions, what would you do?
a. Continue the test
b. Take the patient’s blood pressure
c. Ask the patient to stop the exercise portion of the test
d. Without the patient’s knowledge, count the respiratory rate and compare to the previous rate
5. Mr. Jones is on several medications and is scheduled for an exercise electrocardiography test tomorrow. What
should you do first to determine if he should take his medications prior to the test?
a. Check the chart or order
b. Ask the physician
c. Instruct the patient no to take his beta blocker medications
d. Mr. Jones should take all of his medications since they are necessary for his treatment.
Stress Testing
Worksheet A
6. A beta blocker is
a. A protocol for exercise electrocardiography
b. A medication for hypertension
c. Necessary when performing exercise electrocardiography
d. A medication for heart disease
7. Which of the following is measured during exercise electrocardiography?
a. Blood pressure and temperature
b. Blood pressure and weight
c. 12-lead ECG and weight
d. 12-lead ECG and blood pressure
8. When educating the female patient for exercise electrocardiography, you should instruct her not to wear
a. Shorts
b. Tennis shoes
c. An underwire bra
d. Comfortable clothing
9. What pharmacology test follows the pathway of the potassium ion to the myocardium and is administered at
peak heart rate?
a. Lexiscan
b. Thallium stress test
c. Dobutamine stress test
10. What test is the most commonly used radionuclide technique for assessing ventricular performances ?
a. CT scan
b. MRI stress testing
c. MUGA stress testing
Stress Testing
Worksheet A
True/False
_____1. Patients should avoid alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine for at least 8 hours prior to exercise electrocardiography.
_____2. Patient should be encouraged to report any symptoms such as shortness of breath, weakness, dizziness, or
fatigue during exercise electrocardiography
_____3. After exercise electrocardiography, the patient should not take a hot bath or shower for at least 2 hours
_____4. You should discuss the results of exercise electrocardiography with the patient as soon as the results are
available
_____5. Patients should wear comfortable, casual clothing on the day of the test including tennis shoes and loose fitting
Pants
_____6. Leads are attached to the chest at the same sites as you would for an ambulatory monitor