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Cardiac Subspecialty Certification (CSC) Exam - Question List

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36.

What are some causes of a third-degree AV block?

  1. Certain drugs, such as quinidine and atropine
  2. Age, digitalis intoxication, or myocardial infarction
  3. Heart disease and damage from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  4. Hypertension, coronary artery disease, and cardiomyopathy
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37.

In particular, which type of atrioventricular block patient would be a good candidate for the implantation of a pacemaker?

  1. Hemiblocks
  2. Transmural ischemic blocks
  3. Posterior fascicular block
  4. Third-degree block
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38.

What condition may be indicated very early by an EKG with ST elevations, or tall, upright T waves?

  1. Sudden cardiac death
  2. Myocardial ischemia
  3. Transmural myocardial infarction
  4. Coronary artery disease
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39.

Which electrolyte abnormality will show shortened ventricular repolarization and shortened QT intervals on EKG?

  1. Hypercalcemia
  2. Hypocalcemia
  3. Hyperkalemia
  4. Hypokalemia
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40.

What does the horizontal aspect of the EKG measure?

  1. Voltage
  2. Duration
  3. Watts
  4. Waveforms
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