Loyola Institute of Technology and Science

Loyola Nagar,Thovalai – Rajavoor Road,Kanyakumari District

Academic Year(2022-2023 Even Sem)
Weekly Test 1
Dept:BME
Year:III Semester:VI
Subject:DTE-1 Subject Code:BM8601
Time:50 Minutes Total Marks:20
Part-A(2X2=4 Marks)
WT 1.1 What is ventricular fibrillation? (MAY 2013)

WT 1.2 What is third degree heart block (APR 2014)

Part -B (1X16=16 Marks)

WT 1.3 What is pacemaker? Explain the working of demand type synchronous pacemaker
(NOV 2013)
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BM 8601-Diagnpostic andTherapeutic Equipments -I
Weekly Test 1-Answer Key
Year/Sem:III/VI Total :20 Marks
Part A(2*2=4)
WT 1.1 What is ventricular fibrillation? (MAY 2013)

Ventricular fibrillation is a serious cardiac emergency resulting from asynchronous contraction

of the heart muscles. During fibrillation the heart muscles fibers are continuously stimulated by
adjacent cells that there is no synchronized succession of events that follow the heart muscle.
WT 1.2 What is third degree heart block (APR 2014)

In ECG signals if the normal conduction system us disturbed then the beat rate will be slower
than the normal rate. This state is called heart block. third degree AV block is occur due to
asynchronous action of atrium and ventricle.