AMERICAN ALLIED HEALTH EKG TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.pdf

AMERICAN ALLIED HEALTH EKG
TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WhoLdevelopedLtheLfirstLEKG?L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-WilliamLEinthoven

TheLelectricalLimpulsesLareLdeliveredLtoLtheLventriclesLbyLwayLofLthe:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-PurkinjeLFibers

AnotherLnameLforLtheLS-ALnodeLis:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-Pacemaker

TheLpresenceLorLdevelopmentLofLaLbloodLclotLinsideLaLbloodLvesselLisLcalled:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-
Thrombosis

HowLmanyLchambersLdoesLtheLheartLhave?L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-4

AnLaneurysmLisLaLsackLformedLbyLanLout-pocketingLofLaLportionLofLa(n):
a)LVenousLwall
b)LArterialLwall
c)LPericardium
d)LBothLaLandLbL-LCORRECTLANSWERS-d)LBothLaLandLb

StrokeLvolumeLmultipliedLbyLtheLnumberLofLbeatsLperLminuteLisLtheLformulaLfor:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-
CardiacLoutput

AnLagonalLrhythmLindicatesLa:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-DyingLheart

TheLaverageLnumberLofLheartLcontractionsLperLminuteLis:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-60-100

WhichLofLtheLfollowingLcanLbeLaLcauseLforLtheLhardeningLofLarteries?L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-
FormationLofLplaque

TheLfirstLmachineLusedLforLEKGLwasLcalledLa(n):
a)LStethoscope
b)LOscilloscope
c)LCardioscope
d)LNoneLofLtheLaboveL-LCORRECTLANSWERS-d)LNoneLofLtheLabove

AnginaLpectorisLisLa(n):
a)LIschemiaLofLmyocardium
b)LPulledLmuscle
c)LChestLpain
d)LBothLaLandLcL-LCORRECTLANSWERS-d)LBothLaLandLc

InLaLsinusLarrhythmia,LtheLrhythmLwillLbe:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-irregular

TheLcustomaryLwayLtoLidentifyLanLinpatientLis:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-ExaminingLtheLwristbrand

OnLEKGLpaper,LoneLsmallLboxLrepresents:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-.04LsecLandL1Lmm
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, TheLPRLsegmentLrepresents:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-DelayLatLtheLAVLnode

BloodLenteringLtheLrightLatriumLis:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-Deoxygenated

EKGLgraphLpaperLcanLbeLusedLtoLmeasure:
a)LAmplitude
b)LVoltage
c)LTime
d)LAllLofLtheLaboveL-LCORRECTLANSWERS-d)LAllLofLtheLabove

WhichLsystemLaffectsLtheLatria,Lventricles,LandLvalves?L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-CardiovascularLsystem

NormalLadultLaxillaryLtemperatureLis:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-97.6

AHALisLtheLabbreviationLforL-LCORRECTLANSWERS-AmericanLHeartLAssociation

SwellingLdueLtoLfluidLbuildLupLinLtheLtissuesLisLcalled:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-Edema

TheLupperLchambersLofLtheLheartLareLcalled:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-Atria

TheLfollowingLareLsymptomsLofLdecreasedLcardiacLoutput:
a)LCold,LclammyLskin
b)LChangeLinLcolor
c)LDyspneaLandLfatigue
d)LAllLofLtheLaboveL-LCORRECTLANSWERS-d)LAllLofLtheLabove

TheLbicuspidLvalveLisLalsoLcalledLthe:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-MitralLvalve

TachycardiaLis:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-FasterLthanL100LbeatsLperLminute

TheLinteriorLliningLofLtheLheartLisLcalledLthe:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-Endocardium

ALHolterLmonitorLisLusedLtoLdiagnose:
a)LCardiacLrhythm
b)LConductionLabnormalities
c)LBloodLpressure
d)LBothLaLandLbL-LCORRECTLANSWERS-d)LBothLaLandLb

ThreeLelectrolytesLthatLplayLanLimportantLroleLinLcardiacLconductionLinclude:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-
Potassium,LCalcium,LandLSodium

AL12LleadLECGLprovidesLviewsLfromLwhichL2Lplanes?L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-FrontalLandLhorizontal

WhatLdoLmuscleLcellsLneedLinLorderLtoLcontract?L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-Calcium

TheLnormalLPRILshouldLmeasureLbetween:L-LCORRECTLANSWERS-0.12LtoL0.20Lsec

SystolicLpressureLoccursLwhenLtheLventriclesLare:
a)LAtLrest
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