Questions and Answers Updated
2026
AnAEKGAtechnicianAreleasesAinformationAaboutAaApatientsAdiagnosisAtoAtheApatientsAemploy
erAWhichAofAtheAfollowingApatientsArightsAwasAviolated?A-
AAnswerAPatientsAconfidentiality
PAtientsAfollowAanAekgAtechnicianAtoAtheAexaminationAroomAvoluntarilyAundressesAfromAthe
AwaistAupAandAliesAonAtheAexaminationAtableAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAtypesAofAconsentAisAt
heApatientAgivingA?A-
AAnswerAImpliedAmostAconsentAforAekgAisAconsideredAimpliedAalthoughAallAproceduresAm
ustAbeAexplainedAtheAactionsAexhibitedAinAthisAsituationAareAaAformAofAimpliedAconsent
AnAEKGAtechnicianAgreetsAaApatientAtakesAtheApatientAtoAtheAexaminationAroomAandAasksA
couldAyouApleaseAstateAyourAname?AandAwhatAmedicationAdoAyouAtakeA?AWhichAofAtheAfol
lowingAtechniquesAisAtheAtechnicianAusingA?A-
AAnswerASkilledAinterviewingA(AReflectionA,AempathyA,AandAactiveAlisteningAareAalsoAimp
ortantAforAeffectiveAcommunicationAbutAusingAopen-
AendedAquestionsAincorporatesAskilledAtechniquesAforAinterviewing
communicationAwithAmembersAofAtheAhealthAcareAteamAcanAbeAaccomplishedAthroughAwhich
AofAtheAfollowingAmethods?A-
AAnswerAElectronicAhealthArecordsA,AVerbalAexchangeAcommunicationAcanAtakeAplaceAviaA
directAorAindirectAmethodsAhoweverApersonalAphonesAshouldAnotAbeAusedAforApatientAcomm
unicationAalsoAsharingAwithAcoworkersAisAonAaAneedAtoAknowAbasis
TheArecordedAcalibrationAmarkAisAmeasuredAatA5AmmAwideAandA10AmmAHighAThisAdemons
tratesAwhichAofAtheAfollowingA?A-
AAnswerATheAUniversalAstandardAwithAresultAinAaAmarkAthatAisA10mmAHighAandA5mmA
wideAifAtheAspeedAisAhalvedAtheAcalibrationAmarkAwouldAbeA2.5AmmAwideA.AIfAtheAtheAa
mplitudeAisAtwiceAnormalAtheAcalibrationAmarkAwouldAbeA20mmAHigh
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAregardingAtheAelectricalAconductionAsystemAisAtrueA?A-
AAnswerATheASAAANodeAisAlocatedAinAtheArightAatriumAandAserversAasAaAnaturalApacem
akerAofAtheAhearthAItAsendsAtheAimpulseAtoAtheAAVAnodeAwhereAitAisAslowedAandAthenApr
ogressesAtoAtheAbundleAofAhisAtheAbundleAbranchesAandAthenAtheApurkinjeAfibers.
, WhenAplacingAtheAprecordialAleadsAV4AisAplacedAinAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAlocations?A-
AAnswerAFifthAIntercostalAspaceAaAtheAleftAmidclavicularAline
InAstressAtestingAorAambulatoryAmonitoringAwhatApurposeAdoesAtheAgreenAleadAserve?A-
AAnswerAItAisAaAgroundAandAhelpsAreduceAartifacts(AtheAlocationAofAtheAgreenAleadAisAt
heArightAlowerAabdomenAorAlowerAchestAareaAandAtheArightAleadAservesAasAaAground.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisAinAcomplianceAwithAHIPPAAregulations?A-
AAnswerATheApatient'sAdiagnosisAisAconsideredAprotectedAhealthAinformation.TheAassistant
AshouldAtakeAcareAtoAprotectAPHIAfromAauthorizedAdisclosure
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAisAaAtechnicianAsafeguardAforAmaintainingApatientsAprivacyA
-
AAnswerAUsingAaApersonAspecificApwAtoAaccessAtheAelectronicAhealthArecordsAtheAassistan
tAshouldAalwaysAuseAaAuniqueApersonAspecificAidentificationAnameAorAnumberAandAuniqueA
pwAtoAaccessAtheAelectronicAhealthArecordsA.AthisAallowsAtheAhealthAcareAfacilityAtoAtrackA
whoAhasAaccessedApatientArecordAinformation
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAmostAimportantAactionAtoAtakeAtoAbreakAtheAchainAofAinfectionA
whenApreparingAtoAperformAanAekgAprocedureAforAaApatientA?A-
AAnswerAwashingAhandsAisAtheAsingleAmostAimportantAactionAthatAassistantApreventAtheA
spreadAofAmicroAorganismsAandAbreakAtheAchainAofAinfection.
AnAEKGAassistantAisAhelpingAaApatientAduringAaAstressAtestAtheApatientAdevelopsAnauseaAa
ndAvomitsAbloodAtingedAfluidAInAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAlocationsAshouldAtheAtechAplaceAaA
clothAhandAtowelAthatAisAsoiledAbyAvomit?A-
AAnswerABiohazardABagAtheAassistantAshouldAdisposeAofAsoiledAlinensAinAaAbiohazardAb
agAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofApotentiallyAinfectiousAagents
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAbyAaAekgAtechnicianAisAanAexampleAofAadheringAtoAtheAeth
icalAprincipleAofAprofessionalAliabilityA?A-
AAnswerAMonitoringAaApatient'sAconditionAduringAanAexerciseAstressAtestAisAourAresponsi
bilityAtoAmonitorApatientsAdueAtoAliability.
AnAEKGAtechAisApreparingAtoAperformAaAstandardA12AleadAEKGAforAaA9AyearAoldAchildAwh
ichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAtoAreduceAtheAchild'sAanxietyA-
AAnswerAAllowAtheAchildAtoAtouchAtheAequipmentAbeforeAtheAprocedureAandAAnswerAqu
estionAtheAchildAanxietyAofAtheAunknownAwillAgoAaway