NHA EKG Certification Study Guide
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1. SA Node What is the heart's primary pacemaker?
2. Occlusion What is a more medically correct term for the clotting of an artery?
3. P Wave When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
4. Heart to the Right aVR picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
Arm (Add "to the" in your answer.)
5. Sinus Arrhythmia An irregular heartbeat that is common among children is called _____ _____.
6. 1 mm 1 small box on an EKG strip denotes 0.04 seconds of time. How long is this
represented in millimeters?
7. Right Arm to the Lead I picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Left Arm
8. Cardiac Output What is the term used to described the amount of blood pumped by the heart per
minute?
9. Standard Leads Leads I through III are collectively known as?
10. Right Arm to the Lead II picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Left Leg
11. Precordial Leads Leads V1 through V6 are collectively known as
(Hint: Chest)
12. Aorta What is the main artery in the arterial system?
(Hint: It carries oxygenated blood to the heart and other parts of the body.)
13. Heart to the Left aVL picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
Arm (Add "to the" in your answer.)
14. aVR, aVL, and aVF are collectively known as?
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Augmented
Leads
15. Left Arm to the Lead III picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Left Leg
16. Grounding Leg electrodes are only used for?
17. Heart to the Left aVF picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
Leg (Add "to the" in your answer.)
18. Superior Vena What is the main vein in the venous system? (Hint: It carries deoxygenated blood
Cava from the lungs to the heart's right atrium.)
19. AV Node When the heart is in a Systolic State, what pacemaker releases an electrical im-
pulse?
20. V4 and V6 V5, located on the anterior axillary line (AAL), should be placed halfway between
which two leads?
21. Bicuspid Valve The Mitral Valve is also known as the ___ ___.
22. QRS Complex When the Ventricles depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
23. Systolic When using a Sphygmomanometer (Blood Pressure Cuff) to measure blood
pressure, the FIRST audible thump when listening to the brachial artery with a
Stethoscope denotes what kind of pressure?
24. Second The Angle of Louis provides the LOCATION for which intercostal space? (Write out
the number)
25. Ischemia When clotting reduces oxygen supply to a region of the heart it is known as _____.
26. PR Segment When the Atria repolarize (or are at rest), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
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1. SA Node What is the heart's primary pacemaker?
2. Occlusion What is a more medically correct term for the clotting of an artery?
3. P Wave When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
4. Heart to the Right aVR picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
Arm (Add "to the" in your answer.)
5. Sinus Arrhythmia An irregular heartbeat that is common among children is called _____ _____.
6. 1 mm 1 small box on an EKG strip denotes 0.04 seconds of time. How long is this
represented in millimeters?
7. Right Arm to the Lead I picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Left Arm
8. Cardiac Output What is the term used to described the amount of blood pumped by the heart per
minute?
9. Standard Leads Leads I through III are collectively known as?
10. Right Arm to the Lead II picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Left Leg
11. Precordial Leads Leads V1 through V6 are collectively known as
(Hint: Chest)
12. Aorta What is the main artery in the arterial system?
(Hint: It carries oxygenated blood to the heart and other parts of the body.)
13. Heart to the Left aVL picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
Arm (Add "to the" in your answer.)
14. aVR, aVL, and aVF are collectively known as?
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Augmented
Leads
15. Left Arm to the Lead III picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Left Leg
16. Grounding Leg electrodes are only used for?
17. Heart to the Left aVF picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
Leg (Add "to the" in your answer.)
18. Superior Vena What is the main vein in the venous system? (Hint: It carries deoxygenated blood
Cava from the lungs to the heart's right atrium.)
19. AV Node When the heart is in a Systolic State, what pacemaker releases an electrical im-
pulse?
20. V4 and V6 V5, located on the anterior axillary line (AAL), should be placed halfway between
which two leads?
21. Bicuspid Valve The Mitral Valve is also known as the ___ ___.
22. QRS Complex When the Ventricles depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
23. Systolic When using a Sphygmomanometer (Blood Pressure Cuff) to measure blood
pressure, the FIRST audible thump when listening to the brachial artery with a
Stethoscope denotes what kind of pressure?
24. Second The Angle of Louis provides the LOCATION for which intercostal space? (Write out
the number)
25. Ischemia When clotting reduces oxygen supply to a region of the heart it is known as _____.
26. PR Segment When the Atria repolarize (or are at rest), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
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