Question 1
1. An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic monitor
with loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the technician include?
CORRECT ANSWER
"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain." (A
transtelephonic monitor with loop memory creates a recording of the electrical activity of
the heart for the segment of time before, during, and after an episode when the patient
presses the record button.)
Question 2
2. An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an EKG tracing on an older adult patient
who is unconscious upon arrival at the emergency department. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
CORRECT ANSWER
Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is considered critical. (The
technician should assume implied consent and perform the EKG in an emergency, such as
an unconscious patient arriving at the emergency department.)
Question 3
3. Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a patient's
heart rate from the EKG tracing?
CORRECT ANSWER
Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves. (The technician should use
the 300 method to calculate a full cardiac cycle.)
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,Question 4
4. An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an inpatient facility for chest
pain. Which of the following actions should the technician take when performing a series
of EKG readings for this patient?
CORRECT ANSWER
Apply silver electrodes that can be checked daily. (The technician should apply silver
electrodes to a client who is scheduled to receive a series of EKG readings because these
electrodes can be left in place and only need to be checked daily.)
Question 5
5. An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. Which of the following actions by
the technician would protect the patient's health information in accordance with HIPAA
regulations?
CORRECT ANSWER
Hand delivering the EKG to the patient's provider. (The technician should recognize that
hand-delivering the records to the provider is one way of protecting the patient's privacy.)
Question 6
6. After completing a standard 12 lead EKG on a patient, which of the following actions
should an EKG technician take next?
CORRECT ANSWER
Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from the
machine. (This is the action the technician should take next because verification of the
recording should be done prior to removing the electrodes.)
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, Question 7
7. Which of the following is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to
verify that a patient understands the Holter monitor instructions?
CORRECT ANSWER
Have the patient repeat the instructions back. (The technician should have the patient
repeat the instructions back to determine if the patient understands. The technician should
also have the patient make the first entry into the diary.)
Question 8
8. Which of the following sections of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to
measure the QRS complex?
CORRECT ANSWER
Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave.
Question 9
9. Which of the following lead groups form Einthoven's triangle?
CORRECT ANSWER
Leads, I,II,III. (These bipolar leads are represented by Einthoven's triangle.)
Question 10
10. Which of the following lead groups are bipolar leads?
CORRECT ANSWER
Leads, I,II,III. (These are the standard bipolar leads.)
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1. An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic monitor
with loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the technician include?
CORRECT ANSWER
"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain." (A
transtelephonic monitor with loop memory creates a recording of the electrical activity of
the heart for the segment of time before, during, and after an episode when the patient
presses the record button.)
Question 2
2. An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an EKG tracing on an older adult patient
who is unconscious upon arrival at the emergency department. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
CORRECT ANSWER
Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is considered critical. (The
technician should assume implied consent and perform the EKG in an emergency, such as
an unconscious patient arriving at the emergency department.)
Question 3
3. Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a patient's
heart rate from the EKG tracing?
CORRECT ANSWER
Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves. (The technician should use
the 300 method to calculate a full cardiac cycle.)
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,Question 4
4. An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an inpatient facility for chest
pain. Which of the following actions should the technician take when performing a series
of EKG readings for this patient?
CORRECT ANSWER
Apply silver electrodes that can be checked daily. (The technician should apply silver
electrodes to a client who is scheduled to receive a series of EKG readings because these
electrodes can be left in place and only need to be checked daily.)
Question 5
5. An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. Which of the following actions by
the technician would protect the patient's health information in accordance with HIPAA
regulations?
CORRECT ANSWER
Hand delivering the EKG to the patient's provider. (The technician should recognize that
hand-delivering the records to the provider is one way of protecting the patient's privacy.)
Question 6
6. After completing a standard 12 lead EKG on a patient, which of the following actions
should an EKG technician take next?
CORRECT ANSWER
Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from the
machine. (This is the action the technician should take next because verification of the
recording should be done prior to removing the electrodes.)
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, Question 7
7. Which of the following is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to
verify that a patient understands the Holter monitor instructions?
CORRECT ANSWER
Have the patient repeat the instructions back. (The technician should have the patient
repeat the instructions back to determine if the patient understands. The technician should
also have the patient make the first entry into the diary.)
Question 8
8. Which of the following sections of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to
measure the QRS complex?
CORRECT ANSWER
Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave.
Question 9
9. Which of the following lead groups form Einthoven's triangle?
CORRECT ANSWER
Leads, I,II,III. (These bipolar leads are represented by Einthoven's triangle.)
Question 10
10. Which of the following lead groups are bipolar leads?
CORRECT ANSWER
Leads, I,II,III. (These are the standard bipolar leads.)
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