EKG TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ALL CORRECT

EKG TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ALL CORRECT An EKG is providing instructions to a patient who is to wear a cardiac event monitor at home. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the instructions? - ANSWER- if the batteries fall, i will replace them myself an EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG for a patient who is experiencing accelerated junctions rhythm. What settings should the technician use? - ANSWER- 25 mm/second which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? - ANSWER- gain What position is appropriate for a patient during a nuclear stress test while the camera is scanning? - ANSWER- supine with the arms above the head an EKG technician is evaluating a standard 12-lead EKG tracing during a recording. The technician should recognize that electrical activity of the septal wall is recorded by which of the following leads? - ANSWER- leads V1 and V2 in a healthy adult patient, what is the expected shape and direction of the P wave in lead II? - ANSWER- rounded and upright an EKG technician should recognize that which of the following signs are often present when a patient is experiencing ventricular tachycardia? - ANSWER- multiple premature ventricular contractions in a row