EKG CERTIFICATION EXAM |ACCURATE
ANSWERS |VERIFIED
What is the approximate amount of time for the QRS complex to record on an
ECG - Accurate Answer✅✅0.04-0.10.
Identify the measures of the intervals in the strip below - Accurate
Answer✅✅PRI: 0.14
QRS: 0.08
QT: 0.28
What is a typical characteristic of a Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC) - Accurate
Answer✅✅Two P waves for one QRS complex
What is a major complication of atrial fibrillation - Accurate Answer✅✅Thrombi
formation
A three-month-old patient is fussy and moving his arms and legs. What should the
ECG technician do in order to get proper electrode placement for an accurate
EGC? - Accurate Answer✅✅Smooth the child with a pacifier and allow the parent
to hold the child
Where should the V4 electrode be placed on the body? - Accurate Answer✅✅left
midclavicular line, 5th intercostal space
Which condition requires the lead placement shown in the diagram below? -
Accurate Answer✅✅Dextrocardia
,To determine the quality of atrial activity on an ECG strip, the ECG technician
should examine which of the following portions of the cardiac cycle? - Accurate
Answer✅✅PR Interval
An ECG technician is preparing to perform an ECG on a patient with a total left
arm amputation. How should the technician place the arm electrodes? - Accurate
Answer✅✅Put both the right and left on the torso, below the clavicle
Prior to an ECG a patient informs the ECG technician that he often experiences
orthopnea. How should the technician prepare this patient for the ECG procedure?
- Accurate Answer✅✅Position the patient in the semi-Fowler's position
If the RA-LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward
deflection in - Accurate Answer✅✅Lead 1
What is the minimum number of variations of the P wave in a wandering atrial
pacemaker rhythm? - Accurate Answer✅✅3
What should an ECG technician do to correct wave sets that are too close together
to be accurately analyzed? - Accurate Answer✅✅Increase the running speed of
the ECG machine to 50mm/sec
A female patient has come in for an ECG following a mastectomy. ECG electrodes
should be placed - Accurate Answer✅✅As close to the surgery site as possible
without touching the site
Which of the following are true of the ECG rhythm shown in the strip below -
Accurate Answer✅✅Decreased cardiac output occurs with duration.
Seriousness depends on the length of the pause.
It is a normal sinus rhythm with a blocked PAC.
, What variation in ECG results is likely for patients with pacemakers? - Accurate
Answer✅✅Presence of a pacing spike `
What is the rhythm shown in the strip below - Accurate Answer✅✅Ventricular
pacing
Improper grounding of the ECG during set-up is most likely to result in - Accurate
Answer✅✅Alternating Current Artifact
A cardiac cycle is detected on the ECG monitor, but the patient has no pulse. This
is known as - Accurate Answer✅✅PEA (Pulseless Electrical Activity)
When a patient with a pacemaker has an ECG performed, the strip will contain -
Accurate Answer✅✅Small spikes where a P wave may not be seen
While performing a stress test on a patient, the patient complains of chest pain and
has the ECG shown below. Which of the following should the ECG technician do
next? - Accurate Answer✅✅Notify the physician/nurse and stop the treadmill
A constant PRI that exceeds 0.20 seconds indicates - Accurate Answer✅✅A first
degree AV block
After validation an ECG order, collection all supplies, and ensuring the machine is
in proper working order, the technician's next action should be to - Accurate
Answer✅✅Identify the patient
ANSWERS |VERIFIED
What is the approximate amount of time for the QRS complex to record on an
ECG - Accurate Answer✅✅0.04-0.10.
Identify the measures of the intervals in the strip below - Accurate
Answer✅✅PRI: 0.14
QRS: 0.08
QT: 0.28
What is a typical characteristic of a Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC) - Accurate
Answer✅✅Two P waves for one QRS complex
What is a major complication of atrial fibrillation - Accurate Answer✅✅Thrombi
formation
A three-month-old patient is fussy and moving his arms and legs. What should the
ECG technician do in order to get proper electrode placement for an accurate
EGC? - Accurate Answer✅✅Smooth the child with a pacifier and allow the parent
to hold the child
Where should the V4 electrode be placed on the body? - Accurate Answer✅✅left
midclavicular line, 5th intercostal space
Which condition requires the lead placement shown in the diagram below? -
Accurate Answer✅✅Dextrocardia
,To determine the quality of atrial activity on an ECG strip, the ECG technician
should examine which of the following portions of the cardiac cycle? - Accurate
Answer✅✅PR Interval
An ECG technician is preparing to perform an ECG on a patient with a total left
arm amputation. How should the technician place the arm electrodes? - Accurate
Answer✅✅Put both the right and left on the torso, below the clavicle
Prior to an ECG a patient informs the ECG technician that he often experiences
orthopnea. How should the technician prepare this patient for the ECG procedure?
- Accurate Answer✅✅Position the patient in the semi-Fowler's position
If the RA-LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward
deflection in - Accurate Answer✅✅Lead 1
What is the minimum number of variations of the P wave in a wandering atrial
pacemaker rhythm? - Accurate Answer✅✅3
What should an ECG technician do to correct wave sets that are too close together
to be accurately analyzed? - Accurate Answer✅✅Increase the running speed of
the ECG machine to 50mm/sec
A female patient has come in for an ECG following a mastectomy. ECG electrodes
should be placed - Accurate Answer✅✅As close to the surgery site as possible
without touching the site
Which of the following are true of the ECG rhythm shown in the strip below -
Accurate Answer✅✅Decreased cardiac output occurs with duration.
Seriousness depends on the length of the pause.
It is a normal sinus rhythm with a blocked PAC.
, What variation in ECG results is likely for patients with pacemakers? - Accurate
Answer✅✅Presence of a pacing spike `
What is the rhythm shown in the strip below - Accurate Answer✅✅Ventricular
pacing
Improper grounding of the ECG during set-up is most likely to result in - Accurate
Answer✅✅Alternating Current Artifact
A cardiac cycle is detected on the ECG monitor, but the patient has no pulse. This
is known as - Accurate Answer✅✅PEA (Pulseless Electrical Activity)
When a patient with a pacemaker has an ECG performed, the strip will contain -
Accurate Answer✅✅Small spikes where a P wave may not be seen
While performing a stress test on a patient, the patient complains of chest pain and
has the ECG shown below. Which of the following should the ECG technician do
next? - Accurate Answer✅✅Notify the physician/nurse and stop the treadmill
A constant PRI that exceeds 0.20 seconds indicates - Accurate Answer✅✅A first
degree AV block
After validation an ECG order, collection all supplies, and ensuring the machine is
in proper working order, the technician's next action should be to - Accurate
Answer✅✅Identify the patient
