MEDCA EKG Practice Test
with Correct Answers
Illness such as fever will put an increased metabolic demand on the body, and the heart
rate increases due to: - Answer-Oxygen requirements
Heart problems caused by plaque buildup in arteries can lead to: - Answer--Heart attack
Causes for abnormal heart rates can be caused by many factors, including: - Answer--
Anxiety
The pulse rate can be measured in any place where arteries can be compressed
against a bone to feel: - Answer--The pulsation
Points for heart rate measurement include: - Answer-Facial artery
Dorsalis pedis
Ulnar artery
Common pulse sites are: - Answer-Head/neck
Torso
Lower limb
The average heart weighs about: - Answer--11 ounces
The heart is about the size of a: - Answer--Fist
Heavy _________________ may have negative effects on the heart: - Answer-Snoring
The average heart pumps about ___________ gallons of blood a day: - Answer--2,000
Rene Laennec invented the _______________ in 1816. - Answer--Stethoscope
The heart consist of four: - Answer--Chambers
How many types of valves regulate blood flow through the heart: - Answer-4
Blood vessels are hollow tube-like structures that circulate ____________ throughout
the body: - Answer--Blood
, A heart node refers to a special tissue type that acts as: - Answer--Muscle and nervous
tissue
Neurological pathways connect the heart with the medulla of the ______________. -
Answer--Brain
The lungs are the organs where the exchanges of _______________ between the air
and blood take place: - Answer--Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Oxygen enters the ________________ with each inhalation. - Answer-Lungs
________________ spreads from the blood into the air space - Answer-Carbon dioxide
An EKG is done to: - Answer-Determine if walls of chambers are too thick
Find causes of chest pain such as inflammation, angina or heart attack
Check the heart's electrical
Preparing a patient for the EKG procedure involves: - Answer--Instructing a patient to
remove the jewelry
The electrocardiograph may be used to evaluate the functions of: - Answer-Artificial
Pacemaker
Job duties for the EKG Technician may include - Answer--Obtaining patient information
-Identifying abnormal heart activity
-Escorting patients into treatment room
The equipment used by the EKG technician may include: - Answer-Scissors
Calipers
Calculator
An EKG technician should be able to: - Answer--Work with precision and accuracy
Holter monitoring records cardiac rhythm for a time period of: - Answer--24 to 48 hours
Stress testing records and monitors cardiac rhythm during: - Answer--Exercise
Phonocardiograph technicians operate equipment used to record abnormal: - Answer--
Heart sounds
Vectorcardiograph technicians monitor 3-dimentional tracings of the activity of the: -
Answer--Heart
Taking vital signs normally means the recording of the body: - Answer-Smoking
Intake of food
Breathing
with Correct Answers
Illness such as fever will put an increased metabolic demand on the body, and the heart
rate increases due to: - Answer-Oxygen requirements
Heart problems caused by plaque buildup in arteries can lead to: - Answer--Heart attack
Causes for abnormal heart rates can be caused by many factors, including: - Answer--
Anxiety
The pulse rate can be measured in any place where arteries can be compressed
against a bone to feel: - Answer--The pulsation
Points for heart rate measurement include: - Answer-Facial artery
Dorsalis pedis
Ulnar artery
Common pulse sites are: - Answer-Head/neck
Torso
Lower limb
The average heart weighs about: - Answer--11 ounces
The heart is about the size of a: - Answer--Fist
Heavy _________________ may have negative effects on the heart: - Answer-Snoring
The average heart pumps about ___________ gallons of blood a day: - Answer--2,000
Rene Laennec invented the _______________ in 1816. - Answer--Stethoscope
The heart consist of four: - Answer--Chambers
How many types of valves regulate blood flow through the heart: - Answer-4
Blood vessels are hollow tube-like structures that circulate ____________ throughout
the body: - Answer--Blood
, A heart node refers to a special tissue type that acts as: - Answer--Muscle and nervous
tissue
Neurological pathways connect the heart with the medulla of the ______________. -
Answer--Brain
The lungs are the organs where the exchanges of _______________ between the air
and blood take place: - Answer--Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Oxygen enters the ________________ with each inhalation. - Answer-Lungs
________________ spreads from the blood into the air space - Answer-Carbon dioxide
An EKG is done to: - Answer-Determine if walls of chambers are too thick
Find causes of chest pain such as inflammation, angina or heart attack
Check the heart's electrical
Preparing a patient for the EKG procedure involves: - Answer--Instructing a patient to
remove the jewelry
The electrocardiograph may be used to evaluate the functions of: - Answer-Artificial
Pacemaker
Job duties for the EKG Technician may include - Answer--Obtaining patient information
-Identifying abnormal heart activity
-Escorting patients into treatment room
The equipment used by the EKG technician may include: - Answer-Scissors
Calipers
Calculator
An EKG technician should be able to: - Answer--Work with precision and accuracy
Holter monitoring records cardiac rhythm for a time period of: - Answer--24 to 48 hours
Stress testing records and monitors cardiac rhythm during: - Answer--Exercise
Phonocardiograph technicians operate equipment used to record abnormal: - Answer--
Heart sounds
Vectorcardiograph technicians monitor 3-dimentional tracings of the activity of the: -
Answer--Heart
Taking vital signs normally means the recording of the body: - Answer-Smoking
Intake of food
Breathing
