Hartman's complete Guide for the EKG technician: Chapter 1

Hartman's complete Guide for the EKG
technician: Chapter 1

Electrocardiogram b(EKG) b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Is ba bquick, bpainless btest bthat
brecords bthe belectrical bactivity bof bthe bheart.


Diagnosis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Determination bof bmedical bcondition

cardiologist b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Doctors bwho bspecialize bin bthe bhealth bof bthe
bheart


Ekg btechnician b- bcorrect banswers✔✔performs bor bassists bwith bEKG btests

What bare bthe bthree btypes bof bekg btests bcalled? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔3-lead, b12-
lead, bambulatory bmonitor

Ambulatory bcare b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Any bsetting bwhere bthe bmedical bcare bis
bgiven bwithout bthe bpatient bbeing badmitted bto ba bhospital b(Outpatient bTreatment)


outpatient btreatment b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Any bsetting bwhere bthe bmedical bcare bis
bgiven bwithout bthe bpatient bbeing badmitted bto ba bhospital b(Ambulatory bcare)


Examples bof bambulatory bcare bfacilities bwhere bekgs bmight bbe bordered bor
bconducted: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Doctor's boffice
-Urgent bcare bcenter
-Free-standing bemergency bcenter
-Occupational bhealth bclinic
-Primary bcare bclinic
-Outpatient bsurgery bcenter
-Rehabilitation bcenter

Acute bcare b- bcorrect banswers✔✔24-hour bskilled bcare bgiven bin bhospitals band
bambulatory bsurgical bcenters bfor bpeople bwho brequire bshort-term, bimmediate bcare
bfor billnesses bor binjuries


Acute bcare bis bincluded bin bthe bbroad bcategory bcalled b___________
b_______________. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Inpatient btreatment


Myocardial binfarction b- bcorrect banswers✔✔heart battack

, Inpatient btreatment b- bcorrect banswers✔✔medical band bpsychological bcare bduring
bwhich ba bperson bstays bat ba bmedical bor brehabilitation bfacility


Where bwould ba bpatient bthat bhas ban bmyocardial binfarction bbe btaken bto bbe
bdiagnosed b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Cardia bcatheterization blab, ba bspecialized
blaboratory bfor bdiagnosing bheart bdisease band bthen badmitted bto bthe bhospital


The bfollowing bexamples bof binpatient btreatment bfacilities bwhere bekgs bmight bbe
bordered bor bconducted: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-hospital
-Specialty bhospital b
-long-term bcare bfacility
-inpatient brehabilitation bfacility

scope bof bpractice b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Outlining bduties bshe/he/other bis bexpected
band blegally ballowed bto bperform


What btypes bof bhistory bshould ba bekg btech bgather bfrom ba bpatient? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔-Past bmedical bhistory
-Family bmedical bhistory
-Social bhistory

past bmedical bhistory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔information bgathered bregarding bthe
bpatient's bhealth bproblems bin bthe bpast


family bmedical bhistory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔any bsignificant billnesses bthat brun bin
bthe bpatient's bfamily


social bmedical bhistory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a brecord bof bhabits blike bsmoking,
bdrinking, bdrug babuse, band bsexual bpractices bthat bcan bimpact bhealth


The bpersonal btraits bemployers bvalue bare boften breferred bto bas b______ b______. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Soft bskills


hard bskills b- bcorrect banswers✔✔measurable bphysical band bmental babilities bthat
ballow byou bto bcomplete ba bjob


Hard bSkills bvs bSoft bSkills b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Hard bskills bare bthe btechnical
bexpertise band bknowledge brequired bto bdo ba bparticular btask bor bjob bfunction


-Soft bskills brelate bto bhuman binteractions band binclude bboth binterpersonal bskills band
bpersonal battributes


Essential bsoft bskill: bAcceptance bof bconstructive bfeedback b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
Giving bconstructive bfeedback, binvolves bgiving bopinions babout ba bperson's bwork band
bmaking bhelpful bsuggestions bfor bchange.