EKG MED CERTS QUESTIONS 2025
|GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Which blood pressure should the electrocardiographer recognize as
outside the expected normal range for a healthy adult?
Select one:
a. 150/100
b. 110/70
c. 115/75
d. 100/60 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: With an expected
range of 100-119 systolic and 60-79 diastolic for the healthy adult, a
blood pressure of 150/100 is outside this range.
The correct answer is: 150/100
If the electrocardiographer notes that the patient has stopped breathing
and has no pulse while performing an ECG, two breaths should be
provided to the patient.
Select one:
True
,False - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: While performing an
ECG, if the patient stops breathing and has no pulse as determined using
the carotid artery, the electrocardiographer should call for help and begin
CPR.
The correct answer is 'False'.
Which condition may prompt the physician to order an ECG on a
patient?
Select one:
a. Dizziness
b. Chest pain
c. Mental status changes
d. All the above - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: An ECG is
done to assess the heart, which may be required of a patient who is
having chest pain, dizziness, altered mental status or syncope.
The correct answer is: All the above
When encountering a patient in the acute care setting with a severe case
of measles, which of the following isolation precautions should be
observed?
Select one:
a. Airborne
, b. Droplet
c. Contact
d. All the above - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: Airborne
precautions are observed for a patient with a condition that transmits
minute airborne droplets, such as measles, chicken pox or tuberculosis.
The correct answer is: Airborne
A patient's health history is protected health information.
Select one:
True
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: A patient's health
history is protected health information and must be kept confidential.
The correct answer is 'True'.
Which of the following are appropriate to identify the patient prior to
performing an ECG?
Select one:
a. Room number and hospital ID
b. Medical record number and room number
c. Hospital ID and Social Security number
|GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Which blood pressure should the electrocardiographer recognize as
outside the expected normal range for a healthy adult?
Select one:
a. 150/100
b. 110/70
c. 115/75
d. 100/60 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: With an expected
range of 100-119 systolic and 60-79 diastolic for the healthy adult, a
blood pressure of 150/100 is outside this range.
The correct answer is: 150/100
If the electrocardiographer notes that the patient has stopped breathing
and has no pulse while performing an ECG, two breaths should be
provided to the patient.
Select one:
True
,False - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: While performing an
ECG, if the patient stops breathing and has no pulse as determined using
the carotid artery, the electrocardiographer should call for help and begin
CPR.
The correct answer is 'False'.
Which condition may prompt the physician to order an ECG on a
patient?
Select one:
a. Dizziness
b. Chest pain
c. Mental status changes
d. All the above - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: An ECG is
done to assess the heart, which may be required of a patient who is
having chest pain, dizziness, altered mental status or syncope.
The correct answer is: All the above
When encountering a patient in the acute care setting with a severe case
of measles, which of the following isolation precautions should be
observed?
Select one:
a. Airborne
, b. Droplet
c. Contact
d. All the above - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: Airborne
precautions are observed for a patient with a condition that transmits
minute airborne droplets, such as measles, chicken pox or tuberculosis.
The correct answer is: Airborne
A patient's health history is protected health information.
Select one:
True
False - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Rationale: A patient's health
history is protected health information and must be kept confidential.
The correct answer is 'True'.
Which of the following are appropriate to identify the patient prior to
performing an ECG?
Select one:
a. Room number and hospital ID
b. Medical record number and room number
c. Hospital ID and Social Security number
