NHA EKG CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE FINAL EXAM 210 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+

NHA EKG CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE FINAL EXAM 210
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+
"Aortic Valve - CORRECT ANSWER=> What is missing in this outline of Pulmonary Circulation?
1) RA (Right Atrium)
2) Tricuspid Valve
3) RV (Right Ventricle)
4) Pulmonary Valve
5) Pulmonary Arteries (Right/Left)
6) Lungs
7) Pulmonary Veins (Right/Left)
8) LA (Left Atrium)
9) Mitral Valve
10) LV (Left Ventricle)
11) _____
12) Aorta"

"Angle of Louis - CORRECT ANSWER=> What is formed by the manubrium and the body of the
sternum and helps in electrode placement?"

"Right - CORRECT ANSWER=> V1 is placed in the 4th intercostal space and is located on which
side of the sternum?"

"Atrial Rate - CORRECT ANSWER=> The distance between P wave to P wave can be used to
calculate what kind of rate? (2 words)

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,Equation = 1500 / (distance b/w P waves)(# of boxes b/w P waves)
*OR*
300 / # of big boxes b/w P waves"

"V4 - CORRECT ANSWER=> Which lead should be placed just below the nipple, in the 5th
intercostal space on the midclavicular line (MCL)?"

"Sinus Arrest - CORRECT ANSWER=> What arrhythmia is associated with the skipping of
heartbeats on an EKG tracing? (2 words)"

"Right - CORRECT ANSWER=> Which side of the sternum would you place V2 if the patient had
dextrocardia?"

"V2 and V4 - CORRECT ANSWER=> V3 should be placed halfway between which two leads?"

"Midaxillary - CORRECT ANSWER=> V6 is placed along the same horizontal plane as V4 and on the
_____ line.
(Hint: MAL)"

"Junctional Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER=> The presence of an inverted or absent P wave
indicates what type of arrhythmia?
(Hint: 2 words)"

"1500 mm - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 minute of an EKG strip is equivalent to how many millimeters
in length?"

"QT Interval - CORRECT ANSWER=> A full cycle of Ventricles in action is shown as what on the EKG
tracing"

"Angina - CORRECT ANSWER=> What is a more medically correct term for chest pain?"

"True - CORRECT ANSWER=> True or False?
Systemic circulation refers to the part of the circulatory system in which the blood leaves the
heart, services the body's cells, and then re-enters the heart."

"ST Segment - CORRECT ANSWER=> When the Ventricles remain depolarized (or contracted),
what is shown on the EKG tracing?"

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, "60 and 100 - CORRECT ANSWER=> The normal human heart rate is between ___ and ___ bpm."

"Ischemia - CORRECT ANSWER=> An Inverted T Wave is an indicator for what type of
arrhythmia?"

"Ventricular Rate - CORRECT ANSWER=> The distance between R wave to R wave can be used to
calculate what kind of rate? (2 words)

Equation = 1500 / (distance b/w R waves)(# of boxes b/w R waves)
*OR*
300 / # of big boxes b/w R waves"

"Sinus Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER=> What arrhythmia is associate with having a heart rate
of over 100/min? (2 words)"

"Alveoli - CORRECT ANSWER=> Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide exchange takes place in the _____ of the
lungs."

"Baseline - CORRECT ANSWER=> When 4 chambers of the heart are at rest, what is shown on the
EKG tracing?"

"Myocardial Infarction - CORRECT ANSWER=> An Elevated ST Segment is an indicator for what
type of arrhythmia?"

"T Wave - CORRECT ANSWER=> When the Ventricles repolarize (or are at rest), what is shown on
the EKG tracing?"

"Sinus Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER=> What arrhythmia is associated with having a heart rate
of under 60/min? (2 words)"

"Augmented Voltage - CORRECT ANSWER=> What does the aV in such leads as aVR, aVL and aVF
stand for?"

"12 - CORRECT ANSWER=> What is the standard number of leads in EKG tracing?"

"SA Node - CORRECT ANSWER=> When the heart is in a Diastolic State, what pacemaker releases
an electrical impulse?"

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