EKG Practice Test 2.A – ECG Rhythm Mastery for Healthcare Providers A+

EKG PRACTICE TEST 2.A

1. During an exercise stress test, an EKG technician notices that the patient
appears to be hyperventilating. Which of the following actions should the
technician take first ?: Check the patient's respiratory rate
2. An EKG technician is providing instructions to a patient who is to wear
a cardiac event monitor at home. Which of the following statements by the
patient indicates an understanding of the instructions ?: "If the batteries fall,
I will replace them myself "
3. An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG for a patient who
is experiencing accelerated junctional rhythm. Which of the following speed
settings should the technician use ?: 25mm/second
4. Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician
use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing
?: Gain
5. Which of the following positions is appropriate for a patient during a
nuclear stress test while the camera is scanning ?: Supine with the arms above
the head
6. An EKG technician is evaluating a standard 12-lead EKG tracing .during
.a .recording. .The .technician .should .recognize .that .electrical .activity .of .the

.septal .wall .is .recorded .by .which .of .the .following .leads .?: .Leads .V1 .and .V2


7. In .a .healthy .adult .patient,.Which .of .the .following .is .the .expected .shape .and
.direction .of .the .P .wave .in .lead .II .?: .Rounded .and .upright


8. An .EKG .technician .is .performing .an .exercise .stress .test .for .a .patient .who
.exhibits . ventricular .fibrillation .on .the .EKG .tracing. .Which .of .the .following

.actions .should .the .technician .take .first .?: .Determine .if .the .patient .is .responsive


9. An .EKG .technician .should .recognize .that .which .of .the .following .signs
.are .often .present .when .a .patient .is .experiencing .ventricular .tachycardia

?: .Multiple .premature .ventricular .contractions .in .a .row
10. Which .of .the .following .EKG .findings .differentiates .accelerated .idioven-
.tricular .rhythm .from .junctional .rhythm .?: .Accelerated .idioventricular .rhythm .has

.a .wide .QRS .complexes

11. An .EKG .technician .should .recognize .that .a .rhythm .strip .should .be .at .least
.how .many .seconds .long .to .accurately .identify .rate .and .rhythm .?: .6 .seconds


12. An .EKG .technician .obtains .a .pulse .oximetry .reading .of .88 .% .from .a
.patient. .Which .of .the .following .terms .should .the .technician .use .to .describe

.the .patient's .condition .?: .Hypoxemia

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13. An .EKG .technician .should .recognize .that .the .smallest .box .on .EKG .graph
.paper .represents .which .of .the .following .lengths .of .time .?: .0.04 .seconds

14. Which .of .the .following .activities .should .an .EKG .technician .instruct .a
.patient .to .record .in .the .holter .monitor .diary .?: .Bike .riding


15. An .EKG .technician .is .preparing .to .obtain .a .standard .12-lead .EKG .tracing
.for .a .patient .who .is .at .35 .weeks .of .gestation. .In .which .of .the .following

.positions .should .the .technician .place .the .patient .?: .Slightly .on .the .left .side

.with .a .pillow .supporting .the .right .hip

16. An .EKG .technician .is .obtaining .a .pulse .rate .for .a .2-year-old .patient.Which
.of .the .following .pulse .rates .should .the .technician .recognize .as .within .the

.expected .reference .range .for .this .patient .?: .120/min

17. Which .of .the .following .actions .should .the .EKG .technician .take .to .resolve .a
.wandering .baseline .on .a .patient's .EKG .tracing .?: .Relieve .tension .from .the

.lead .wires


18. An .EKG .technician .is .preparing .a .patient .for .the .application .of .a .Holter
.monitor.The .patient .tells .the .technician .that .she .runs .about .5 .miles .each .day.

.Which .of .the .following .responses .should .the .technician .make .?: ." .you .should

.continue .exercising .as .usual .while .wearing .the .monitor"

19. Which .of .the .following .statements .made .by .an .EKG .technician .correctly
.prepares .the .patient .for .telemetry .monitoring .?: ." .I .will .clean .your .skin .with .an

.alcohol .pad"


20. An .EKG .technician .is .preforming .an .exercise .stress .test .to .evaluate .a
.patient .for .coronary .vascular .disease..Which .of .the .following .actions .should

.the .technician .take .regarding .this .procedure .?: .Report .unexpected .dysrhyth-

.mias .during .the .test

21. While .performing .a .standard .12-lead .EKG, .an .EKG .technician .notices .that
.none .of .the .leads .are .giving .a .reading. .Which .of .the .following .limbs .should

.the .technician .check .first .when .correcting .this .problem .?: .Right .leg


22. An .EKG .technician .is .entering .a .patient's .history .into .the .electronic
.health .record. .Which .of .the .following .statements .by .the .patient .should .the

.technician .enter .into .the .social .history .section .?: ." .I .have .smoked .cigarettes

.for .a .long .time ."


23. Which .of .the .following .actions .should .an .EKG .technician .take .when
.preparing .a .patient .for .a .standard .12-lead .EKG .?: .Have .the .patient .remove .any

.jewelry


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