CRAT PREP QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. In addition to recording the ECG and preparing the report, an ECG technician must be able to:
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A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes abnormalities during the
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recording process.
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B. Evaluate tracing, recognize abnormal heart rhythms, and report abnormalities to the
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appropriate health care professionals.
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C. Maintain patientrecords and evaluate tracings.
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D. Perform ultrasounds on blood vessels and assist with angioplasty. - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
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Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes abnormalities during the
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recording process.
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2. Monitor technicians record an ECG tracing and place it into the patient record, but they must
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perform which of the following?
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A. Assist the physician with angioplasty.
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B. Perform an ultrasound of blood vessels.
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C. Prepare an ECG report. v v v




D. Evaluate the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms. - CORRECT ANSWER -D.Evaluate the
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tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms.
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3. Which of the following employees assists the physician with invasive cardiovascular
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diagnostictestssuch asangioplasty,heartsurgery,or implantationofartificialpacemakers?
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A. ECG technician
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B. Cardiovasculartechnologist v

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D. Monitor technician - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Cardiovascular technologist
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4. Which of the following is considered an unethical act but is not necessarily illegal?
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A. Reporting blood pressure results of a stress test incorrectly, resulting in a heart attach to the
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patient.
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B. Taking a break when you are required to be viewing multiple patient's heart rhythms.
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C. Deciding to keep a $10 bill you find on the patient's bedside table.
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D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you expose his or her body to perform an ECG. -
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CORRECT ANSWER -D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you expose his or her body
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to perform an ECG.
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5. Which of these is the responsibility of an ECG technician?
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A. Evaluating electrical tracings on a monitor. v v v v v




B. Recording the ECG and preparing the report for the physician.
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C. Assistingwith invasive procedures. v v v




D. Evaluating the rhythm. - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Recording the ECG and preparing the report for
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the physician.
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6. Which of the following BEST describes the universal and standards precautions?
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A. Universal precautions are practiced on patients in isolation and standard precautions are
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practiced on all patients.
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B. Universal precautions are practiced on all patients with or without an identified infection and
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stand precautions are only practiced on isolated patients.
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C. Universal precautions and standard precautions are the same.
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,D. Standard precautionscombine universal precautions and body substance isolation. -
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CORRECT ANSWER -D.Standard precautions combineuniversal precautions and body substance
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isolation.
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7. What type of ECG procedure is being performed? - Patient is laying down with leads placed on
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him while the technician records.
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A. Telemetry monitoring v




B. TreadmillECGstresstest v v v




C. Transtelephonic ECG monitoring v v




D. 12-lead ECG - CORRECT ANSWER -D. 12-lead ECG
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8. A photo features the first ECG machine, which weighed about 600 lbs and took 6 people to
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operate. Which scientist won the Nobel prize for this invention?
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A. Augusta D. Waller v v




B. Wilhelm Einthoven v




C. Sir Thomas Lewis
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D. James B. Herrick - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Wilhelm Einthoven
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9. Which of the following ECG procedures is almost ALWAYS performed in a hospital or in-
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patient facility?
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C. Treadmill stress test v v




D. Transtelephonic monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER -A.Continuous Monitoring v v v v v v v

, 10. Which of the following is preformed as a routine procedure or during an emergency in the
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hospital setting?
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A. Treadmill stress test v v




B. 12-lead ECG v




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D. Telemetry monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER -B. 12-lead ECG v v v v v v v




11. Based on the American Heart Association'srecommendations for reduction or prevention of
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heart disease and stroke, which patient has done the most to reduce his risk?
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A. Paul Thomas stopped smoking 15 years ago and has maintained a healthy weight by
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exercising at least 30 minutes every day and eating a well-balanced diet.
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B. James Jones has never smoked, he has a sedentary job that has him in the office 6 days a week.
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Because his work schedule, he gets almost no exercise and east fast food frequently.
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C. Carlton Castle stopped smoking last week, but has not increased his physical activity because he
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becomes short of breath easily. He lives alone and tends to snack rather than eat regular meals.
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D. Jack Zeus walks every day and east a fairly well-balanced diet. He has reduced his smoking from
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one pack per dayto a half-pack of low tar cigarettes per day. - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Paul Thomas
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stopped smoking 15 years ago and has maintained a healthy weight by exercising at least 30
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minutes every day and eating a well-balanced diet.
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12. Which of the following enables lay rescuers to help a person in sudden cardiac arrest?
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A. AutomaticExternalDefibrillator (AED) v v v




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C. ECG monitor with defibrillator
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