EKG exam full 125 question review
questions with answers
Which of the following waves on an EKG tracing relates to
electrical activity in the atria? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔The p wave
Which of these questions is an appropriate way of
checking one patient identifier before performingan EKG
test? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"What is your last name,
George?"
Widened QRS complexes on an EKG tracing are signs of -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A ventricular dysrhythmia
A patient is nearing the target heart rate during an
exercise stress test when he becomes diaphoreticand
complains of intense chest pain. Which response from the
EKG technician is best? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stop the
test and alert the doctor immediately.
The rhythm shown in this tracing is known as - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Sinus Bradycardia
,Under which of the following circumstances can an EKG
technician discuss the details of a patient's EKG or
treatment? (Choose two correct answers.) - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When the technician is delivering the
completed EKG and the patient's chart to the
cardiologistwho ordered the test. And When the patient's
insurance company calls to confirm that an EKG was
ordered and conducted.
Which of these sentences demonstrates patient
understanding of directions for Holter monitoring? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"I will make a note in the diary
when I exercise."
This patient would require no changes to positioning or
electrode placement: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A 35-year-
old woman who is 20 weeks pregnant
What would be the best method for calculating the rate
shown in the strip above? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Six-
second method
Which of these electrodes is not involved in creating
Einthoven's triangle? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Right leg
, The PR intervals in this tracing could be described as -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Progressively prolonged
An intellectually disabled adult patient is frightened of the
EKG machine and does not want to liedown for the test.
What should the EKG technician do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Offer to show the machine to the patient
and answer any questions.
Which leads will show changes if an EKG technician has
reversed the right and left arm leads? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Leads I and aVR
Which line represents the body's midline? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔The left-most line in the right-hand image.
Which line is the midaxillary line? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔The middle line in the left-hand image.
An EKG technician sees pacing spikes on a patient's EKG
but no electrical activity following thespikes. This is likely
due to a pacemaker error known as - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Failure to capture
questions with answers
Which of the following waves on an EKG tracing relates to
electrical activity in the atria? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔The p wave
Which of these questions is an appropriate way of
checking one patient identifier before performingan EKG
test? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"What is your last name,
George?"
Widened QRS complexes on an EKG tracing are signs of -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A ventricular dysrhythmia
A patient is nearing the target heart rate during an
exercise stress test when he becomes diaphoreticand
complains of intense chest pain. Which response from the
EKG technician is best? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stop the
test and alert the doctor immediately.
The rhythm shown in this tracing is known as - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Sinus Bradycardia
,Under which of the following circumstances can an EKG
technician discuss the details of a patient's EKG or
treatment? (Choose two correct answers.) - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔When the technician is delivering the
completed EKG and the patient's chart to the
cardiologistwho ordered the test. And When the patient's
insurance company calls to confirm that an EKG was
ordered and conducted.
Which of these sentences demonstrates patient
understanding of directions for Holter monitoring? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"I will make a note in the diary
when I exercise."
This patient would require no changes to positioning or
electrode placement: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A 35-year-
old woman who is 20 weeks pregnant
What would be the best method for calculating the rate
shown in the strip above? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Six-
second method
Which of these electrodes is not involved in creating
Einthoven's triangle? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Right leg
, The PR intervals in this tracing could be described as -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Progressively prolonged
An intellectually disabled adult patient is frightened of the
EKG machine and does not want to liedown for the test.
What should the EKG technician do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Offer to show the machine to the patient
and answer any questions.
Which leads will show changes if an EKG technician has
reversed the right and left arm leads? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Leads I and aVR
Which line represents the body's midline? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔The left-most line in the right-hand image.
Which line is the midaxillary line? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔The middle line in the left-hand image.
An EKG technician sees pacing spikes on a patient's EKG
but no electrical activity following thespikes. This is likely
due to a pacemaker error known as - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Failure to capture
