EKG CLEP TEST 50 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ in what year was the first electrocardiogram introduced in the
united states ?
Answer: 1909
◉ the heart is composed of four chambers that are ?
Answer: hollow
◉ what is the internal pacemaker of the heart ?
Answer: SA Node
◉ the lower pumping chambers of the heart are called?
Answer: ventricles
◉ what happens when the atria contracts?
Answer: the ventricles fill
◉ the upper pumping chambers of the heart are called?
,Answer: the atria
◉ where is the AV bundle located?
Answer: it is located at the top of the septum
◉ where is the heart located?
Answer: it is located in the center of the chest (more towards the
left)
◉ what is the P wave
Answer: it is the atrial contraction
◉ what should be done the the patient before placing the
electrodes?
Answer: wipe the skin with alcohol, remove clothing above the
waist, remove all jewelry (all of the above)
◉ what information should be coded into the ECG machine?
Answer: patients name, patients birth date and medication (all of
the above)
◉ heart block are caused by a blockage in the conduction system at
which point?
, Answer: AV node
◉ When does the U wave occur?
Answer: repolarization of the purkinje fibers
◉ the QRS complex occurs when the?
Answer: when the ventricles contract
◉ what is another name for a heart rate over 150?
Answer: tachycardia
◉ what is a lead?
Answer: the colored wire that are put on the patient's limbs
◉ what is the normal standard for calibration of an EKG machine?
Answer: 10mm/sec
◉ another name for the resting phase on an EKG is ?
Answer: the baseline
◉ the term electrocardiograph is ?
Answer: the instrument used for recording the heart's activity
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ in what year was the first electrocardiogram introduced in the
united states ?
Answer: 1909
◉ the heart is composed of four chambers that are ?
Answer: hollow
◉ what is the internal pacemaker of the heart ?
Answer: SA Node
◉ the lower pumping chambers of the heart are called?
Answer: ventricles
◉ what happens when the atria contracts?
Answer: the ventricles fill
◉ the upper pumping chambers of the heart are called?
,Answer: the atria
◉ where is the AV bundle located?
Answer: it is located at the top of the septum
◉ where is the heart located?
Answer: it is located in the center of the chest (more towards the
left)
◉ what is the P wave
Answer: it is the atrial contraction
◉ what should be done the the patient before placing the
electrodes?
Answer: wipe the skin with alcohol, remove clothing above the
waist, remove all jewelry (all of the above)
◉ what information should be coded into the ECG machine?
Answer: patients name, patients birth date and medication (all of
the above)
◉ heart block are caused by a blockage in the conduction system at
which point?
, Answer: AV node
◉ When does the U wave occur?
Answer: repolarization of the purkinje fibers
◉ the QRS complex occurs when the?
Answer: when the ventricles contract
◉ what is another name for a heart rate over 150?
Answer: tachycardia
◉ what is a lead?
Answer: the colored wire that are put on the patient's limbs
◉ what is the normal standard for calibration of an EKG machine?
Answer: 10mm/sec
◉ another name for the resting phase on an EKG is ?
Answer: the baseline
◉ the term electrocardiograph is ?
Answer: the instrument used for recording the heart's activity
