EKG CERTIFICATION TEST (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM 140
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
WhichmofmthemfollowingmwavesmonmanmEKGmtracingmrelatesmtomelectricalmactivityminmthematria?
(A)mThemQmwave
(B)mThemTmwave
(C)mThemPmwave
(D)mThemRmwavem-mCORRECTmANSWER(C)mThemPmwave
Whichmofmthesemquestionsmismanmappropriatemwaymofmcheckingmonempatientmidentifiermbeforemper
formingmanmEKGmtest?
(A)m"IsmyourmnamemGeorgemDisher?"
(B)m"Whatmismyourmlastmname,mGeorge?"
(C)m"Canmyoumpleasemstatemyourmfirstmandmlastmnames?"
(D)m"AremyourminitialsmG.D.?"m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(C)m"Canmyoumpleasemstatemyourmfirstmandmlastmnames?"
WidenedmQRSmcomplexesmonmanmEKGmtracingmaremsignsmof
(A)mMyocardialminfarction
(B)mAmventricularmdysrhythmia
(C)mAnmatrialmdysrhythmia
(D)mHypertensionm-mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mAmventricularmdysrhythmia
,Ampatientmismnearingmthemtargetmheartmratemduringmanmexercisemstressmtestmwhenmhembecomesmdi
aphoreticmandmcomplainsmofmintensemchestmpain.mWhichmresponsemfrommthemEKGmtechnicianmismb
est?
(A)mStopmthemtestmandmalertmthemdoctormimmediately.m
(B)mTellmthempatientmtomholdmonmjustmambitmlongermsincemhittingmthemtargetmheartmratemwillmprovide
mbetterminformationmaboutmwhymhe'smexperiencingmchestmpain.
(C)mStopmthemtestmandmbeginmCPRmimmediately.
(D)mContinuemthemtestmwhilemadministeringmoxygen.m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(A)mStopmthemtestmandmalertmthemdoctormimmediately.
Themrhythmmshownminmthismtracingmismknownmas
(A)mSinusmarrest
(B)mSinusmbradycardia
(C)mNormalmsinusmrhythm
(D)mSinusmarrhythmiam-mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mSinusmbradycardia
UndermwhichmofmthemfollowingmcircumstancesmcanmanmEKGmtechnicianmdiscussmthemdetailsmofmamp
atient'smEKGmormtreatment?m(ChoosemtwomCORRECTmANSWERs.)
(A)mWhenmampatientmasksmthemtechnicianmformanminterpretationmofmthemEKGmrightmaftermitmismperfo
rmed.
(B)mWhenmthemtechnicianmismdeliveringmthemcompletedmEKGmandmthempatient'smchartmtomthemcardi
ologistmwhomorderedmthemtest.
(C)mWhenmamcolleaguemasksmforminformationmaboutmamrelative'smhealth.(D)mWhenmthempatient'smin
surancemcompanymcallsmtomconfirmmthatmanmEKGmwasmorderedmandmconducted.
(E)mWhenmthempatient'smemployermcallsmtomaskmifmhemismfitmtomcontinuemworking.m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mWhenmthemtechnicianmismdeliveringmthemcompletedmEKGmandmthempatient'
smchartmtomthemcardiologistmwhomorderedmthemtest.
(D)mWhenmthempatient'sminsurancemcompanymcallsmtomconfirmmthatmanmEKGmwasmorderedmandmcon
ducted.
, WhichmofmthesemsentencesmdemonstratesmpatientmunderstandingmofmdirectionsmformHoltermmonit
oring?
(A)m"ImwillmcallmthemofficemeachmtimemImexperiencemsymptoms."
(B)m"Imwillmcovermthemelectrodes,mleadmwires,mandmmonitormwithmplasticmwhenmImswimmormshower.
"
(C)m"Imwillmchangemthemelectrodesmeverym12mhours."
(D)m"ImwillmmakemamnoteminmthemdiarymwhenmImexercise."m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(D)m"ImwillmmakemamnoteminmthemdiarymwhenmImexercise."
Thismpatientmwouldmrequiremnomchangesmtompositioningmormelectrodemplacement:
(A)mAnmelderlymmanmwithmorthopnea
(B)mAm35-year-oldmwomanmwhomism20mweeksmpregnant
(C)mAnm8-year-oldmchild
(D)mAm40-year-oldmmanmwithmamfullmcastmonmhismrightmlegm-mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mAm35-year-
oldmwomanmwhomism20mweeksmpregnant
Whatmwouldmbemthembestmmethodmformcalculatingmthemratemshownminmthemstripmabove?
(A)mSmallmblockmmethod
(B)m300mmethod
(C)mSix-secondmmethod
(D)m1500mmethodm-mCORRECTmANSWER(C)mSix-secondmmethod
WhichmofmthesemelectrodesmismnotminvolvedminmcreatingmEinthoven'smtriangle?
(A)mRightmarm
(B)mLeftmarm
(C)mRightmleg
UPDATE|EXAM 140
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
WhichmofmthemfollowingmwavesmonmanmEKGmtracingmrelatesmtomelectricalmactivityminmthematria?
(A)mThemQmwave
(B)mThemTmwave
(C)mThemPmwave
(D)mThemRmwavem-mCORRECTmANSWER(C)mThemPmwave
Whichmofmthesemquestionsmismanmappropriatemwaymofmcheckingmonempatientmidentifiermbeforemper
formingmanmEKGmtest?
(A)m"IsmyourmnamemGeorgemDisher?"
(B)m"Whatmismyourmlastmname,mGeorge?"
(C)m"Canmyoumpleasemstatemyourmfirstmandmlastmnames?"
(D)m"AremyourminitialsmG.D.?"m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(C)m"Canmyoumpleasemstatemyourmfirstmandmlastmnames?"
WidenedmQRSmcomplexesmonmanmEKGmtracingmaremsignsmof
(A)mMyocardialminfarction
(B)mAmventricularmdysrhythmia
(C)mAnmatrialmdysrhythmia
(D)mHypertensionm-mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mAmventricularmdysrhythmia
,Ampatientmismnearingmthemtargetmheartmratemduringmanmexercisemstressmtestmwhenmhembecomesmdi
aphoreticmandmcomplainsmofmintensemchestmpain.mWhichmresponsemfrommthemEKGmtechnicianmismb
est?
(A)mStopmthemtestmandmalertmthemdoctormimmediately.m
(B)mTellmthempatientmtomholdmonmjustmambitmlongermsincemhittingmthemtargetmheartmratemwillmprovide
mbetterminformationmaboutmwhymhe'smexperiencingmchestmpain.
(C)mStopmthemtestmandmbeginmCPRmimmediately.
(D)mContinuemthemtestmwhilemadministeringmoxygen.m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(A)mStopmthemtestmandmalertmthemdoctormimmediately.
Themrhythmmshownminmthismtracingmismknownmas
(A)mSinusmarrest
(B)mSinusmbradycardia
(C)mNormalmsinusmrhythm
(D)mSinusmarrhythmiam-mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mSinusmbradycardia
UndermwhichmofmthemfollowingmcircumstancesmcanmanmEKGmtechnicianmdiscussmthemdetailsmofmamp
atient'smEKGmormtreatment?m(ChoosemtwomCORRECTmANSWERs.)
(A)mWhenmampatientmasksmthemtechnicianmformanminterpretationmofmthemEKGmrightmaftermitmismperfo
rmed.
(B)mWhenmthemtechnicianmismdeliveringmthemcompletedmEKGmandmthempatient'smchartmtomthemcardi
ologistmwhomorderedmthemtest.
(C)mWhenmamcolleaguemasksmforminformationmaboutmamrelative'smhealth.(D)mWhenmthempatient'smin
surancemcompanymcallsmtomconfirmmthatmanmEKGmwasmorderedmandmconducted.
(E)mWhenmthempatient'smemployermcallsmtomaskmifmhemismfitmtomcontinuemworking.m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mWhenmthemtechnicianmismdeliveringmthemcompletedmEKGmandmthempatient'
smchartmtomthemcardiologistmwhomorderedmthemtest.
(D)mWhenmthempatient'sminsurancemcompanymcallsmtomconfirmmthatmanmEKGmwasmorderedmandmcon
ducted.
, WhichmofmthesemsentencesmdemonstratesmpatientmunderstandingmofmdirectionsmformHoltermmonit
oring?
(A)m"ImwillmcallmthemofficemeachmtimemImexperiencemsymptoms."
(B)m"Imwillmcovermthemelectrodes,mleadmwires,mandmmonitormwithmplasticmwhenmImswimmormshower.
"
(C)m"Imwillmchangemthemelectrodesmeverym12mhours."
(D)m"ImwillmmakemamnoteminmthemdiarymwhenmImexercise."m-
mCORRECTmANSWER(D)m"ImwillmmakemamnoteminmthemdiarymwhenmImexercise."
Thismpatientmwouldmrequiremnomchangesmtompositioningmormelectrodemplacement:
(A)mAnmelderlymmanmwithmorthopnea
(B)mAm35-year-oldmwomanmwhomism20mweeksmpregnant
(C)mAnm8-year-oldmchild
(D)mAm40-year-oldmmanmwithmamfullmcastmonmhismrightmlegm-mCORRECTmANSWER(B)mAm35-year-
oldmwomanmwhomism20mweeksmpregnant
Whatmwouldmbemthembestmmethodmformcalculatingmthemratemshownminmthemstripmabove?
(A)mSmallmblockmmethod
(B)m300mmethod
(C)mSix-secondmmethod
(D)m1500mmethodm-mCORRECTmANSWER(C)mSix-secondmmethod
WhichmofmthesemelectrodesmismnotminvolvedminmcreatingmEinthoven'smtriangle?
(A)mRightmarm
(B)mLeftmarm
(C)mRightmleg