Health EKG Review – Questions And Detailed Answers
An EKG technician is performing a second standard 12 lead EKG on a
patient immediately following the first test. For which of the following
reasons should the technician recognize that resting tab electrodes should
not be used for more than two consecutive EKG tracings? ✔️Ans - The
electrodes will not conduct accurately after two EKG tracings
Which of the following lead groups are bipolar leads? ✔️Ans - I, II, III
Which of the following leads is created between the left arm and left leg?
✔️Ans - lead III
When performing a posterior EKG, which of the following is the correct
location for placement of lead V8? ✔️Ans - Left midscapular line
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. Which of the
following EKG changes indicates that the patient is beginning to show signs
of myocardial ischemia? ✔️Ans - Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. Which of the following interventions should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe? ✔️Ans - Holter Monitor
Which of the following is consistent with bradycardia? ✔️Ans - Cold
and Clammy skin- indication of decreased cardiac output
Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician
use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing?
✔️Ans - Gain- control is used to adjust the height of the waveform
Which of the following lead groups forms Einthoven's Triangle? ✔️Ans -
lead I, II,III- bipolar leads
Which of the following is a result of atrial depolarization? ✔️Ans - P
wave
, Which of the following locations should be used to take a patient's apical
pulse? ✔️Ans - between 5th and 6th ribs, the left midclavicular line
Which of the following pulse points is most frequently used to check an
adult patient's pulse during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
✔️Ans - Carotid- front side of the neck
When placing electrodes on the patient for telemetry, in which of the
following locations should an EKG technician place the ground electrode?
✔️Ans - right lower leg
For which of the following patients should an EKG technician expect the
provider to prescribe a chemical stress test? ✔️Ans - a 40 year old and
is unable to walk due to the presence of a full leg cast
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a standard 12 lead EKG. which
three leads should the technician place at the same horizontal level?
✔️Ans - : V4, V5, V6
An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a
transtelephonic monitor with loop memory. Which of the following
instructions should the technician include? ✔️Ans - "Press the record
button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain."
An EKG technician is called to the emergency department to perform a
standard 12 lead EKG on a patient. When the technician arrives, the patient
is attached to a 5 lead monitor. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? ✔️Ans - remove the electrodes for the 5 lead monitor
before attaching the electrodes for the 12 lead EKG
Which of the following statements made by an EKG technician correctly
prepares the patient for telemetry monitoring? ✔️Ans - "I will clean
your skin with an alcohol pad."
An EKG technician is caring for a patient in a provider's clinic who asks
why the technician performs a standard 12 lead EKG as part of the physical
examination. Which of the following responses should the technician
make? ✔️Ans - "The results can be used to determine if changes have
occurred since your last EKG."
An EKG technician is performing a second standard 12 lead EKG on a
patient immediately following the first test. For which of the following
reasons should the technician recognize that resting tab electrodes should
not be used for more than two consecutive EKG tracings? ✔️Ans - The
electrodes will not conduct accurately after two EKG tracings
Which of the following lead groups are bipolar leads? ✔️Ans - I, II, III
Which of the following leads is created between the left arm and left leg?
✔️Ans - lead III
When performing a posterior EKG, which of the following is the correct
location for placement of lead V8? ✔️Ans - Left midscapular line
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. Which of the
following EKG changes indicates that the patient is beginning to show signs
of myocardial ischemia? ✔️Ans - Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. Which of the following interventions should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe? ✔️Ans - Holter Monitor
Which of the following is consistent with bradycardia? ✔️Ans - Cold
and Clammy skin- indication of decreased cardiac output
Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician
use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing?
✔️Ans - Gain- control is used to adjust the height of the waveform
Which of the following lead groups forms Einthoven's Triangle? ✔️Ans -
lead I, II,III- bipolar leads
Which of the following is a result of atrial depolarization? ✔️Ans - P
wave
, Which of the following locations should be used to take a patient's apical
pulse? ✔️Ans - between 5th and 6th ribs, the left midclavicular line
Which of the following pulse points is most frequently used to check an
adult patient's pulse during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
✔️Ans - Carotid- front side of the neck
When placing electrodes on the patient for telemetry, in which of the
following locations should an EKG technician place the ground electrode?
✔️Ans - right lower leg
For which of the following patients should an EKG technician expect the
provider to prescribe a chemical stress test? ✔️Ans - a 40 year old and
is unable to walk due to the presence of a full leg cast
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a standard 12 lead EKG. which
three leads should the technician place at the same horizontal level?
✔️Ans - : V4, V5, V6
An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a
transtelephonic monitor with loop memory. Which of the following
instructions should the technician include? ✔️Ans - "Press the record
button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain."
An EKG technician is called to the emergency department to perform a
standard 12 lead EKG on a patient. When the technician arrives, the patient
is attached to a 5 lead monitor. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? ✔️Ans - remove the electrodes for the 5 lead monitor
before attaching the electrodes for the 12 lead EKG
Which of the following statements made by an EKG technician correctly
prepares the patient for telemetry monitoring? ✔️Ans - "I will clean
your skin with an alcohol pad."
An EKG technician is caring for a patient in a provider's clinic who asks
why the technician performs a standard 12 lead EKG as part of the physical
examination. Which of the following responses should the technician
make? ✔️Ans - "The results can be used to determine if changes have
occurred since your last EKG."
