CCT Exam
Questions With Reviewed Correct
Detailed Answers & Rationales
1. ACLS stands for which of the following?
-Advanced cardiac life support
-Always cause life support
-Advanced cardiac long life
-All of the above - ANSWER Advanced cardiac life support
2. When doing skin preparation prior to performing an electrocardiogram, which
of the following could be done?
-Be sure the skin is dry
-If the hair on the chest is going to interfere with the placement of the electrodes,
shave the area
-Both A and B
-None of the above - ANSWER Both A and B
When doing skin preparation:
Be sure the skin is dry
If the hair on the chest is going to interfere with the placement of the electrodes,
shave the area
Use an alcohol prep pad or benzoin tincture on the skin
,4. Which of the following helps to provide reference for locating the 4th
intercostal spaces?
- Ebstein’s anomaly
-The Angle of Louis
-Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
-None of the above - ANSWER The Angle of Louis
5. The Angle of Louis is the sternal angle. This is the angle that is formed between
the manubrium of the sternum and the body of the sternum
Sinus tachycardia:
-Causes the persons body to need more oxygen
-Causes the persons body to need less oxygen
-Causes the patient to be sleepy
-Causes the patient to be confused - ANSWER Causes the persons body to
need more oxygen.
Because the patients heart is firing at a faster rate, it causes the body to demand
more oxygen
6. A thick, gelled mass of blood is considered which of the following?
-Blood pressure
-Blood clot
-Arterioles
-None of the above - ANSWER Blood clot
,Blood pressure is the force of pressure that is exerted by the heart when pumping
blood Arterioles is the small branches of the arteries
Blood clot is a thick, gelled mass of blood
7. An ECG (electrocardiogram) can detect which of the following?
-Evidence of hypertrophy of the heart muscle
-The rate and rhythm mechanism of the heart
-Evidence of impaired blood flow to the heart muscle
-All of the above - ANSWER All of the above
In addition to the above, how the heart is placed in the chest cavity and damage
to various sections of the heart muscle can be seen. An electrocardiogram can
also show abnormal electrical activity that can cause the patient to experience
abnormal cardiac rhythms
8. The heart valve which separates the right atrium and the right ventricle is
considered which of the following?
-Coronary
-Mitral valve
-Anemia
-Tricuspid valve - ANSWER Tricuspid valve
Coronary is relating to the heart
Mitral valve separates the left atrium and the left ventricle
Anemia is a deficiency in the oxygen-carrying material of the blood
Tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle
, 9. If the cardiac arrest patient is assessed and the rhythm is not shockable, which
of the following interventions should be done first?
-Administer epinephrine
-Begin CPR
-Administer lidocaine
-Shock the patient - ANSWER Begin CPR
When the patient is assessed and the rhythm is found unshockable, then the
healthcare staff should begin CPR. After CPR is started, then ACLS should be
continued as per the rhythm of the patient
10. The positive electrode in lead II is placed in which position on the patient?
-Right chest area
-Left chest area
-Left leg
-None of the above - ANSWER Left leg
11. With a 12-lead ECG, the only two leads that provide a view of the anterior
portion of the heart is which of the following?
-Lead AVF
-Lead V3
-Lead V4
-Both B and C - ANSWER Both B and C
Questions With Reviewed Correct
Detailed Answers & Rationales
1. ACLS stands for which of the following?
-Advanced cardiac life support
-Always cause life support
-Advanced cardiac long life
-All of the above - ANSWER Advanced cardiac life support
2. When doing skin preparation prior to performing an electrocardiogram, which
of the following could be done?
-Be sure the skin is dry
-If the hair on the chest is going to interfere with the placement of the electrodes,
shave the area
-Both A and B
-None of the above - ANSWER Both A and B
When doing skin preparation:
Be sure the skin is dry
If the hair on the chest is going to interfere with the placement of the electrodes,
shave the area
Use an alcohol prep pad or benzoin tincture on the skin
,4. Which of the following helps to provide reference for locating the 4th
intercostal spaces?
- Ebstein’s anomaly
-The Angle of Louis
-Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
-None of the above - ANSWER The Angle of Louis
5. The Angle of Louis is the sternal angle. This is the angle that is formed between
the manubrium of the sternum and the body of the sternum
Sinus tachycardia:
-Causes the persons body to need more oxygen
-Causes the persons body to need less oxygen
-Causes the patient to be sleepy
-Causes the patient to be confused - ANSWER Causes the persons body to
need more oxygen.
Because the patients heart is firing at a faster rate, it causes the body to demand
more oxygen
6. A thick, gelled mass of blood is considered which of the following?
-Blood pressure
-Blood clot
-Arterioles
-None of the above - ANSWER Blood clot
,Blood pressure is the force of pressure that is exerted by the heart when pumping
blood Arterioles is the small branches of the arteries
Blood clot is a thick, gelled mass of blood
7. An ECG (electrocardiogram) can detect which of the following?
-Evidence of hypertrophy of the heart muscle
-The rate and rhythm mechanism of the heart
-Evidence of impaired blood flow to the heart muscle
-All of the above - ANSWER All of the above
In addition to the above, how the heart is placed in the chest cavity and damage
to various sections of the heart muscle can be seen. An electrocardiogram can
also show abnormal electrical activity that can cause the patient to experience
abnormal cardiac rhythms
8. The heart valve which separates the right atrium and the right ventricle is
considered which of the following?
-Coronary
-Mitral valve
-Anemia
-Tricuspid valve - ANSWER Tricuspid valve
Coronary is relating to the heart
Mitral valve separates the left atrium and the left ventricle
Anemia is a deficiency in the oxygen-carrying material of the blood
Tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle
, 9. If the cardiac arrest patient is assessed and the rhythm is not shockable, which
of the following interventions should be done first?
-Administer epinephrine
-Begin CPR
-Administer lidocaine
-Shock the patient - ANSWER Begin CPR
When the patient is assessed and the rhythm is found unshockable, then the
healthcare staff should begin CPR. After CPR is started, then ACLS should be
continued as per the rhythm of the patient
10. The positive electrode in lead II is placed in which position on the patient?
-Right chest area
-Left chest area
-Left leg
-None of the above - ANSWER Left leg
11. With a 12-lead ECG, the only two leads that provide a view of the anterior
portion of the heart is which of the following?
-Lead AVF
-Lead V3
-Lead V4
-Both B and C - ANSWER Both B and C
