CRAT prep test #1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following has enhanced a patient's right to control his or her own health
information, making it necessary to handle ECG tracings confidentially? - CORRECT
ANSWER HIPAA (Hospitality insurance portability accountability act)
Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all of the following except: -
CORRECT ANSWER removing any electrical equipment from the patient's body.
After completing the ECG procedure, which of the following tasks is not included in the ECG
technician's responsibly? - CORRECT ANSWER Interpret the ECG and explain the results to
the patient.
Which of the following is least likely to help the ECG technician maintain infection control
while performing an ECG procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER Be sure the patient is not
touching the bed frame.
You are about to record an ECG on a patient who has Parkinson's disease. What measures can
you take to prevent somatic tremors from being recorded on the ECG recording? - CORRECT
ANSWER Have the patient put his or her hands, palms down, under the buttocks.
What must you always check prior to performing any procedure on a patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER The patient's name and identification number.
What is the term for an oppressive pain or pressure in the chest when the heart muscle does not
receive enough oxygen due to partial or complete blockage of a coronary artery? - CORRECT
ANSWER Angina
Which of the following is an instrument that records the electrical activity of the heart during a
patient's normal daily activities? - CORRECT ANSWER Ambulatory monitor
, What is somatic tremor - CORRECT ANSWER
What is wandering baseline - CORRECT ANSWER
What is AC interference? - CORRECT ANSWER It is an artifact caused by electrical
interference
When you have completed a routine ECG how should you report the results? - CORRECT
ANSWER Use the method required by the facility where you are working
continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER telemetry monitoring
HIPPA stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act
which of the following is not implied consent? - CORRECT ANSWER Patient signing a
consent form for a treadmill stress test
who should sign the consent form if a patient cannot read or write? - CORRECT ANSWER a
family member of the patient
you have a patient that can only sign an "X" on the consent form you need to: - CORRECT
ANSWER explain the procedure to the patient with a witness present have the patient place a
"X" on the form and have the witness sign the form also.
which device recognizes an abnormal rhythm and deliver an electric shock to the heart if
necessary? - CORRECT ANSWER AED
the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection while performing
ecgs is to: - CORRECT ANSWER perform proper hygiiene
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following has enhanced a patient's right to control his or her own health
information, making it necessary to handle ECG tracings confidentially? - CORRECT
ANSWER HIPAA (Hospitality insurance portability accountability act)
Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all of the following except: -
CORRECT ANSWER removing any electrical equipment from the patient's body.
After completing the ECG procedure, which of the following tasks is not included in the ECG
technician's responsibly? - CORRECT ANSWER Interpret the ECG and explain the results to
the patient.
Which of the following is least likely to help the ECG technician maintain infection control
while performing an ECG procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER Be sure the patient is not
touching the bed frame.
You are about to record an ECG on a patient who has Parkinson's disease. What measures can
you take to prevent somatic tremors from being recorded on the ECG recording? - CORRECT
ANSWER Have the patient put his or her hands, palms down, under the buttocks.
What must you always check prior to performing any procedure on a patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER The patient's name and identification number.
What is the term for an oppressive pain or pressure in the chest when the heart muscle does not
receive enough oxygen due to partial or complete blockage of a coronary artery? - CORRECT
ANSWER Angina
Which of the following is an instrument that records the electrical activity of the heart during a
patient's normal daily activities? - CORRECT ANSWER Ambulatory monitor
, What is somatic tremor - CORRECT ANSWER
What is wandering baseline - CORRECT ANSWER
What is AC interference? - CORRECT ANSWER It is an artifact caused by electrical
interference
When you have completed a routine ECG how should you report the results? - CORRECT
ANSWER Use the method required by the facility where you are working
continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER telemetry monitoring
HIPPA stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act
which of the following is not implied consent? - CORRECT ANSWER Patient signing a
consent form for a treadmill stress test
who should sign the consent form if a patient cannot read or write? - CORRECT ANSWER a
family member of the patient
you have a patient that can only sign an "X" on the consent form you need to: - CORRECT
ANSWER explain the procedure to the patient with a witness present have the patient place a
"X" on the form and have the witness sign the form also.
which device recognizes an abnormal rhythm and deliver an electric shock to the heart if
necessary? - CORRECT ANSWER AED
the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection while performing
ecgs is to: - CORRECT ANSWER perform proper hygiiene
