American Allied Health EKG Technician Certification Exam
Guide.
1. Who developed the first EKG? William Einthoven
2. The electrical impulses are delivered to the Purkinje Fibers
ventricles by way of the:
3. Another name for the S-A node is: Pacemaker
4. The presence or development of a blood clot Thrombosis
inside a blood vessel is called:
5. How many chambers does the heart have? 4
6. An aneurysm is a sack formed by an out- Both a and b
pocketing of a portion of a(n):
a) Venous wall
b) Arterial wall
c)Pericardium
d) Both a and b
7. Stroke volume multiplied by the number of
Cardiac output
beats per minute is the formula for:
8. An agonal rhythm indicates a: Dying heart
9. The average number of heart contractions per minute 60-100
is:
10. Which of the following can be a cause for the harden- Formation of
plaque
ing of arteries?
11. The first machine used for EKG was d) None of the above
called a(n):
a) Stethoscope
b) Oscilloscope
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c)Cardioscope
d) None of the above
12. Angina pectoris is a(n): d) Both a and c
a) Ischemia of
myocardium
b) Pulled muscle
c)Chest pain
d) Both a and c
13. In a sinus arrhythmia, the rhythm will be: irregular
14. The customary way to identify an inpatient is: Examining the
wristbrand
15. On EKG paper, one small box represents: .04 sec and 1 mm
16. The PR segment represents: Delay at the AV node
17. Blood entering the right atrium is: Deoxygenated
18. EKG graph paper can be used to d) All of the above
measure:
a) Amplitude
b) Voltage
c)Time
d) All of the above
19. Which system affects the atria, ventricles, and valves? Cardiovascular
system
20. Normal adult axillary temperature is: 97.6
21. AHA is the abbreviation for American Heart
Associa- tion
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22. Swelling due to fluid build up in the tissues is called: Edema
23. The upper chambers of the heart are called: Atria
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Guide.
1. Who developed the first EKG? William Einthoven
2. The electrical impulses are delivered to the Purkinje Fibers
ventricles by way of the:
3. Another name for the S-A node is: Pacemaker
4. The presence or development of a blood clot Thrombosis
inside a blood vessel is called:
5. How many chambers does the heart have? 4
6. An aneurysm is a sack formed by an out- Both a and b
pocketing of a portion of a(n):
a) Venous wall
b) Arterial wall
c)Pericardium
d) Both a and b
7. Stroke volume multiplied by the number of
Cardiac output
beats per minute is the formula for:
8. An agonal rhythm indicates a: Dying heart
9. The average number of heart contractions per minute 60-100
is:
10. Which of the following can be a cause for the harden- Formation of
plaque
ing of arteries?
11. The first machine used for EKG was d) None of the above
called a(n):
a) Stethoscope
b) Oscilloscope
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Guide.
c)Cardioscope
d) None of the above
12. Angina pectoris is a(n): d) Both a and c
a) Ischemia of
myocardium
b) Pulled muscle
c)Chest pain
d) Both a and c
13. In a sinus arrhythmia, the rhythm will be: irregular
14. The customary way to identify an inpatient is: Examining the
wristbrand
15. On EKG paper, one small box represents: .04 sec and 1 mm
16. The PR segment represents: Delay at the AV node
17. Blood entering the right atrium is: Deoxygenated
18. EKG graph paper can be used to d) All of the above
measure:
a) Amplitude
b) Voltage
c)Time
d) All of the above
19. Which system affects the atria, ventricles, and valves? Cardiovascular
system
20. Normal adult axillary temperature is: 97.6
21. AHA is the abbreviation for American Heart
Associa- tion
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Guide.
22. Swelling due to fluid build up in the tissues is called: Edema
23. The upper chambers of the heart are called: Atria
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