(CSCT),CCI CCT ( Certified Cardiographic Technician) Exam
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When the ECG technician is With the stress test, there are 10
applying the electrodes for a leads. These leads include:
stress test, they place the V1- V1-V6 RA/LA RL/LL
V6 leads and then which of the
following?
RA/LA
aVL/aVF RL/LL
Both A and C
When checking the patient's The ear would be considered
orders prior to performing the tympanic. The mouth would be
ECG, the technician sees considered orally. The anus would be
that the patient's temperature considered rectally. The armpit would
is to be taken axillary. Which be considered axillary.
of the following routes
would be considered correct
for axillary?
Ear Mouth Armpit Anally
Unresolved atrial fibrillation or If atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter is
atrial flutter is typically treated unresolved, it has the potential to
with which of the developing
following? blood clots. These patient's are
typically placed on an anticoagulant
Lipitor Coreg medication such as Coumadin.
Procardia Coumadin
,Of the following rhythms, Some of the life-threatening rhythms
which would not be might include: Ventricular
considered a life- fibrillation
threatening Asystole
arrhythmia? Ventricular
tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation Complete heart
Sinus rhythm with a 1st degree block
block Asystole
Ventricular tachycardia
The mean instantaneous The mean instantaneous vector would
vector would be considered be considered the electrical axis. The
which of the following? electrical axis of the heart would be
considered the direction of the
Bipolar lead Unipolar lead electromotive force that is developed
Electrical axis Focal point in the heart during activation.
Of the electrocardiogram Of the P, Q, R, S, and T waves, the
waves, which would be wave that would be considered the
considered the first deflection deflection after the diastole would be
after the diastole that is the P wave. This occurs because of
produced because of the atrial the atrial
depolarization? depolarization of the heart.
T wave S wave Q wave P wave
Which of the following would The normal heart rate for the patient
be would be 60-100. If the rate is less
considered correct for the than 60 beats per minute, it would be
normal heart rate for the adult considered bradycardia. If the rate is
patient? greater than 100 beats per minute, it
would be considered tachycardia.
100-160 beats per minute 40-
60 beats per minute 120-150
beats per minute 60-100
beats per minute
, The nurse is caring for a Coreg, tylenol, and lidocaine is not used for myocardial
patient that has had a infarction chest pain. The drug of choice for most chest pain
myocardial infarction and is is considered morphine. It is administered by IV
experiencing chest pain. Which per the dosage ordered by the physician. The typical dose
of the
following would be would be considered 2-5 mg and may repeat every 5 minutes
considered the typical up to 10 mg.
medication used for the
relief of chest pain?
Coreg
Tylenol
Lidocaine
Morphine
Which of the following leads The precordial leads help to record the electrical activity of
would help to record the the heart's horizontal plane of the heart. This provides a
electrical activity in the heart's transverse view through the middle of the heart which
horizontal plane? divides it into upper and lower portions.
Bipolar
lead 12-
lead ECG
Precordial
leads
Unipolar
leads
If a patient is experiencing a Hypertension would be high blood pressure.
low blood pressure, which of Hypoxemia would be a low oxygen concentration in the
the following terms would be blood.
correct? Hypoplastic would be when an organ is abnormally small
because of a problem with development prior to birth.
Hypertension Hypoxemia Hypotension is low blood pressure.
Hypotension Hypoplastic