CRAT PREP FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all of the
following except:
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?
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?
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?
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?
, 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?
Answer: Angina
⩥ Which of the following is an instrument that records the electrical
activity of the heart during a patient's normal daily activities?
Answer: Ambulatory monitor
⩥ What is somatic tremor
Answer:
⩥ What is wandering baseline
Answer:
⩥ What is AC interference?
Answer: It is an artifact caused by electrical interference
⩥ When you have completed a routine ECG how should you report the
results?
Answer: Use the method required by the facility where you are working
TESTED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all of the
following except:
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?
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?
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?
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?
, 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?
Answer: Angina
⩥ Which of the following is an instrument that records the electrical
activity of the heart during a patient's normal daily activities?
Answer: Ambulatory monitor
⩥ What is somatic tremor
Answer:
⩥ What is wandering baseline
Answer:
⩥ What is AC interference?
Answer: It is an artifact caused by electrical interference
⩥ When you have completed a routine ECG how should you report the
results?
Answer: Use the method required by the facility where you are working
