EKG certification Test Exam Questions & Answers 2026 !!!!!
Which of the following waves on an EKG tracing relates to electrical activity in the atria?
(A) The Q wave
(B) The T wave
(C) The P wave
(D) The R wave - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) The P wave
Which of these questions is an appropriate way of checking one patient identifier before performing an
EKG test?
(A) "Is your name George Disher?"
(B) "What is your last name, George?"
(C) "Can you please state your first and last names?"
(D) "Are your initials G.D.?" - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) "Can you please state your first and last names?"
Widened QRS complexes on an EKG tracing are signs of
(A) Myocardial infarction
(B) A ventricular dysrhythmia
(C) An atrial dysrhythmia
(D) Hypertension - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) A ventricular dysrhythmia
A patient is nearing the target heart rate during an exercise stress test when he becomes diaphoretic
and complains of intense chest pain. Which response from the EKG technician is best?
(A) Stop the test and alert the doctor immediately.
(B) Tell the patient to hold on just a bit longer since hitting the target heart rate will provide better
information about why he's experiencing chest pain.
(C) Stop the test and begin CPR immediately.
(D) Continue the test while administering oxygen. - ANSWERS💫✔️-(A) Stop the test and alert the doctor
immediately.
,The rhythm shown in this tracing is known as
(A) Sinus arrest
(B) Sinus bradycardia
(C) Normal sinus rhythm
(D) Sinus arrhythmia - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) Sinus bradycardia
Under which of the following circumstances can an EKG technician discuss the details of a patient's EKG
or treatment? (Choose two correct answers.)
(A) When a patient asks the technician for an interpretation of the EKG right after it is performed.
(B) When the technician is delivering the completed EKG and the patient's chart to the cardiologist who
ordered the test.
(C) When a colleague asks for information about a relative's health.(D) When the patient's insurance
company calls to confirm that an EKG was ordered and conducted.
(E) When the patient's employer calls to ask if he is fit to continue working. - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) When
the technician is delivering the completed EKG and the patient's chart to the cardiologist who ordered
the test.
(D) When the patient's insurance company calls to confirm that an EKG was ordered and conducted.
Which of these sentences demonstrates patient understanding of directions for Holter monitoring?
(A) "I will call the office each time I experience symptoms."
(B) "I will cover the electrodes, lead wires, and monitor with plastic when I swim or shower."
(C) "I will change the electrodes every 12 hours."
(D) "I will make a note in the diary when I exercise." - ANSWERS💫✔️-(D) "I will make a note in the diary
when I exercise."
This patient would require no changes to positioning or electrode placement:
(A) An elderly man with orthopnea
(B) A 35-year-old woman who is 20 weeks pregnant
(C) An 8-year-old child
(D) A 40-year-old man with a full cast on his right leg - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) A 35-year-old woman who is 20
weeks pregnant
, What would be the best method for calculating the rate shown in the strip above?
(A) Small block method
(B) 300 method
(C) Six-second method
(D) 1500 method - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Six-second method
Which of these electrodes is not involved in creating Einthoven's triangle?
(A) Right arm
(B) Left arm
(C) Right leg
(D) Left leg - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Right leg
The PR intervals in this tracing could be described as
(A) Concurrently identical
(B) Progressively retrograde
(C) Progressively prolonged
(D) Consecutively distorted - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Progressively prolonged
An intellectually disabled adult patient is frightened of the EKG machine and does not want to lie down
for the test. What should the EKG technician do?
(A) Gently but firmly assist the patient to lie down.
(B) Tell the patient she will give him a lollipop after the test is over.
(C) Offer to show the machine to the patient and answer any questions.
(D) Reschedule the test for a later time. - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Offer to show the machine to the patient
and answer any questions.
Which leads will show changes if an EKG technician has reversed the right and left arm leads?
(A) Leads II and aVL
Which of the following waves on an EKG tracing relates to electrical activity in the atria?
(A) The Q wave
(B) The T wave
(C) The P wave
(D) The R wave - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) The P wave
Which of these questions is an appropriate way of checking one patient identifier before performing an
EKG test?
(A) "Is your name George Disher?"
(B) "What is your last name, George?"
(C) "Can you please state your first and last names?"
(D) "Are your initials G.D.?" - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) "Can you please state your first and last names?"
Widened QRS complexes on an EKG tracing are signs of
(A) Myocardial infarction
(B) A ventricular dysrhythmia
(C) An atrial dysrhythmia
(D) Hypertension - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) A ventricular dysrhythmia
A patient is nearing the target heart rate during an exercise stress test when he becomes diaphoretic
and complains of intense chest pain. Which response from the EKG technician is best?
(A) Stop the test and alert the doctor immediately.
(B) Tell the patient to hold on just a bit longer since hitting the target heart rate will provide better
information about why he's experiencing chest pain.
(C) Stop the test and begin CPR immediately.
(D) Continue the test while administering oxygen. - ANSWERS💫✔️-(A) Stop the test and alert the doctor
immediately.
,The rhythm shown in this tracing is known as
(A) Sinus arrest
(B) Sinus bradycardia
(C) Normal sinus rhythm
(D) Sinus arrhythmia - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) Sinus bradycardia
Under which of the following circumstances can an EKG technician discuss the details of a patient's EKG
or treatment? (Choose two correct answers.)
(A) When a patient asks the technician for an interpretation of the EKG right after it is performed.
(B) When the technician is delivering the completed EKG and the patient's chart to the cardiologist who
ordered the test.
(C) When a colleague asks for information about a relative's health.(D) When the patient's insurance
company calls to confirm that an EKG was ordered and conducted.
(E) When the patient's employer calls to ask if he is fit to continue working. - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) When
the technician is delivering the completed EKG and the patient's chart to the cardiologist who ordered
the test.
(D) When the patient's insurance company calls to confirm that an EKG was ordered and conducted.
Which of these sentences demonstrates patient understanding of directions for Holter monitoring?
(A) "I will call the office each time I experience symptoms."
(B) "I will cover the electrodes, lead wires, and monitor with plastic when I swim or shower."
(C) "I will change the electrodes every 12 hours."
(D) "I will make a note in the diary when I exercise." - ANSWERS💫✔️-(D) "I will make a note in the diary
when I exercise."
This patient would require no changes to positioning or electrode placement:
(A) An elderly man with orthopnea
(B) A 35-year-old woman who is 20 weeks pregnant
(C) An 8-year-old child
(D) A 40-year-old man with a full cast on his right leg - ANSWERS💫✔️-(B) A 35-year-old woman who is 20
weeks pregnant
, What would be the best method for calculating the rate shown in the strip above?
(A) Small block method
(B) 300 method
(C) Six-second method
(D) 1500 method - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Six-second method
Which of these electrodes is not involved in creating Einthoven's triangle?
(A) Right arm
(B) Left arm
(C) Right leg
(D) Left leg - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Right leg
The PR intervals in this tracing could be described as
(A) Concurrently identical
(B) Progressively retrograde
(C) Progressively prolonged
(D) Consecutively distorted - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Progressively prolonged
An intellectually disabled adult patient is frightened of the EKG machine and does not want to lie down
for the test. What should the EKG technician do?
(A) Gently but firmly assist the patient to lie down.
(B) Tell the patient she will give him a lollipop after the test is over.
(C) Offer to show the machine to the patient and answer any questions.
(D) Reschedule the test for a later time. - ANSWERS💫✔️-(C) Offer to show the machine to the patient
and answer any questions.
Which leads will show changes if an EKG technician has reversed the right and left arm leads?
(A) Leads II and aVL
