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EKG NHA Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Congestive heart fallure - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to perform an exercise
stress test on a patient. Which of the following findings in a patient's medical history would
prevent the patient from participating in an exercise stress test?
Loose electrodes - answer✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that which of the following
situations could result in wandering baseline artifact on an EKG tracing?
"I can smoke the night before the exam." - answer✔✔An EKG technician has just provided
patient education prior to an exercise stress test. Which of the following statements made by the
patient indicates an understanding of the preparation?
Lead V9 - answer✔✔An EKG technician is performing a posterior 12-lead EKG for a patient.
Which of the following leads should the technician place along the paraspinous border?
Loss of capture - answer✔✔An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing for a patient who
has a pacemaker. The technician should recognize that which of the following alterations is
being recorded on the patient's rhythm strip?
R-R wave interval - answer✔✔Which of the following intervals should be used to determine the
regularity of ventricular depolarization?
P wave - answer✔✔Which of the following waves should an EKG technician measure to
evaluate for atrial depolarization?
Lead RL - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing a patient for an exercise stress test. Which
of the following leads should the technician place on the right lowe side of the anterior torso?
30 to 49/min - answer✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that which of the following is the
expected reference range for the respiratory rate of a newborn patient?
Change the gain control to 5 mm/mv - answer✔✔An EKG technician notes that the QRS
complex is too tall to fit on the EKG paper. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?
Signs of acute myocardial injury - answer✔✔While performing an exercise stress test on a
patient, a technician observes elevated ST segments. The technician should identify these
findings as which of the following?
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Place the lower left extremity lead on the left groin - answer✔✔An EKG technician is
performing a standard 12-lead EKG for a patient who has a below-the-knee amputation of the
left leg. The technician should modify and document the lead placement for this patient in which
of the following ways?
"Your provider wants to study your heart over a longer period of time." - answer✔✔A patient
tells the EKG technician that she does not understand why she needs an ambulatory monitor after
having a standard 12-lead EKG 2 days ago. Which of the following responses should the
technician make?
Leeds v1 and v2 - answer✔✔An EKG technician is evaluating a standard 12-lead EKG tracing
during a recording. The technician should recognize that electrical activity of the septal wall is
recorded by which of the following leads?
Mvocardial ischemia - answer✔✔An EKG technician observes ST segment depression and T
wave inversion in multiple leads on a patient's EKG tracing. Which of the following should the
technician suspect?
supine - answer✔✔Into which of the following positions should the EKG technician assist a
patient to undergo a standard 12-lead EKG?
Atrial fibrillation - answer✔✔What is the name of the arrhythmia in the EKG tracing below?
Right arm negative pole, left arm positive pole, and left leg positive pole - answer✔✔Which of
the following is the electrode charge combination for the limb leads for a standard 12-lead EKG?
The fifth intercostal space at the middlavicularine - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing a
patient for a standard 12-lead EKG. Which of the following is the correct placement for lead V4?
"This procedure requires informed consent. - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing a
patient for an exercise stress test. Which of the following statements should the technician make
before the test?
Brachial artery
~ CORRECT - answer✔✔Which of the following sites is the most appropriate for an EKG
technician to use when taking the pulse of an infant?
Place the lower left extremity lead on the left groin - answer✔✔An EKG technician is
performing a standard 12-lead EKG for a patient who has a below-the-knee amputation of the
left leg. The technician should modify and document the lead placement for this patient in which
of the following ways?
Anterior axiliary line, fifth intercostal space - answer✔✔Which of the following describes the
correct electrode placement for lead V5?
EKG NHA Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Congestive heart fallure - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to perform an exercise
stress test on a patient. Which of the following findings in a patient's medical history would
prevent the patient from participating in an exercise stress test?
Loose electrodes - answer✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that which of the following
situations could result in wandering baseline artifact on an EKG tracing?
"I can smoke the night before the exam." - answer✔✔An EKG technician has just provided
patient education prior to an exercise stress test. Which of the following statements made by the
patient indicates an understanding of the preparation?
Lead V9 - answer✔✔An EKG technician is performing a posterior 12-lead EKG for a patient.
Which of the following leads should the technician place along the paraspinous border?
Loss of capture - answer✔✔An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing for a patient who
has a pacemaker. The technician should recognize that which of the following alterations is
being recorded on the patient's rhythm strip?
R-R wave interval - answer✔✔Which of the following intervals should be used to determine the
regularity of ventricular depolarization?
P wave - answer✔✔Which of the following waves should an EKG technician measure to
evaluate for atrial depolarization?
Lead RL - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing a patient for an exercise stress test. Which
of the following leads should the technician place on the right lowe side of the anterior torso?
30 to 49/min - answer✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that which of the following is the
expected reference range for the respiratory rate of a newborn patient?
Change the gain control to 5 mm/mv - answer✔✔An EKG technician notes that the QRS
complex is too tall to fit on the EKG paper. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?
Signs of acute myocardial injury - answer✔✔While performing an exercise stress test on a
patient, a technician observes elevated ST segments. The technician should identify these
findings as which of the following?
, EXAM STUDY MATERIALS 8/7/2024 11:29 AM
Place the lower left extremity lead on the left groin - answer✔✔An EKG technician is
performing a standard 12-lead EKG for a patient who has a below-the-knee amputation of the
left leg. The technician should modify and document the lead placement for this patient in which
of the following ways?
"Your provider wants to study your heart over a longer period of time." - answer✔✔A patient
tells the EKG technician that she does not understand why she needs an ambulatory monitor after
having a standard 12-lead EKG 2 days ago. Which of the following responses should the
technician make?
Leeds v1 and v2 - answer✔✔An EKG technician is evaluating a standard 12-lead EKG tracing
during a recording. The technician should recognize that electrical activity of the septal wall is
recorded by which of the following leads?
Mvocardial ischemia - answer✔✔An EKG technician observes ST segment depression and T
wave inversion in multiple leads on a patient's EKG tracing. Which of the following should the
technician suspect?
supine - answer✔✔Into which of the following positions should the EKG technician assist a
patient to undergo a standard 12-lead EKG?
Atrial fibrillation - answer✔✔What is the name of the arrhythmia in the EKG tracing below?
Right arm negative pole, left arm positive pole, and left leg positive pole - answer✔✔Which of
the following is the electrode charge combination for the limb leads for a standard 12-lead EKG?
The fifth intercostal space at the middlavicularine - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing a
patient for a standard 12-lead EKG. Which of the following is the correct placement for lead V4?
"This procedure requires informed consent. - answer✔✔An EKG technician is preparing a
patient for an exercise stress test. Which of the following statements should the technician make
before the test?
Brachial artery
~ CORRECT - answer✔✔Which of the following sites is the most appropriate for an EKG
technician to use when taking the pulse of an infant?
Place the lower left extremity lead on the left groin - answer✔✔An EKG technician is
performing a standard 12-lead EKG for a patient who has a below-the-knee amputation of the
left leg. The technician should modify and document the lead placement for this patient in which
of the following ways?
Anterior axiliary line, fifth intercostal space - answer✔✔Which of the following describes the
correct electrode placement for lead V5?
