EKG EXAM FULL 125 QUESTION REVIEW EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. The p Which of the following waves on an EKG
wave tracing relates to electrical activity in the
atria?
2. "What is your last Which of these questions is an appropriate
name, George?" way of checking one patient identifier before
performingan EKG test?
3. A ventricular Widened QRS complexes on an EKG
dysrhythmia tracing are signs of
4. Stop the test and alert the A patient is nearing the target heart rate
doc- tor immediately. during an exercise stress test when he
becomes diaphoreticand complains of intense
chest pain. Which response from the EKG
technician is best?
5. Sinus The rhythm shown in this tracing
Bradycardia is known as
6. When the technician is Under which of the following circumstances
deliv- ering the can an EKG technician discuss the details
completed EKG and the of a patient's EKG or treat- ment? (Choose
patient's chart to the car- two correct answers.)
diologistwho ordered the
test. And When the
patient's insur- ance
company calls to confirm
that an EKG was ordered
7. "I
andwillconducted.
make a note in the Which of these sentences demonstrates
diary when I exercise."
patient under- standing of directions for
8. A 35-year-old woman who Holter monitoring?
This patient would require no changes to
is 20 weeks pregnant
positioning or electrode placement:
9. Six-second What would be the best method for
method calculating the rate shown in the strip
a1bove?
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,EKG EXAM FULL 125 QUESTION REVIEW EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
10. Right Which of these electrodes is not
leg involved in creating Einthoven's
triangle?
11. Progressively The PR intervals in this tracing could
prolonged be described as
12. Offer to show the An intellectually disabled adult patient is
machine to the patient frightened of the EKG machine and does
and answer any not want to liedown for the test. What
questions. should the EKG technician do?
13. Leads I and Which leads will show changes if an
aVR EKG technician has reversed the right
and left arm leads?
14. The left-most line in Which line represents the body's
the right-hand midline?
image.
15. The middle line in the left- Which line is the
hand image. midaxillary line?
16. Failure to
capture
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, EKG EXAM FULL 125 QUESTION REVIEW EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
An EKG technician sees pacing spikes on a patient's EKG but no electrical activity
following thespikes. This is likely due to a
pacemaker error known as
17. Apply lotion or bath Which of the following should patients be
oil advised not to do before an early-morning
resting EKG?
18. QRS complex, T Which of these series represents the
wave depolarization and repolarization of the
ventricles?
19. Pharmacologic stress What type of stress test is likely to be
test performed on a patient who does not have
use of her legs?
20. QRS Narrow and wide are words often used
complexes to describe
21. The EKG technician Under which of these circumstances may an
must not share her EKG technician share her interpretation of
interpretation with the an EKG withthe patient?
patient.
2 Checking pulse, body tempera- Measuring vital signs
2. includes ture, blood pressure, and respi-
rations.
23. Polymorphic The complexes in this
EKG tracing could be described as
24. Which electrode is shared by
LA leads I and III?
25. Two large blocks At standard gain a calibration mark
high will measure
26. Third-degree heart A rhythm in which P-P intervals are regular
block and R-R intervals are regular but there is no
clear rela-tionship between the activity of the
atria and ventricles is
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CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. The p Which of the following waves on an EKG
wave tracing relates to electrical activity in the
atria?
2. "What is your last Which of these questions is an appropriate
name, George?" way of checking one patient identifier before
performingan EKG test?
3. A ventricular Widened QRS complexes on an EKG
dysrhythmia tracing are signs of
4. Stop the test and alert the A patient is nearing the target heart rate
doc- tor immediately. during an exercise stress test when he
becomes diaphoreticand complains of intense
chest pain. Which response from the EKG
technician is best?
5. Sinus The rhythm shown in this tracing
Bradycardia is known as
6. When the technician is Under which of the following circumstances
deliv- ering the can an EKG technician discuss the details
completed EKG and the of a patient's EKG or treat- ment? (Choose
patient's chart to the car- two correct answers.)
diologistwho ordered the
test. And When the
patient's insur- ance
company calls to confirm
that an EKG was ordered
7. "I
andwillconducted.
make a note in the Which of these sentences demonstrates
diary when I exercise."
patient under- standing of directions for
8. A 35-year-old woman who Holter monitoring?
This patient would require no changes to
is 20 weeks pregnant
positioning or electrode placement:
9. Six-second What would be the best method for
method calculating the rate shown in the strip
a1bove?
/
18
,EKG EXAM FULL 125 QUESTION REVIEW EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
10. Right Which of these electrodes is not
leg involved in creating Einthoven's
triangle?
11. Progressively The PR intervals in this tracing could
prolonged be described as
12. Offer to show the An intellectually disabled adult patient is
machine to the patient frightened of the EKG machine and does
and answer any not want to liedown for the test. What
questions. should the EKG technician do?
13. Leads I and Which leads will show changes if an
aVR EKG technician has reversed the right
and left arm leads?
14. The left-most line in Which line represents the body's
the right-hand midline?
image.
15. The middle line in the left- Which line is the
hand image. midaxillary line?
16. Failure to
capture
2/
18
, EKG EXAM FULL 125 QUESTION REVIEW EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
An EKG technician sees pacing spikes on a patient's EKG but no electrical activity
following thespikes. This is likely due to a
pacemaker error known as
17. Apply lotion or bath Which of the following should patients be
oil advised not to do before an early-morning
resting EKG?
18. QRS complex, T Which of these series represents the
wave depolarization and repolarization of the
ventricles?
19. Pharmacologic stress What type of stress test is likely to be
test performed on a patient who does not have
use of her legs?
20. QRS Narrow and wide are words often used
complexes to describe
21. The EKG technician Under which of these circumstances may an
must not share her EKG technician share her interpretation of
interpretation with the an EKG withthe patient?
patient.
2 Checking pulse, body tempera- Measuring vital signs
2. includes ture, blood pressure, and respi-
rations.
23. Polymorphic The complexes in this
EKG tracing could be described as
24. Which electrode is shared by
LA leads I and III?
25. Two large blocks At standard gain a calibration mark
high will measure
26. Third-degree heart A rhythm in which P-P intervals are regular
block and R-R intervals are regular but there is no
clear rela-tionship between the activity of the
atria and ventricles is
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