AMCA EKG PRACTICE TEST EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Waveforms that are displayed on screen ( correct answers )
Oscilloscope
The breastbone is referred to as the: ( correct answers )
sternum
What are the 3 layers of the heart? ( correct answers )
epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
The use of noninvasive and painless ultrasound to examine the heart
( correct answers ) Echocardiography
Which of the following actions is helpful in assisting patient with their
needs
( correct answers ) Keeping a list of community resources list that can
further assist patient
Automaticity means ( correct answers ) The ability of certain cells to
produce an electrical impulse without the need for outside nerve
stimulation
ventricular depolarization ( correct answers ) QRS
complex
Contraction or systole of the cardiac muscle ( correct answers )
depolarization Relaxation or Diastole of the
cardiac muscle of the cardiac muscle ( correct
answers ) Repolarization
Atrial depolarization( correct answers ) P wave
Ventricular repolarization ( correct answers )
T wave
Two PVCs in a row ( correct answers ) couplet
Atrial fibrillization has ( correct
answers ) No P waves
On an ECG horizontal lines measure
( correct
answers ) heart rate
Lower overall resistance in the ventricular bed
, An idioventricular rhythm has a rate of ( correct answers )
20-40 bpm
Which patient education process lets you know that the teaching plan is
working ( correct answers )
evaluation
Which of the following marks the ECG paper ( correct
answers ) stylus Who must be present during a stress test
( correct answers ) Cardiologist
The pericardial sac that surrounds the heart ( correct answers ) allows
the heart to expand & contract with minimal friction
Making false statements orally ( correct answers )
slander
Before placing electrodes on a patient's body interference may occur if
there is a lot of hair covering their body and will need to be shaved. What
would you do prior to shaving? ( correct answers ) Ask permission
Dysrhythmia means( correct answers ) ECG rhythm differs from
normal sinus rhythm
Contraction phase of the heartbeat ( correct answers ) systole
Where is V2 located? ( correct answers ) 4th intercostal space to the
left of the sternum
If a patient is said to be in asystole the characteristics would be ( correct
answers ) Rate of 0 and no pulse
Premature atrial complexes originate from ( correct
answers ) atria
Which of the following is treated with HCTZ? ( correct answers ) High
blood pressure and fluid retention
When no abnormalities show during a resting ECG, the physician may
order an exercise ECG. Another name for this is: ( correct
answers ) stress test
Junctional Tachycardia has ( correct answers ) P'R intervals less
than 0.12 seconds
Characteristics of premature ventricular complexes include
( correct answers ) Have a wide and
bizarre QRS complex
When a preparing a patient to wear a Holter monitor instruct the patient
to
( correct answers ) Depress the event marker for significant symptoms
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Waveforms that are displayed on screen ( correct answers )
Oscilloscope
The breastbone is referred to as the: ( correct answers )
sternum
What are the 3 layers of the heart? ( correct answers )
epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
The use of noninvasive and painless ultrasound to examine the heart
( correct answers ) Echocardiography
Which of the following actions is helpful in assisting patient with their
needs
( correct answers ) Keeping a list of community resources list that can
further assist patient
Automaticity means ( correct answers ) The ability of certain cells to
produce an electrical impulse without the need for outside nerve
stimulation
ventricular depolarization ( correct answers ) QRS
complex
Contraction or systole of the cardiac muscle ( correct answers )
depolarization Relaxation or Diastole of the
cardiac muscle of the cardiac muscle ( correct
answers ) Repolarization
Atrial depolarization( correct answers ) P wave
Ventricular repolarization ( correct answers )
T wave
Two PVCs in a row ( correct answers ) couplet
Atrial fibrillization has ( correct
answers ) No P waves
On an ECG horizontal lines measure
( correct
answers ) heart rate
Lower overall resistance in the ventricular bed
, An idioventricular rhythm has a rate of ( correct answers )
20-40 bpm
Which patient education process lets you know that the teaching plan is
working ( correct answers )
evaluation
Which of the following marks the ECG paper ( correct
answers ) stylus Who must be present during a stress test
( correct answers ) Cardiologist
The pericardial sac that surrounds the heart ( correct answers ) allows
the heart to expand & contract with minimal friction
Making false statements orally ( correct answers )
slander
Before placing electrodes on a patient's body interference may occur if
there is a lot of hair covering their body and will need to be shaved. What
would you do prior to shaving? ( correct answers ) Ask permission
Dysrhythmia means( correct answers ) ECG rhythm differs from
normal sinus rhythm
Contraction phase of the heartbeat ( correct answers ) systole
Where is V2 located? ( correct answers ) 4th intercostal space to the
left of the sternum
If a patient is said to be in asystole the characteristics would be ( correct
answers ) Rate of 0 and no pulse
Premature atrial complexes originate from ( correct
answers ) atria
Which of the following is treated with HCTZ? ( correct answers ) High
blood pressure and fluid retention
When no abnormalities show during a resting ECG, the physician may
order an exercise ECG. Another name for this is: ( correct
answers ) stress test
Junctional Tachycardia has ( correct answers ) P'R intervals less
than 0.12 seconds
Characteristics of premature ventricular complexes include
( correct answers ) Have a wide and
bizarre QRS complex
When a preparing a patient to wear a Holter monitor instruct the patient
to
( correct answers ) Depress the event marker for significant symptoms
