EKG PRACTICE EXAM 2 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
An EKG technician is Instructing the patient about the use of a
transtelephonic monitor with the loop memory. Which of the following
instructions should the technician include? ( correct answers ) "Press the
record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain"
An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an EKG tracing on an
older adult patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the emergency
department. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
( correct answers ) Assume implied consent because the patient's
condition is considered critical
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate
a patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing? ( correct answers )
Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves.
An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an inpatient
facility for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the technician
take when performing a series of EKG readings for this patient? ( correct
answers ) Apply silver electrodes that can be checked
daily.
An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. What action by the
technician would protect the patient's health information in accordance with
HIPPA regulations?
( correct answers )
Hand-delivering the EKG to the patient's provider.
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what action should
an EKG technician take next? ( correct answers ) Check that the
tracing is free from artifacts and disconnect the patient from the machine.
What is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to verify
that a patient understands the Holter monitor instructions? ( correct answers
) Have the patient repeat the instructions back
What section of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure
the QRS complex? ( correct answers )Beginning of the Q wave
to the end of the S wave.
What lead group forms Einthoven's triangle? ( correct answers )
Leads I, II, and III What lead groups are bipolar leads? ( correct answers )
GRADED
A+
Leads I, II, and III
What describes a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart? (
correct answers ) P wave, QRS
complex, and T wave
, A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing
that the EKG technician performed. What action should the technician take
first? ( correct
answers ) Verify proper lead placement
What is the result of atrial depolarization? ( correct answers )
P wave
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holder monitor for 24 hours. what
statement by the patient indicates an understanding of home care
instructions? ( correct
answers ) "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity."
For what type of heart block should an EKG technician observe the patient
for signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output that could lead to
cardiac arrest? ( correct
answers ) Third-degree AV block
What EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and
regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? ( correct answers )
Gain
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. What EKG
changes indicate that the patient is beginning to show signs of myocardial
ischemia? ( correct answers ) Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is concerned for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. what interventions should the technician expect the provider
to prescribe? ( correct answers ) Holter monitor
When performing a stress test, an EKG technician should recognize that the
test can be stopped when the patient reaches what percentage of their
targeted heart rate?
( correct answers ) 85%-
100%
An EKG technician is preparing to perform a standard 12-lead EKG tracing on
a patient who has a heart rate of 150/min. What speed controls should the
technician select? ( correct answers ) 50mm/second
What lead is created when an EKG technician places the electrode to the
right of the patient's sternum at the fourth intercostal space? ( correct
answers ) Lead V1
Calculate the ventricular rate in the tracing below using the 1500
method.
( correct answers ) 75/min
GRADED
What
A+
action should an EKG technician perform for a patient immediately
before an exercise stress test? ( correct answers ) Measure blood
pressure and obtain an EKG while the patient is supine, sitting, and standing
up
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
An EKG technician is Instructing the patient about the use of a
transtelephonic monitor with the loop memory. Which of the following
instructions should the technician include? ( correct answers ) "Press the
record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain"
An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an EKG tracing on an
older adult patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the emergency
department. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
( correct answers ) Assume implied consent because the patient's
condition is considered critical
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate
a patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing? ( correct answers )
Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves.
An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an inpatient
facility for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the technician
take when performing a series of EKG readings for this patient? ( correct
answers ) Apply silver electrodes that can be checked
daily.
An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. What action by the
technician would protect the patient's health information in accordance with
HIPPA regulations?
( correct answers )
Hand-delivering the EKG to the patient's provider.
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what action should
an EKG technician take next? ( correct answers ) Check that the
tracing is free from artifacts and disconnect the patient from the machine.
What is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to verify
that a patient understands the Holter monitor instructions? ( correct answers
) Have the patient repeat the instructions back
What section of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure
the QRS complex? ( correct answers )Beginning of the Q wave
to the end of the S wave.
What lead group forms Einthoven's triangle? ( correct answers )
Leads I, II, and III What lead groups are bipolar leads? ( correct answers )
GRADED
A+
Leads I, II, and III
What describes a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart? (
correct answers ) P wave, QRS
complex, and T wave
, A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing
that the EKG technician performed. What action should the technician take
first? ( correct
answers ) Verify proper lead placement
What is the result of atrial depolarization? ( correct answers )
P wave
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holder monitor for 24 hours. what
statement by the patient indicates an understanding of home care
instructions? ( correct
answers ) "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity."
For what type of heart block should an EKG technician observe the patient
for signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output that could lead to
cardiac arrest? ( correct
answers ) Third-degree AV block
What EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and
regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? ( correct answers )
Gain
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. What EKG
changes indicate that the patient is beginning to show signs of myocardial
ischemia? ( correct answers ) Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is concerned for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. what interventions should the technician expect the provider
to prescribe? ( correct answers ) Holter monitor
When performing a stress test, an EKG technician should recognize that the
test can be stopped when the patient reaches what percentage of their
targeted heart rate?
( correct answers ) 85%-
100%
An EKG technician is preparing to perform a standard 12-lead EKG tracing on
a patient who has a heart rate of 150/min. What speed controls should the
technician select? ( correct answers ) 50mm/second
What lead is created when an EKG technician places the electrode to the
right of the patient's sternum at the fourth intercostal space? ( correct
answers ) Lead V1
Calculate the ventricular rate in the tracing below using the 1500
method.
( correct answers ) 75/min
GRADED
What
A+
action should an EKG technician perform for a patient immediately
before an exercise stress test? ( correct answers ) Measure blood
pressure and obtain an EKG while the patient is supine, sitting, and standing
up
