1. Which of the following methods should a Clippers
EKG tech- nician use when removing hair from
electrode place- ment sites for telemetry
monitoring?
2. Which of the following lead groups are bipolar leads? Leads I, II, III
3. In which of the following locations should an EKG tech- On the left
anterior axillary
nician place the electrode for leavd V5? line, horizontal to lead V4
4. An EKG technician is performing a second The electrodes will not
standard 12-lead EKG on a patient conduct accurately after
immediately following the first test. For two EKG tracings.
which of the following reasons should the
technician recognize that resting tab
electrodes should not be used for more than two
consecutive EKG tracings?
sec
5. An EKG technician notes periods of sinus
arrest on a patient's EKG tracing. The
technician should consider the sinus arrest to
be a medical emergency when the arrest
reaches which of the following durations?
Verify proper lead place- ment
6. A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does
not match the last tracing that the EKG
technician per- formed. Which of the
following actions should the technician
take first?
7. Which of the following methods should an EKG techni- In the
original, foil-lined
cian use to store electrodes when not in use? packaging
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8. An EKG technician is working with a patient who has a On the lower
right ab-
below-the-knee amputation of the left leg. In which of domen
the following locations should the technician
place the right leg electrode?
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9. Which of the following statements made by an EKG "I will clean your
skin with
technician correctly prepares the patient for telemetry an alcohol
pad"
monitoring?
10. An EKG technician is performing a standard 12- Left midaxillary line
lead EKG on a patient who is 4 years old. In
which of the following locations should the
technician place the V6 electrodes?
11. Which of the following sections of the EKG
Beginning of the Q
tracing should an EKG technician use to
wave to the end of the
measure the QRS complex?
S wave
12. Which of the following EKG machine functions
should an EKG technician use to control and
regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the Gain
tracing?
13. An EKG technician observes varying R-R
intervals on "The irregularity is
normal
an EKG for a 2-year-old patient. Which of the following and is a
result of respira-
statements made by the technician would be 15. In a health
correct? adult
patient,
14. An EKG technician is recording a patient's radial which of the
pulse rate and finds the pulse to be irregular. following is
The provider then takes the patient's apical the
pulse. The technician should recognize that expected
which of the following locations is used for this shape and
assessment? direction of
the P wave
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