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An EKG technician obtains Hypoxemia
a PULSE OXIMETRY reading
of 88% from a patient.
Which of the following
terms should the
technician use to describe
the patient's condition?
An EKG technician should 6 seconds
recognize that a rhythm
strip should be at least how
many seconds long to
accurately identify rate
and rhythm?
An EKG technician notes that Change the gain control to 5 mm/mV
the QRS
complex is too tall to fit on
the EKG paper. Which of
the following actions
should the technician
take?
An EKG technician is Report unexpected dysrhythmias during the test
preforming an
exercise stress test to evaluate
a patient for coronary
vascular disease. Which of
the
following actions should
technician take regarding
,this procedure?
Which of the following "I understand your frustration. My role as the technician
responses should an EKG is to conduct the test correctly. The provider is
technician make to a patient qualified to interpret the results."
in an outpatient clinic who
is upset that the technician
cannot share the result of
the tracing?
An EKG technician should Remove the soiled gloves prior to touching uncontaminated
follow which of the surfaces
following recommendations
regarding infection control
practices in health care
setting?
During an exercise stress Check the patient's respiratory rate
test, an EKG technician
notices that the patient
appears to be
hyperventilating. Which of
the
following actions should the
technician take first?
Which of the following Check the wire colors and identifications to ensure
actions should the EKG attachment to the correct electrode
technician take
immediately after
attaching the telemetry lead
wires to the electrodes?
An EKG technician is Between the fifth and sixth ribs, at the left midclavicular line
recording a patient's radial
pulse rate and finds the
pulse to be irregular. The
provider then takes the
patient's apical pulse. The
, technician should recognize
that which of the following
locations is used for this
assessment?
An EKG technician is "I should activate the event marker if I have chest pain."
providing instructions for a
patient who is going home
with a
Holter monitor for 48 hr.
Which of the
following statements
indicates the patient
understands the
instructions?
When an EKG technician is Irregular
obtaining a
pulse from a patient, which of
the following terms should
the technician use to
document the rhythm of the
pulse?
Which of the following R-R wave interval
intervals should be used to
determine the regularity
of
ventricular depolarization?
An EKG technician should 25 mm/second
recognize that which of the
following is the most
commonly used paper speed
for an EKG?
An EKG technician is Increased amplitude of the QRS complex
reviewing the EKG tracing of
a patient who has
ventricular hypertrophy.
Which of the following
findings should the
technician expect?