ECG Final Exam Study guide Questions With Complete
Solutions
(p.2) What does the electrocardiogram or ECG study? Correct
Answers the electrical activity of the heart
A "stat" ECG is done: Correct Answers immediately
A bundle branch block must be considered when the QRS
complex measures what length? Correct Answers 0.12 seconds
or greater
A cardiac cell or group of cells that produces an ectopic beat is
known as a: Correct Answers focus
A complete history of the patient is needed before an exercise
electrocardiography. Which of the following information is not
needed for the history? Correct Answers the amount of sleep
the patient had the night before
A patient with diabetes is how many times more likely than
patients without diabetes to experience a heart attack? Correct
Answers two times
A patient with sinus bradycardia may require what type of
treatment? Correct Answers medication or a pacemaker
A pattern in which every third complex is a premature beat is
referred to as: Correct Answers trigeminy
,A standard 12-lead ECG focuses directly on which portion of
the heart? Correct Answers left ventricle
After completing the ECG procedure, which of the following
tasks is not included in the ECG technician's responsibilities?
Correct Answers interpret the ECG and explain the results to
the patient
After you report a second-degree AV block, Mobitz type II, to a
licensed practitioner, what should you prepare for? Correct
Answers a code blue situation and application of a temporary
pacemaker
An ECG monitor technician's main responsibility is to: Correct
Answers view the ECG tracings and alert the health care
professional of an abnormal heart rhythm
An electrocardiograph (ECG) technician should be able to:
Correct Answers determine if an ECG tracing is accurate
Approach the patient from the __________ if possible when
performing an ECG. Correct Answers left side
Approximately how many people in the United States suffer
from angina? Correct Answers 10 million
As a health care professional your responsibilities with the
ambulatory monitor include which of the following? Correct
Answers applying and removing the monitor
,As an exercise stress test progresses, what happens to the level
of exertion of exercise? Correct Answers it increases in stages
AV pacing is similar to what characteristic of the heart? Correct
Answers normal conduction pathway
Besides myocardial ischemia, what else can cause ST segment
depression? Correct Answers certain medications
Blood returns to the heart via the veins. The largest vein is the:
Correct Answers vena cava
Blood that leaves the right ventricle is considered: Correct
Answers deoxygenated
Bundle branch block rhythm is similar to a sinus rhythm but has
what distinguishing characteristic? Correct Answers QRS
duration greater than 0.12 seconds
Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known
as: Correct Answers telemetry monitoring
Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known
as: Correct Answers telemetry monitoring
During ambulatory monitoring which of the following would not
be recorded in the patient diary? Correct Answers trimming
fingernails or toenails
Each little box on the ECG paper horizontally represents:
Correct Answers 0.04 second
, Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all
of the following except: Correct Answers removing any
electrical equipment from the patient's body
You should do...
>removing the plug from the electrical outlet by pulling it out by
the prong connection
>ensuring that the bed or exam table is not touching the wall or
any electrical equipment
>checking the insulation on the electrical cord for cracks or
frays
Ethics are: Correct Answers standards of behavior and concepts
of right and wrong
first vessels to branch off the aorta... Correct Answers coronary
arteries
For the proper placement of V3, you must have placed, which
other two leads on the patient's chest? Correct Answers V2 and
V4
For which of the following symptoms might a telemedicine
monitor be used? Correct Answers dizziness
Frequent nonconducted QRS complexes are likely to cause signs
of ___________. Correct Answers low cardiac output
Solutions
(p.2) What does the electrocardiogram or ECG study? Correct
Answers the electrical activity of the heart
A "stat" ECG is done: Correct Answers immediately
A bundle branch block must be considered when the QRS
complex measures what length? Correct Answers 0.12 seconds
or greater
A cardiac cell or group of cells that produces an ectopic beat is
known as a: Correct Answers focus
A complete history of the patient is needed before an exercise
electrocardiography. Which of the following information is not
needed for the history? Correct Answers the amount of sleep
the patient had the night before
A patient with diabetes is how many times more likely than
patients without diabetes to experience a heart attack? Correct
Answers two times
A patient with sinus bradycardia may require what type of
treatment? Correct Answers medication or a pacemaker
A pattern in which every third complex is a premature beat is
referred to as: Correct Answers trigeminy
,A standard 12-lead ECG focuses directly on which portion of
the heart? Correct Answers left ventricle
After completing the ECG procedure, which of the following
tasks is not included in the ECG technician's responsibilities?
Correct Answers interpret the ECG and explain the results to
the patient
After you report a second-degree AV block, Mobitz type II, to a
licensed practitioner, what should you prepare for? Correct
Answers a code blue situation and application of a temporary
pacemaker
An ECG monitor technician's main responsibility is to: Correct
Answers view the ECG tracings and alert the health care
professional of an abnormal heart rhythm
An electrocardiograph (ECG) technician should be able to:
Correct Answers determine if an ECG tracing is accurate
Approach the patient from the __________ if possible when
performing an ECG. Correct Answers left side
Approximately how many people in the United States suffer
from angina? Correct Answers 10 million
As a health care professional your responsibilities with the
ambulatory monitor include which of the following? Correct
Answers applying and removing the monitor
,As an exercise stress test progresses, what happens to the level
of exertion of exercise? Correct Answers it increases in stages
AV pacing is similar to what characteristic of the heart? Correct
Answers normal conduction pathway
Besides myocardial ischemia, what else can cause ST segment
depression? Correct Answers certain medications
Blood returns to the heart via the veins. The largest vein is the:
Correct Answers vena cava
Blood that leaves the right ventricle is considered: Correct
Answers deoxygenated
Bundle branch block rhythm is similar to a sinus rhythm but has
what distinguishing characteristic? Correct Answers QRS
duration greater than 0.12 seconds
Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known
as: Correct Answers telemetry monitoring
Continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known
as: Correct Answers telemetry monitoring
During ambulatory monitoring which of the following would not
be recorded in the patient diary? Correct Answers trimming
fingernails or toenails
Each little box on the ECG paper horizontally represents:
Correct Answers 0.04 second
, Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all
of the following except: Correct Answers removing any
electrical equipment from the patient's body
You should do...
>removing the plug from the electrical outlet by pulling it out by
the prong connection
>ensuring that the bed or exam table is not touching the wall or
any electrical equipment
>checking the insulation on the electrical cord for cracks or
frays
Ethics are: Correct Answers standards of behavior and concepts
of right and wrong
first vessels to branch off the aorta... Correct Answers coronary
arteries
For the proper placement of V3, you must have placed, which
other two leads on the patient's chest? Correct Answers V2 and
V4
For which of the following symptoms might a telemedicine
monitor be used? Correct Answers dizziness
Frequent nonconducted QRS complexes are likely to cause signs
of ___________. Correct Answers low cardiac output
