EKG CERTIFICATION TEST EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. 2025of time for the QRS
What is the approximate amount
0.04-0.10
complex to record on an ECG
2. Identify the measures of the intervals in the PRI:
strip be- low 0.14
QRS:
0.08
QT:
0.28
3. What is a typical characteristic of a Premature Two P waves for
Atrial Contraction (PAC) one QRS
complex
4. What is a major complication of atrial Thrombi
fibrillation formation
5. A three-month-old patient is fussy and Smooth the child
moving his arms and legs. What should the with a pacifier and
ECG technician do in order to get proper alow the par- ent to
electrode placement for an accurate EGC? hold the child
6. Where should the V4 electrode be placed on the body? left
midclavicular line, 5th
intercostal space
7. Which condition requires the lead placement shown
Dextrocardia
in the diagram below?
8 PR
. Interval
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,EKG CERTIFICATION TEST EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
To determine the quality of 2025
atrial activity on an
ECG strip, the ECG technician should examine
which of the following portions of the cardiac
cycle?
9. An ECG technician is preparing to perform an ECG on Put both the
right and left a patient with a total left arm amputation. How should
on the torso, below the the technician place the arm electrodes?
clavicle
10. Prior to an ECG a patient informs the ECG technician Position the
patient in the that he often experiences orthopnea. How should the
semi-Fowler's position technician prepare this patient for the ECG
procedure?
11. If the RA-LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG Lead 1
will record a downward deflection in
12. What is the minimum number of variations of the P 3
wave in a wandering atrial pacemaker rhythm?
13. What should an ECG technician do to correct wave sets Increase
14. A female
the patient has come in for an ECG
running As close to the
following a mastectomy.
that are too ECG
close together electrodes
to be surgery
accurately analyzed? speedsite
of theas
ECG machine
should be placed possible without
to 50mm/sec
touch- ing the site
15. Which of the following are true of the ECG Decreased cardiac
rhythm shown in the strip below output occurs with
duration.
Seriousness
depends on
the length of the
pause. It is a
normal sinus rhythm
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PAC.
,EKG CERTIFICATION TEST EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
16. What variation in ECG results is likely for patients with Presence of a
pacing spike
pacemakers? `
17. What is the rhythm shown in the strip below Ventricular
pacing
18. Improper grounding of the ECG during set-up is most Alternating
Current Artifact
likely to result in
19. A cardiac cycle is detected on the ECG monitor, but the PEA
(Pulseless Electrical
20. When
patienta has
patient with aThis
no pulse. pacemaker
is knownhas
as an Small Activity)
spikes
ECG per- formed, the strip will contain where a P wave
may not be seen
21. While performing a stress test on a patient, the patient
Notifythephysician/nurse complains of chest pain and has the ECG
shown below. and stop the treadmill Which of the following should
the ECG technician do
next?
22. A constant PRI that exceeds 0.20 seconds indicates A first degree
23. AV After
block validation an ECG order, collection all Identify the
supplies, and ensuring the machine is in proper patient
working order, the technician's next action
should be to
24. An ECG technician records and ECG on a 37- Continue with the
year-old patient and obtains the strip shown proce- dure as
below. What ac- normal
3/
23
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. 2025of time for the QRS
What is the approximate amount
0.04-0.10
complex to record on an ECG
2. Identify the measures of the intervals in the PRI:
strip be- low 0.14
QRS:
0.08
QT:
0.28
3. What is a typical characteristic of a Premature Two P waves for
Atrial Contraction (PAC) one QRS
complex
4. What is a major complication of atrial Thrombi
fibrillation formation
5. A three-month-old patient is fussy and Smooth the child
moving his arms and legs. What should the with a pacifier and
ECG technician do in order to get proper alow the par- ent to
electrode placement for an accurate EGC? hold the child
6. Where should the V4 electrode be placed on the body? left
midclavicular line, 5th
intercostal space
7. Which condition requires the lead placement shown
Dextrocardia
in the diagram below?
8 PR
. Interval
1/
23
,EKG CERTIFICATION TEST EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
To determine the quality of 2025
atrial activity on an
ECG strip, the ECG technician should examine
which of the following portions of the cardiac
cycle?
9. An ECG technician is preparing to perform an ECG on Put both the
right and left a patient with a total left arm amputation. How should
on the torso, below the the technician place the arm electrodes?
clavicle
10. Prior to an ECG a patient informs the ECG technician Position the
patient in the that he often experiences orthopnea. How should the
semi-Fowler's position technician prepare this patient for the ECG
procedure?
11. If the RA-LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG Lead 1
will record a downward deflection in
12. What is the minimum number of variations of the P 3
wave in a wandering atrial pacemaker rhythm?
13. What should an ECG technician do to correct wave sets Increase
14. A female
the patient has come in for an ECG
running As close to the
following a mastectomy.
that are too ECG
close together electrodes
to be surgery
accurately analyzed? speedsite
of theas
ECG machine
should be placed possible without
to 50mm/sec
touch- ing the site
15. Which of the following are true of the ECG Decreased cardiac
rhythm shown in the strip below output occurs with
duration.
Seriousness
depends on
the length of the
pause. It is a
normal sinus rhythm
2/
23 with a blocked
PAC.
,EKG CERTIFICATION TEST EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
16. What variation in ECG results is likely for patients with Presence of a
pacing spike
pacemakers? `
17. What is the rhythm shown in the strip below Ventricular
pacing
18. Improper grounding of the ECG during set-up is most Alternating
Current Artifact
likely to result in
19. A cardiac cycle is detected on the ECG monitor, but the PEA
(Pulseless Electrical
20. When
patienta has
patient with aThis
no pulse. pacemaker
is knownhas
as an Small Activity)
spikes
ECG per- formed, the strip will contain where a P wave
may not be seen
21. While performing a stress test on a patient, the patient
Notifythephysician/nurse complains of chest pain and has the ECG
shown below. and stop the treadmill Which of the following should
the ECG technician do
next?
22. A constant PRI that exceeds 0.20 seconds indicates A first degree
23. AV After
block validation an ECG order, collection all Identify the
supplies, and ensuring the machine is in proper patient
working order, the technician's next action
should be to
24. An ECG technician records and ECG on a 37- Continue with the
year-old patient and obtains the strip shown proce- dure as
below. What ac- normal
3/
23
