CRAT Prep Exam Questions with Correct
Answers Graded A+
1. In addition to recording the ECG and preparing the report, an ECG technician
must be able to:
A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes
abnormalities during the recording process.
B. Evaluate tracing, recognize abnormal heart rhythms, and report abnormalities to
the appropriate health care professionals.
C. Maintain patient records and evaluate tracings.
D. Perform ultrasounds on blood vessels and assist with angioplasty. - Correct
answer-A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes
abnormalities during the recording process.
2. Monitor technicians record an ECG tracing and place it into the patient record,
but they must perform which of the following?
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,A. Assist the physician with angioplasty.
B. Perform an ultrasound of blood vessels.
C. Prepare an ECG report.
D. Evaluate the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms. - Correct answer-D.
Evaluate the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms.
3. Which of the following employees assists the physician with invasive
cardiovascular diagnostic tests such as angioplasty, heart surgery, or implantation
of artificial pacemakers?
A. ECG technician
B. Cardiovascular technologist
C. Medical assistant
D. Monitor technician - Correct answer-B. Cardiovascular technologist
4. Which of the following is considered an unethical act but is not necessarily
illegal?
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,A. Reporting blood pressure results of a stress test incorrectly, resulting in a heart
attach to the patient.
B. Taking a break when you are required to be viewing multiple patient's heart
rhythms.
C. Deciding to keep a $10 bill you find on the patient's bedside table.
D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you expose his or her body to
perform an ECG. - Correct answer-D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room
when you expose his or her body to perform an ECG.
5. Which of these is the responsibility of an ECG technician?
A. Evaluating electrical tracings on a monitor.
B. Recording the ECG and preparing the report for the physician.
C. Assisting with invasive procedures.
D. Evaluating the rhythm. - Correct answer-B. Recording the ECG and preparing
the report for the physician.
6. Which of the following BEST describes the universal and standards precautions?
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, A. Universal precautions are practiced on patients in isolation and standard
precautions are practiced on all patients.
B. Universal precautions are practiced on all patients with or without an identified
infection and stand precautions are only practiced on isolated patients.
C. Universal precautions and standard precautions are the same.
D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions and body substance
isolation. - Correct answer-D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions
and body substance isolation.
7. What type of ECG procedure is being performed? - Patient is laying down with
leads placed on him while the technician records.
A. Telemetry monitoring
B. Treadmill ECG stress test
C. Transtelephonic ECG monitoring
D. 12-lead ECG - Correct answer-D. 12-lead ECG
8. A photo features the first ECG machine, which weighed about 600 lbs and took
6 people to operate. Which scientist won the Nobel prize for this invention?
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Answers Graded A+
1. In addition to recording the ECG and preparing the report, an ECG technician
must be able to:
A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes
abnormalities during the recording process.
B. Evaluate tracing, recognize abnormal heart rhythms, and report abnormalities to
the appropriate health care professionals.
C. Maintain patient records and evaluate tracings.
D. Perform ultrasounds on blood vessels and assist with angioplasty. - Correct
answer-A. Determine if the tracing is accurate and recognize if interference causes
abnormalities during the recording process.
2. Monitor technicians record an ECG tracing and place it into the patient record,
but they must perform which of the following?
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,A. Assist the physician with angioplasty.
B. Perform an ultrasound of blood vessels.
C. Prepare an ECG report.
D. Evaluate the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms. - Correct answer-D.
Evaluate the tracing and recognize abnormal rhythms.
3. Which of the following employees assists the physician with invasive
cardiovascular diagnostic tests such as angioplasty, heart surgery, or implantation
of artificial pacemakers?
A. ECG technician
B. Cardiovascular technologist
C. Medical assistant
D. Monitor technician - Correct answer-B. Cardiovascular technologist
4. Which of the following is considered an unethical act but is not necessarily
illegal?
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,A. Reporting blood pressure results of a stress test incorrectly, resulting in a heart
attach to the patient.
B. Taking a break when you are required to be viewing multiple patient's heart
rhythms.
C. Deciding to keep a $10 bill you find on the patient's bedside table.
D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room when you expose his or her body to
perform an ECG. - Correct answer-D. Keeping the door open to the patient's room
when you expose his or her body to perform an ECG.
5. Which of these is the responsibility of an ECG technician?
A. Evaluating electrical tracings on a monitor.
B. Recording the ECG and preparing the report for the physician.
C. Assisting with invasive procedures.
D. Evaluating the rhythm. - Correct answer-B. Recording the ECG and preparing
the report for the physician.
6. Which of the following BEST describes the universal and standards precautions?
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, A. Universal precautions are practiced on patients in isolation and standard
precautions are practiced on all patients.
B. Universal precautions are practiced on all patients with or without an identified
infection and stand precautions are only practiced on isolated patients.
C. Universal precautions and standard precautions are the same.
D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions and body substance
isolation. - Correct answer-D. Standard precautions combine universal precautions
and body substance isolation.
7. What type of ECG procedure is being performed? - Patient is laying down with
leads placed on him while the technician records.
A. Telemetry monitoring
B. Treadmill ECG stress test
C. Transtelephonic ECG monitoring
D. 12-lead ECG - Correct answer-D. 12-lead ECG
8. A photo features the first ECG machine, which weighed about 600 lbs and took
6 people to operate. Which scientist won the Nobel prize for this invention?
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