NHA Certified EKG Technician 2026 Update Questions And
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Which of the following rates might be considered correct for an accelerated idioventricular rhythm? - -
answer60-100 beats per minutes
Of the following terms, which would not be descriptive of atrial fibrillation. - -answerSmooth
Efferent is best described as? - -answerConducting away from.
The ECG technician observes one idioventricular beat on a rhythm strip. Which of the following would
be considered correct for this beart? - -answerVentricular escape beat
The picture above would be considered which of the following? - -answerA cardiac complex
If defibrillation is needed for ventricular fibrillation, which of the following shock dosages should be
used? - -answerBoth A and B- 120-200 J with a biphasic defibrillator and 300 J with a monophasic
defibrillator.
Which of the following statements would be incorrect when interpreting sinus bradycardia? - -
answerIntermittent P waves of different configurations.
Which of the following can increase a patients heart rate? - -answerAll of the above- An increase in
blood back to the heart, A decrease in the vagal tone, Inspiration.
, Which of the following should the above strip consist of? - -answerAll of the above- A rate between 60
and 100, A P wave before each QRS, A regular rate.
Coronary artery disease is often abbreviated as which of the following? - -answerCAD
Which of the following might be considered the major goal in treating atrial fibrillation? - -answerTo
reduce the ventricular response of the patient's heart to below 100 beats/min
Which of the following would be a reason the physician might order a stress test for a patient? - -
answerBoth A and B (To evaluate the patient's heart medications that helps control their
angina/ischemia and assess the function of the heart valves)
Of the following, which would be considered the correct rate for junctional tachycardia? - -answer100 to
200 beats per minute
A cardiac monitor provides which of the following? - -answerAll of the above (The transmission of a
rhythm strip, a continuous display of the rhythm, a quick reference for the clinician of what the patient
heart is doing)
The first stage of analyzing ECG strips is to determine if the rhythm is which of the following? - -
answerRegular or irregular
Which of the waves on an ECG stand for the repolarization of the ventricles? - -answerT
Waveform interference can be best defined as which of the following? - -answerA wavy, tremulous, or
bumpy baseline on an ECG
The vessels in the body that transport the blood which is oxygenated from the heart to the body? - -
answerArteries
Unresolved atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter is typically treated with which of the following? - -
answerCoumadin (blood thinner/ anticougulant)
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Which of the following rates might be considered correct for an accelerated idioventricular rhythm? - -
answer60-100 beats per minutes
Of the following terms, which would not be descriptive of atrial fibrillation. - -answerSmooth
Efferent is best described as? - -answerConducting away from.
The ECG technician observes one idioventricular beat on a rhythm strip. Which of the following would
be considered correct for this beart? - -answerVentricular escape beat
The picture above would be considered which of the following? - -answerA cardiac complex
If defibrillation is needed for ventricular fibrillation, which of the following shock dosages should be
used? - -answerBoth A and B- 120-200 J with a biphasic defibrillator and 300 J with a monophasic
defibrillator.
Which of the following statements would be incorrect when interpreting sinus bradycardia? - -
answerIntermittent P waves of different configurations.
Which of the following can increase a patients heart rate? - -answerAll of the above- An increase in
blood back to the heart, A decrease in the vagal tone, Inspiration.
, Which of the following should the above strip consist of? - -answerAll of the above- A rate between 60
and 100, A P wave before each QRS, A regular rate.
Coronary artery disease is often abbreviated as which of the following? - -answerCAD
Which of the following might be considered the major goal in treating atrial fibrillation? - -answerTo
reduce the ventricular response of the patient's heart to below 100 beats/min
Which of the following would be a reason the physician might order a stress test for a patient? - -
answerBoth A and B (To evaluate the patient's heart medications that helps control their
angina/ischemia and assess the function of the heart valves)
Of the following, which would be considered the correct rate for junctional tachycardia? - -answer100 to
200 beats per minute
A cardiac monitor provides which of the following? - -answerAll of the above (The transmission of a
rhythm strip, a continuous display of the rhythm, a quick reference for the clinician of what the patient
heart is doing)
The first stage of analyzing ECG strips is to determine if the rhythm is which of the following? - -
answerRegular or irregular
Which of the waves on an ECG stand for the repolarization of the ventricles? - -answerT
Waveform interference can be best defined as which of the following? - -answerA wavy, tremulous, or
bumpy baseline on an ECG
The vessels in the body that transport the blood which is oxygenated from the heart to the body? - -
answerArteries
Unresolved atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter is typically treated with which of the following? - -
answerCoumadin (blood thinner/ anticougulant)
