CCI CCT CERTIFIED CARDIOLOGIST
TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ If the physician orders a treatment for a patient that is supposed to
help prevent
something from occurring, it would be considered which of the
following
Prophylaxis
Chronic treatment
Acute treatment
None of the above. Answer: Chronic treatment would be over a length of
time.
Acute treatment would be for sudden diagnosis.
Prophylaxis would be treatment that would attempt to prevent something
from occurring.
◉ With a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), which of the following
would be the negative electrode position for lead II?
Right arm
,Left arm
Right leg
Left leg. Answer: The right arm would be the negative electrode position
for lead II. The left leg in lead II would be a positive electrode position.
The right leg is not included
in the lead I, II or III electrode positions.
◉ If the sinus nodes fails to regulate the heart rhythm, it is considered
which of the following?
Septal defect
Idiopathic
SSS
Shunt. Answer: Septal defect is a hole in the heart wall that separates the
atria or the ventricles.
Idiopathic is no known cause.
Shunt is something that allows blood to flow between two locations.
SSS is sick sinus syndrome or when the sinus node fails (is sick) and
cannot regulate the hearts rhythm.
◉ The positive electrode in lead II is placed in which position on the
patient?
Right chest area
,Left chest area
Left leg
None of the above. Answer: Right and left chest area would not be
correct. The left leg electrode is positive in Lead II.
◉ The heart is made up of approximately how many cells?
200 hundred
One trillion
Half a billion
10 thousand. Answer: Approximately half a billion cells make up a
standard human heart. Most of them make up
the ventricular walls. There are approximately 100 million myocardial
cells that contract every
one third of a second.
◉ If a patient is on continuous cardiac monitoring, which of the
following leads would most likely be seen on the monitor?
Lead III
Lead I
Lead II
, All of the above. Answer: The typical lead that is displayed on a cardiac
monitor is lead II. Most cardiac monitor have the ability of changing this
to a different lead, but this has to be done by the healthcare staff.
◉ Of the following rhythms, which would not be considered a life-
threatening arrhythmia?
Ventricular fibrillation
Sinus rhythm with a 1st degree block
Asystole
Ventricular tachycardia. Answer: Some of the life-threatening rhythms
might include:
Ventricular fibrillation
Asystole
Ventricular tachycardia
Complete heart block
◉ When checking the patient's orders prior to performing the ECG, the
technician sees that the patient's temperature is to be taken axillary.
Which of the following routes would be considered correct for axillary?
Ear
Mouth
Armpit
TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ If the physician orders a treatment for a patient that is supposed to
help prevent
something from occurring, it would be considered which of the
following
Prophylaxis
Chronic treatment
Acute treatment
None of the above. Answer: Chronic treatment would be over a length of
time.
Acute treatment would be for sudden diagnosis.
Prophylaxis would be treatment that would attempt to prevent something
from occurring.
◉ With a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), which of the following
would be the negative electrode position for lead II?
Right arm
,Left arm
Right leg
Left leg. Answer: The right arm would be the negative electrode position
for lead II. The left leg in lead II would be a positive electrode position.
The right leg is not included
in the lead I, II or III electrode positions.
◉ If the sinus nodes fails to regulate the heart rhythm, it is considered
which of the following?
Septal defect
Idiopathic
SSS
Shunt. Answer: Septal defect is a hole in the heart wall that separates the
atria or the ventricles.
Idiopathic is no known cause.
Shunt is something that allows blood to flow between two locations.
SSS is sick sinus syndrome or when the sinus node fails (is sick) and
cannot regulate the hearts rhythm.
◉ The positive electrode in lead II is placed in which position on the
patient?
Right chest area
,Left chest area
Left leg
None of the above. Answer: Right and left chest area would not be
correct. The left leg electrode is positive in Lead II.
◉ The heart is made up of approximately how many cells?
200 hundred
One trillion
Half a billion
10 thousand. Answer: Approximately half a billion cells make up a
standard human heart. Most of them make up
the ventricular walls. There are approximately 100 million myocardial
cells that contract every
one third of a second.
◉ If a patient is on continuous cardiac monitoring, which of the
following leads would most likely be seen on the monitor?
Lead III
Lead I
Lead II
, All of the above. Answer: The typical lead that is displayed on a cardiac
monitor is lead II. Most cardiac monitor have the ability of changing this
to a different lead, but this has to be done by the healthcare staff.
◉ Of the following rhythms, which would not be considered a life-
threatening arrhythmia?
Ventricular fibrillation
Sinus rhythm with a 1st degree block
Asystole
Ventricular tachycardia. Answer: Some of the life-threatening rhythms
might include:
Ventricular fibrillation
Asystole
Ventricular tachycardia
Complete heart block
◉ When checking the patient's orders prior to performing the ECG, the
technician sees that the patient's temperature is to be taken axillary.
Which of the following routes would be considered correct for axillary?
Ear
Mouth
Armpit
