TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION
PROFESSIONAL PREP COLLECTION 2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
● right leg. Answer: While performing a standard 12- lead EKG, an
EKG technician notices that none of the leads are giving a reading.
Which of the following limbs should the technician check first when
correcting this problem?
● Refrain from caffeine, smoking, or alcohol for at least 3 hours prior to
the test. Answer: Which of the following statements should an EKG
technician include when preparing a patient for an upcoming exercise
stress test?
● Slander. Answer: An EKG technician hears another staff member
making derogatory comments about a patient appearance. This is an
example of which of the following torts?
● Left leg. Answer: While performing a 5-lead EKG, an EKG technician
notices that lead II and lead III are not yielding a reading. Which of the
following limbs should the technician check to correct the error?
● Use stress loops on the electrodes to reduce tension on the leads.
Answer: An EKG technician is preparing a patient for holter monitor
, placement. Which of the following actions should the technician take to
reduce the chance of artifacts on the tracing?
● Holter monitor. Answer: An EKG technician is caring for a patient
who is experiencing heart palpations. Which of the following
interventions should the technician expect the provider to prescribe?
● 98/78 mm Hg. Answer: An EKG should recognize that which of the
following blood pressure readings is within the expected reference range
for an adolescent patient?
● A 20-year-old patient who is experiencing a seizure. Answer: For
which of the following patients should an EKG technician expect to see
somatic interference on the EKG tracing?
● Over the middle to lower part of the sternum. Answer: An EKG
technician is instructing a patient about a transtelephonic event monitor
using a heart card monitoring device. To which of the following sites
should the patient apply the card to activate it during an event?
● Report unexpected dysrhythmias during the test. Answer: An EKG
technician is performing an exercise stress test to evaluate a patient for
coronary vascular disease. Which of the following actions should
technician take regarding this procedure?
PROFESSIONAL PREP COLLECTION 2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
● right leg. Answer: While performing a standard 12- lead EKG, an
EKG technician notices that none of the leads are giving a reading.
Which of the following limbs should the technician check first when
correcting this problem?
● Refrain from caffeine, smoking, or alcohol for at least 3 hours prior to
the test. Answer: Which of the following statements should an EKG
technician include when preparing a patient for an upcoming exercise
stress test?
● Slander. Answer: An EKG technician hears another staff member
making derogatory comments about a patient appearance. This is an
example of which of the following torts?
● Left leg. Answer: While performing a 5-lead EKG, an EKG technician
notices that lead II and lead III are not yielding a reading. Which of the
following limbs should the technician check to correct the error?
● Use stress loops on the electrodes to reduce tension on the leads.
Answer: An EKG technician is preparing a patient for holter monitor
, placement. Which of the following actions should the technician take to
reduce the chance of artifacts on the tracing?
● Holter monitor. Answer: An EKG technician is caring for a patient
who is experiencing heart palpations. Which of the following
interventions should the technician expect the provider to prescribe?
● 98/78 mm Hg. Answer: An EKG should recognize that which of the
following blood pressure readings is within the expected reference range
for an adolescent patient?
● A 20-year-old patient who is experiencing a seizure. Answer: For
which of the following patients should an EKG technician expect to see
somatic interference on the EKG tracing?
● Over the middle to lower part of the sternum. Answer: An EKG
technician is instructing a patient about a transtelephonic event monitor
using a heart card monitoring device. To which of the following sites
should the patient apply the card to activate it during an event?
● Report unexpected dysrhythmias during the test. Answer: An EKG
technician is performing an exercise stress test to evaluate a patient for
coronary vascular disease. Which of the following actions should
technician take regarding this procedure?
