In order for an EKG technician to control and regulate the output or height of EKG
waveforms, they should use which control?
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Sensitivity
A technician is performing an EKG in a hospital setting. The patient becomes
unresponsive, stops breathing, and does not have a pulse. Which of the following
would be the first appropriate step?
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Start chest compressions
,Which of the following statements made by a new EKG technician regarding artifact
demonstrates a knowledge deficit?
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"Electrical interference on the EKG is not caused by cell phones."
The EKG technician is educating a patient on when she should push the event button
while wearing a Holter monitor. Which of the following statements indicates the
patient understanding?
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"I will push the event button if I'm experiencing discomfort."
A technician is preparing a patient for a 12-lead EKG. Which of the following is the
correct placement for lead V4?
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The 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads 1, 2 and aVR?
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, Right arm
Electrical interference would most likely be a result of which of the following?
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A frayed wire
While performing a treadmill stress test on a patient, the CET observes peaked, hyper
acute, and broad-based T waves and convex ST segments. The CET should identify
those findings as?
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Signs of myocardial ischemia
Which of the following activities should an EKG technician tell a patient to record in is
Holter monitor diary?
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Running or bike ride
The physician has ordered a patient to wear a telemetry monitor at home. Which of
the following statements from the patient indicates the need for further instructions?
waveforms, they should use which control?
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Sensitivity
A technician is performing an EKG in a hospital setting. The patient becomes
unresponsive, stops breathing, and does not have a pulse. Which of the following
would be the first appropriate step?
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Start chest compressions
,Which of the following statements made by a new EKG technician regarding artifact
demonstrates a knowledge deficit?
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"Electrical interference on the EKG is not caused by cell phones."
The EKG technician is educating a patient on when she should push the event button
while wearing a Holter monitor. Which of the following statements indicates the
patient understanding?
Give this one a try later!
"I will push the event button if I'm experiencing discomfort."
A technician is preparing a patient for a 12-lead EKG. Which of the following is the
correct placement for lead V4?
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The 5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads 1, 2 and aVR?
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, Right arm
Electrical interference would most likely be a result of which of the following?
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A frayed wire
While performing a treadmill stress test on a patient, the CET observes peaked, hyper
acute, and broad-based T waves and convex ST segments. The CET should identify
those findings as?
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Signs of myocardial ischemia
Which of the following activities should an EKG technician tell a patient to record in is
Holter monitor diary?
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Running or bike ride
The physician has ordered a patient to wear a telemetry monitor at home. Which of
the following statements from the patient indicates the need for further instructions?
