Certified EKG Technician (CET) Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Certified EKG Technician (CET)
Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
AACETAhasAperformedAanAEKGAonAaApatient.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAbyAtheACETAw
ouldAprotectAtheApatient'sAhealthAinformationAinAaccordanceAwithAHIPAAA?A-
AAnswerAHand-deliveringAtheAEKGAtoAtheApatient'sAphysician


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmethodsAforAcalculatingAaApatientsAheartArateAfromAtheAEKGAisAcor
rectA?A-AAnswerADivideA1,500AbyAtheAnumberAofAsmallAboxesAbetweenAtwoARAwaves


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAarteriesAisAtheApreferredAsiteAforAmeasuringAheartArateAinAanAadult
ApatientAafterAaAstressAtestA?A-AAnswerARadial


WhichAofAtheAfollowingArhythmsAisAcharacterizedAbyAuprightAPAwaves,AnarrowAQRSAcomplex
es,AandAaAventricularArateAbetweenA60AandA100/minA?A-AAnswerASinusArhythm


AAtechnicianAisApreparingAaApatientAforAaA12-
leadAEKG.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAcorrectAplacementAforAleadAV4A?A-
AAnswerATheA5thAintercostalAspaceAatAtheAmidclavicularAline


WhatAleadAisAcreatedAbyAtheAplacementAofAtheAelectrodeAlocatedAtoAtheArightAofAtheApatien
t'sAsternumAatAtheA4thAintercostalAspaceA?A-AAnswerAV1


WhileAperformingAaAtreadmillAstressAtestAonAaApatient,AtheACETAobservesApeaked,Ahyperacu
te,AandAbroad-
basedATAwavesAandAconvexASTAsegments.ATheACETAshouldAidentifyAtheseAfindingsAasA?A-
AAnswerASignsAofAmyocardialAischemia


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAEKGAchangesAisAassociatedAwithAmyocardialAinjuryA?A-
AAnswerASTAsegmentAelevation


WhileAperformingAaAstressAtest,AtheApatientAcomplainsAofAheavinessAonAhisAchestAandAbeco
mesAdiaphoretic.ATheseAareAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAwhichAofAtheAfolloingAconditionsA?A-
AAnswerAMyocardialAInfarction

, TheAQRSAcomplexAisAtooAtallAtoAfitAonAtheAEKGApaper.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAsho
uldAbeAtakenAbyAtheAEKGAtechnicianA?A-AAnswerAChangeAtheAgainAcontrolAtoA1/2


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmodificationsAmayAbeAmadeAtoAleadAplacementAwhenArecordingAaAs
tandardA12-leadAEKGAonAaA2AyearAoldApatientA?A-
AAnswerAMoveAtheAlimbAleadsAtoAtheAtorso


AnAEKGAtechnicianAhasAjustAprovidedApatientAeducationApriorAtoAaAstressAtest.AWhichAofAth
eAfollowingAstatementsAmadeAbyAtheApatientAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheApreparation
A?A-AAnswerA"AIAmayAsmokeAtheAnightAbeforeAtheAexam."


WhenAperformingAanAEKGAonAanAinfant,AwhereAshouldAtheAtechnicianAplaceAtheAelectrodeAf
orAleadAV3RA?A-AAnswerABetweenAV2AandAV4AonAtheArightAsideAofAtheAchest


AApatientAisAexperiencingAaAchangeAofArespiratoryAcycleAandAvariationsAinAvagalAtone.AWhi
chAofAtheAfollowingAirregularitiesAdoesAthisAindicateA?A-AAnswerASinusAarrhythmia


AAtechnicianAisAperformingAanAEKGAinAaAhospitalAsetting.ATheApatientAbecomesAunresponsiv
e,AstopsAbreathing,AandAdoesAnotAhaveAaApulse.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAtheAfirs
tAappropriateAstepA?A-AAnswerAStartAchestAcompressions


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAanAEKGAtechnicianAperformAonAEKGAcablesAtoApreven
tAtheAtransmissionAofAmicroorganismA?A-AAnswerAWipeAwithAdisinfectant


WhereAshouldAtheAEKGAtechnicianAplaceAtheAelectrodeAforAleadAV5A?A-
AAnswerAOnAtheAleftAanteriorAaxillaryAline,AhorizontalAtoAV4


ForAaAnormalApatient,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAdescribesAtheApatternAofAtheAanticipatedAQRS
AcomplexAinAV4A?A-AAnswerAHalfApositive,AhalfAnegative


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsignsAshouldAtheAEKGAtechnicianAbeAconcernedAaboutAinAaApatientA
undergoingAstressAtestingA?A-AAnswerADecreasedAheartArate


AAmyocardialAinfarctionAcanAoftenAbeAdetectedAbyAtheApresenceAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAi
nAanAEKGAtracingA?A-AAnswerAPathologicAQAwaves