NHA EKG (CET) study guide (2026) comprehensive questions and verified answers (detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2026 TEST!!

NHA EKG (CET) study guide (2026)
comprehensive questions and
verified answers (detailed &
elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2026
TEST!!
WhatAactionAshouldAtheAtechnicianAinstructAtheApatientAtoAtakeAifAanyAelectrodesAbecomeAlo
oseAduringAat-homeAuseAofAanAambulatoryAmonitor?A-
AAnswerAApplyAsurgicalAtapeAtoAtheAelectrodesAtoAkeepAthemAinAplace


WhichAleadsArecordAactivityAofAtheAinferiorAwallAofAtheAleftAventricle?A-
AAnswerALeadsAIIIAandAAVF


WhatArhythmAisAcharacterizedAbyAabsentAPAwaves,AwideAQRSAcomplexes,AandAaAventricular
ArateAbetweenA20-40/mins?A-AAnswerAIdioventricularArhythm


WhatAleadsArecordAelectricalAactivityAofAtheAlateralAwallAofAtheAleftAventricle?A-
AAnswerALeadsAI,AV6,AAVL,AandAV5


InAwhichAlocationsAshouldAtheAEKGAtechnicianAplaceAtheAelectrodesAforAaA3-
leadAambulatoryAmonitor?A-
AAnswerAonAtheArightAshoulder,AtheAleftAshoulder,AandAtheAleftAabdomen


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAperformingAaAstressAtestAforAaApatient.AWhatAchangesAindicateAthatAt
heApatientAisAbeginningAtoAshowAsignsAofAmyocardialAischemia?A-
AAnswerADepressedASTAsegment


WhatAleadsAareAbipolar?A-AAnswerALeadsAI,AII,AandAIII


WhatAisAtheAexpectedAreferenceArangeAforArespiratoryArateAofAaAnewbornApatient?A-
AAnswerA30-49/min


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAprovidingAinstructionsAforAaApatientAwhoAisAscheduledAforAanAexercise
AstressAtest.AWhatAinstructionsAshouldAtechnicianAinclude?A-
AAnswerA"YouAshouldAavoidAwearingAshoesAwithAhighAheelsAforAthisAtest."

,AnAEKGAtechnicianAisApreparingAaApatientAforAanAexerciseAstressAtest.AWhatAstatementAsho
uldAtheAtechnicianAmakeAbeforeAthisAtest?A-
AAnswerA"ThisAprocedureArequiresAinformedAconsent."


WhatAisAtheAfinalAstepAwhenAapplyingAaAHolterAmonitor?A-
AAnswerADocumentAtheAprocedureAinAtheApatient'sAhealthArecord


AnAEKGAtechnicianApriorAtoAanAexerciseAstressAtest.AWhatAstatementAbyAtheApatientAindicat
esAanAunderstandingAofAtheApreparation?A-
AAnswerA"IAcanAsmokeAtheAnightAbeforeAtheAexam."


AApatientAhasAaAprescriptionAtoAwearAaAHolterAmonitorAforA24Ahrs.AWhatAstatementAmade
AbyAtheApatientAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAhomeAcareAinstructions?A-
AAnswerA"IAshouldArecordAspontaneousAsymptomsAunrelatedAtoAanAactivity."


AfterAturningAonAtheAAEDAandAattachingAtheAAEDAtoAtheApatient,AwhatAshouldAbeAdoneAne
xt?A-AAnswerAStandAclearAfromAtheApatientAandAallowAtheAAEDAtoAanalyze


InAaAhealthyAadultApatient,AwhatAisAtheAexpectedAshapeAandAdirectionAofAtheAPAwaveAinAl
eadAII?A-AAnswerAroundedAandAupright


WhatAstatementAshouldAanAEKGAtechnicianAincludeAwhenApreparingAaApatientAforAanAupcom
ingAexerciseAstressAtest?A-
AAnswerA"RefrainAfromAcaffeine,Asmoking,AorAalcoholAforAatAleastA3AhoursApriorAtoAtheA
test."


WhatAleadAisAcreatedAbetweenAtheAleftAarmAandAleftAleg?A-AAnswerALeadAIII


WhatAspeedAsettingAshouldAtheAtechnicianAuseAforAaAstandardA12-
leadAEKGAforAaApatientAexperiencingAanAacceleratedAjunctionalArhythm?A-
AAnswerA25mm/second
(aApatientAexperiencingAacceleratedAjunctionalArhythmAhasAaAheartArateAofA60-100Amin)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAcalledAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAtoAperformAaAstandardA12-
LeadAEKGAonAaApatient.AWhenAtheAtechnicianAarrives,AtheApatientAisAattachedAtoAaA5-

, leadAmonitor.AWhatAactionAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?A-
AAnswerARemoveAtheAelectrodesAforAtheA5-
leadAmonitorAbeforeAattachingAtheAelectrodesAforAtheA12-leadAEKG


TheAsinusAarrestAisAconsideredAaAmedicalAemergencyAwhenAtheAarrestAreachesAwhatAduratio
n?A-AAnswerA6Aseconds


WhatAisAtheAbestAmethodAforAanAEKGAtechnicianAtoAuseAwhenAremovingAhairAfromAelectrod
eAplacement?A-AAnswerAClippers


WhatAelectrodeAisAplacedAtoAtheArightAofAtheApatientsAsternumAatAtheAfourthAintercostalAsp
ace?A-AAnswerALeadAV1


WhatAthreeAleadsAareAplacedAatAtheAsameAhorizontalAlevel?A-
AAnswerALeadsAV4,AV5,AandAV6


AnAinterruptedAbaselineAisAmostAlikelyAcasedAby______A-AAnswerALeadAcorrosion


HowAshouldAelectrodesAbeAexplainedAtoAaApediatricApatient?A-AAnswerAStickers


HowAshouldAaApatientAbeApreparedAforAaAscheduledA12-AleadAEKG?A-
AAnswerAUseAanAalcoholApadAtoAcleanseAtheAelectrodeAplacementAsites


WhyAshouldAaApatientAwearAloose-fittingAclothesAwhileAwaringAaAHolterAmonitor?A-
AAnswerAToAreduceAartifactsAonAtheAtracing


WhatAactionAshouldAbeAtakenAwhenAperformingAanAEKGAforAaApatientAthatAdoesn'tAspeakAt
heAsameAlanguageAasAtheAtechnician?A-
AAnswerAHavingAaAbilingualAstaffAmemberAtranslate


WhatAwaveArepresentsAatrialAdepolarization?A-AAnswerAPAwave


WhatAwaveArepresentsAventricularArepolarization?A-AAnswerATAwave