Certified EKG Technician Questions and Answers 100% Verified

Certified EKG Technician Questions
and Answers 100% Verified
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAanAEKGAtechnicianAtakeAwhenApreparingAaApatientAf
orAaAstandardA12-leadAEKG?A-
AAnswerAHaveAtheApatientAremoveAanyAjewelry.A(TheAtechnicianAshouldAhaveAtheApatientA
removeAanyAjewelryApriorAtoAtheAEKGAbecauseAjewelryAwillAcauseAACAinterferenceAonAtheAE
KGAtracing.)


WhileAperformingAaAstandardA12-
leadAEKG,AanAEKGAtechnicianAnoticesAthatAnoneAofAtheAleadsAareAgivingAaAreading.AWhichA
ofAtheAfollowingAlimbsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAcheckAfirstAwhenAcorrectingAthisAproblem?A-
AAnswerARightALeg(TheAtechnicianAshouldAcheckAtheArightAlegAelectrodeAbecauseAallAleads
AshareAthisAelectrode.)


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAshouldAanAEKGAtechnicianAincludeAwhenApreparingAaApat
ientAforAanAupcomingAexerciseAstressAtest?A-
AAnswerA"RefrainAfromAcaffeine,Asmoking,AorAalcoholAforAatAleastA3AhoursApriorAtoAtheA
test."
(TheAtechnicianAshouldAinstructAtheApatientAtoAavoidAcaffeine,Anicotine,AandAalcoholAforAatAl
eastA3AhrApriorAtoAaAcardiacAstressAtest.)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAhearsAanotherAstaffAmemberAmakingAderogatoryAcommentsAaboutAaApati
ent'sAappearance.AThisAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAtorts?A-
AAnswerASlander.A(SlanderAisAtheAdefamationAofAaApersonAbyAspokenAword.ASlanderAisA
bothAillegalAandAunethical.)


WhileAperformingAaA5-
leadAEKG,AanAEKGAtechnicianAnoticesAthatAleadAIIAandAleadAIIIAareAnotAyieldingAaAreading.
AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAlimbsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAcheckAtoAcorrectAtheAerror?A-
AAnswerALeftAleg.A(TheAleftAlegAisAinvolvedAinArecordingAelectricalAactivityAinAleadsAIIAan
dAIII.ATherefore,AtheAtechnicianAshouldAcheckAtheAleftAlegAelectrodeAtoAcorrectAthisAerror.)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisApreparingAaApatientAforAHolterAmonitorAplacement.AWhichAofAtheAfoll
owingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAtoAreduceAtheAchanceAofAartifactsAonAtheAtracing?
A-
AAnswerAUseAstressAloopsAonAtheAelectrodesAtoAreduceAtensionAonAtheAleads.A(TheAtechni
cianAcanAuseAstressAloopsAtoArelieveAtensionAonAtheAleads,AwhichAwillAreduceAartifacts.)

,AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAisAexperiencingAheartApalpitations.AWhichAo
fAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAexpectAtheAproviderAtoAprescribe?A-
AAnswerAHolterAmonitor.A(AAHolterAmonitorAisAtypicallyAprescribedAforApatientsAwhoAexpe
rienceApalpitations,Asyncope,Adizziness,AchestApain,Alightheadedness,AorAareAtakingAantidysr
hythmics.)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAshouldArecognizeAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAbloodApressureAreadingsAi
sAwithinAtheAexpectedAreferenceArangeAforAanAadolescentApatient?A-
AAnswerA98/78AmmAHg.A(ThisAbloodApressureAreadingAisAwithinAtheAexpectedAreferenceA
rangeAforAanAadolescent.)


ForAwhichAofAtheAfollowingApatientsAshouldAanAEKGAtechnicianAexpectAtoAseeAsomaticAinterf
erenceAonAtheAEKGAtracing?A-AAnswerAAA20-year-
oldApatientAwhoAisAexperiencingAaAseizure.A(AA20-year-
oldApatientAwhoAisAexperiencingAaAseizure.)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAinstructingAaApatientAaboutAaAtranstelephonicAeventAmonitorAusingAaA
HeartACardAmonitoringAdevice.AToAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsitesAshouldAtheApatientAapplyAth
eAcardAtoAactivateAitAduringAanAevent?A-
AAnswerAOverAtheAmiddleAtoAlowerApartAofAtheAsternum.A(TheAtechnicianAshouldAinstructA
theApatientAtoAapplyAtheAcardAoverAtheAmiddleAtoAtheAlowerApartAofAtheAsternumAtoAactiva
teAtheAmonitor.)


anAEKGAtechnicianAisAperformingAexerciseAstressAtestAtoAevaluateAi'llAbeApatientAforAcorona
ryAvascularAdisease.AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAaAtechnicianAtakeAregardingAthi
sAprocedure?A-
AAnswerAReportAunexpectedAdysrhythmiasAduringAtheAtest.A(TheAtechnicianAshouldAreportA
changesAinAtheAEKGAtracingAduringAtheAtest.)


anAEKGAtechnicianAisApreparingAtoAapplyAelectrodesAtoAaApatientAforAaAstandardA12-
leadAEKG.AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmethodsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAuseAtoAprepareAtheApatie
ntAforAapplicationAofAtheAelectrodes?A-
AAnswerAUseAaArazorAorAclippersAtoAremoveAtheApatient'sAhair.A(TheAtechnicianAshouldAcl
ipAorAshaveAtheApatient'sAhairAtoAincreaseAelectrodeAadherenceAtoAtheApatient'sAskin.)


whichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAmadeAbyAanAEKGAtechnicianAcorrectlyAcomparesAtheApati
entAforAtelemetryAmonitoring?A-
AAnswerA"IAwillAcleanAyourAskinAwithAanAalcoholApad."A(TheAtechnicianAshouldAcleanseAt
heApatient'sAskinAwithAeitherAsoapAandAwaterAorAanAalcoholApad.)

, AnAEKGAtechnicianAisApreparingAaApatientAforAaAstandardA12-
leadAEKG.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcorrectAplacementAforAleadAV4?A-
AAnswerATheAfifthAintercostalAspaceAatAtheAmidclavicularAline.A
(ThisAisAtheAcorrectAplacementAforAleadAV4.)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAshouldArecognizeAthatApatientsAareArestrictedAfromAperformingAwhichAofA
theAfollowingAactivitiesAwhileAwearingAaAHolterAmonitor?A-
AAnswerAShowering.A(MYAANSWER
TheAtechnicianAshouldAinstructAtheApatientAnotAtoAtakeAshowersAorAtubAbathsAwhileAwearin
gAtheAmonitorAbecauseAwaterAcouldAdamageAtheAmonitor.)


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAshouldAanAEKGAtechnicianAmakeAwhenApreparingAanAeig
ht-year-oldApatientAforAaAstandardA12-AleadAEKG?A-
AAnswerA"IAamAgoingAtoAapplyAsomeAstickersAtoAyourAbelly,Aarms,AandAlegsAforAtheAtes
t."
(UsingAtheAwordA'stickers'AtoAdescribeAtheAelectrodesAisAappropriateAwhenApreparingAchildre
nAforAEKGAmonitoring.ATheAtechnicianAshouldAuseAsimpleAtermsAthatAtheAchildAcanAundersta
ndAandAavoidAtheAuseAofAtechnicalAwordsAlikeAelectrodes,AEKG,AorAelectrocardiogram.)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisApreparingAaApatientAforAanAexerciseAstressAtest.AWhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAleadsAshouldAtechnicianAplacedAonAtheArightAlowerAsideAofAtheAanteriorAtorso?A-
AAnswerALeadARL.(TheAtechnicianAshouldAplaceAtheArightAlegAleadAonAtheArightAlowerAsid
eAofAtheAanteriorAtorso.)


AndAEKGAtechnicianAisAobtainingAaApulseArateAforAaAtwo-year-
oldApatient.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApulseArateAshouldAtheAtechnicianArecognizeAasAwithinAt
heAexpectedAreferenceArangeAforAthisApatient?A-
AAnswerA120/min.A(TheAtechnicianAshouldArecognizeAthatAtheAexpectedAreferenceArangeAfo
rAaAchildAwhoAisA1AtoA2AyearsAofAageAisAaApulseArateAofA80AtoA140/min.)


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAEKGAtechnicianAwanderingAbaselineAEKGAtracing?
A-AAnswerARelieveAtensionAfromAtheAleadAwires.A
(ToAresolveAaAwanderingAbaseline,AtheAtechnicianAshouldArelieveAtensionAfromAtheAleadAwir
esAtoAensureAthereAisAanAeffectiveAconnectionAtoAtheAEKGAmachine.)


Second-degreeAAVAheartAblockAMobitzAtypeAIIA-AAnswerAAAsecond-
degreeAAVAheartAblockAMobitzAtypeAIIAhasAsomeAPAwavesAwithoutAaAQRSAcomplex,AbutAth
eAPRAintervalAisAconstant.