Certified Electrocardiographic Technician (CET) – Study Guide and Exam Preparation Material
for Cardiac Monitoring Certification
what part of the heart rest on the diaphragm? - correct answer ✔✔b, apex
which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body? - correct answer
✔✔d, right atrium
The superior vena cava returns deoxygenated blood to which part of the heart? - correct answer
✔✔a, right atrium
which part of the heart takes oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the systemic
circulation? - correct answer ✔✔d, aorta
what happens during diastasis? - correct answer ✔✔b, blood flow from the atria to the
ventricles slows
which phase of systole results in the greatest consumption of myocardial oxygen? - correct
answer ✔✔d, isovolumetric contraction
what is the purpose of capillary beds? - correct answer ✔✔d, to facilitate nutrient and oxygen
extraction
what does the left main coronary artery do? - correct answer ✔✔c, provide blood flow to the
anterior and lateral walls of the left ventricle
what is the purpose of conduction system cells? - correct answer ✔✔a, to create and conduct
electrical signals that tell the heart when to beat.
, what layer of the heart falls back onto itself from the heart valves? - correct answer ✔✔b,
endocardium
when a patient asks about electrodes how should the tech respond? - correct answer ✔✔b,
electrodes pick up impulses and send them through lead wires to a cable in the EKG machine
which instruction should the patient be given during whole term monitoring? - correct answer
✔✔a, take sponge baths
where should the chest electrodes be placed on a female patient during holter monitoring? -
correct answer ✔✔d, beneath the breast
which statement is most accurate to properly prepare the patient for a Holter monitoring? -
correct answer ✔✔a, symptoms should be written in a small diary
what instruction should be given to a female patient having a stress test? - correct answer
✔✔d, to wear a bra during testing
what should be done prior to the administration of a stress test? - correct answer ✔✔b, obtain
patient history with emphasis on symptoms that prompted the test?
which important information is most appropriate to obtaining a health history before
administration of a stress test? - correct answer ✔✔a, shortness of breath
which type of stress test would most likely be ordered for a patient with a leg amputation? -
correct answer ✔✔d, pharmacologic
when should a stress test be ordered? - correct answer ✔✔d, after the patient has had a post
coronary artery bypass grafting
for Cardiac Monitoring Certification
what part of the heart rest on the diaphragm? - correct answer ✔✔b, apex
which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body? - correct answer
✔✔d, right atrium
The superior vena cava returns deoxygenated blood to which part of the heart? - correct answer
✔✔a, right atrium
which part of the heart takes oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the systemic
circulation? - correct answer ✔✔d, aorta
what happens during diastasis? - correct answer ✔✔b, blood flow from the atria to the
ventricles slows
which phase of systole results in the greatest consumption of myocardial oxygen? - correct
answer ✔✔d, isovolumetric contraction
what is the purpose of capillary beds? - correct answer ✔✔d, to facilitate nutrient and oxygen
extraction
what does the left main coronary artery do? - correct answer ✔✔c, provide blood flow to the
anterior and lateral walls of the left ventricle
what is the purpose of conduction system cells? - correct answer ✔✔a, to create and conduct
electrical signals that tell the heart when to beat.
, what layer of the heart falls back onto itself from the heart valves? - correct answer ✔✔b,
endocardium
when a patient asks about electrodes how should the tech respond? - correct answer ✔✔b,
electrodes pick up impulses and send them through lead wires to a cable in the EKG machine
which instruction should the patient be given during whole term monitoring? - correct answer
✔✔a, take sponge baths
where should the chest electrodes be placed on a female patient during holter monitoring? -
correct answer ✔✔d, beneath the breast
which statement is most accurate to properly prepare the patient for a Holter monitoring? -
correct answer ✔✔a, symptoms should be written in a small diary
what instruction should be given to a female patient having a stress test? - correct answer
✔✔d, to wear a bra during testing
what should be done prior to the administration of a stress test? - correct answer ✔✔b, obtain
patient history with emphasis on symptoms that prompted the test?
which important information is most appropriate to obtaining a health history before
administration of a stress test? - correct answer ✔✔a, shortness of breath
which type of stress test would most likely be ordered for a patient with a leg amputation? -
correct answer ✔✔d, pharmacologic
when should a stress test be ordered? - correct answer ✔✔d, after the patient has had a post
coronary artery bypass grafting
