EKG TEST B EXAM 2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS
An EKG tech is preparing to perform a standard EKG for a
healthy adult patient. in which of the following positions should
the technician place the patient for testing? - Precise Answer
✔✔supine position
An EKG technician is speaking with a patient on the phone. the
patient is wearing a holter monitor and reports severe chest pain
and shortness of breath. which of the following actions should
the technician take? - Precise Answer ✔✔have someone call
emergency services while staying on the phone with the patient
An EKG technician should recognize that a Pr interval that
spans four small boxes on the EKG paper has which of the
following durations? - Precise Answer ✔✔0.16 seconds
After completing a standard 12 lead EKG on a patient, which of
the following actions should an EKG technician take next? -
Precise Answer ✔✔check that the tracing is free from artifacts
and then disconnect from the patient
which of the following statements should an EKG technician
include when preparing a patient for an upcoming exercise stress
test - Precise Answer ✔✔"refrain from caffeine, smoking, or
alcohol for at least 3 hours prior to the test"
for which of the following reasons should an EKG technician
instruct a patient to wear loose-fitting clothes while wearing a
, holter monitor? - Precise Answer ✔✔to reduce artifact on the
tracing
an EKG technician is performing a second standard 12 lead
EKG on a patient immediately following the first test. for which
of the following reasons should the technician recognize that
resting tab electrodes should not be used for more than two
consecutive EKG tracings? - Precise Answer ✔✔The electrodes
will not conduct accurately after two EKG tracings
an EKG technician is reviewing a tracing for a patient who has a
ventricular pacemaker. which of the following rhythm patterns
should the technician expect after a pacing spike? - Precise
Answer ✔✔wide QRS interval
An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. Which
of the following actions by the technician would protect the
patient's health information in accordance with HIPAA
regulations? - Precise Answer ✔✔Hand delivering the EKG to
the patient's provider
An EKG technician is preparing to perform an EKG for a patient
who does not speak the same language as the technician. which
of the following actions should the technician take to avoid
miscommunication with the patient? - Precise Answer ✔✔have
a bilingual staff member translate
An EKG technician notes a standard 12 lead EKG tracing shows
an interrupted baseline. the technician knows that this artifact is
most likely caused by which of the following? - Precise Answer
ANSWERS
An EKG tech is preparing to perform a standard EKG for a
healthy adult patient. in which of the following positions should
the technician place the patient for testing? - Precise Answer
✔✔supine position
An EKG technician is speaking with a patient on the phone. the
patient is wearing a holter monitor and reports severe chest pain
and shortness of breath. which of the following actions should
the technician take? - Precise Answer ✔✔have someone call
emergency services while staying on the phone with the patient
An EKG technician should recognize that a Pr interval that
spans four small boxes on the EKG paper has which of the
following durations? - Precise Answer ✔✔0.16 seconds
After completing a standard 12 lead EKG on a patient, which of
the following actions should an EKG technician take next? -
Precise Answer ✔✔check that the tracing is free from artifacts
and then disconnect from the patient
which of the following statements should an EKG technician
include when preparing a patient for an upcoming exercise stress
test - Precise Answer ✔✔"refrain from caffeine, smoking, or
alcohol for at least 3 hours prior to the test"
for which of the following reasons should an EKG technician
instruct a patient to wear loose-fitting clothes while wearing a
, holter monitor? - Precise Answer ✔✔to reduce artifact on the
tracing
an EKG technician is performing a second standard 12 lead
EKG on a patient immediately following the first test. for which
of the following reasons should the technician recognize that
resting tab electrodes should not be used for more than two
consecutive EKG tracings? - Precise Answer ✔✔The electrodes
will not conduct accurately after two EKG tracings
an EKG technician is reviewing a tracing for a patient who has a
ventricular pacemaker. which of the following rhythm patterns
should the technician expect after a pacing spike? - Precise
Answer ✔✔wide QRS interval
An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. Which
of the following actions by the technician would protect the
patient's health information in accordance with HIPAA
regulations? - Precise Answer ✔✔Hand delivering the EKG to
the patient's provider
An EKG technician is preparing to perform an EKG for a patient
who does not speak the same language as the technician. which
of the following actions should the technician take to avoid
miscommunication with the patient? - Precise Answer ✔✔have
a bilingual staff member translate
An EKG technician notes a standard 12 lead EKG tracing shows
an interrupted baseline. the technician knows that this artifact is
most likely caused by which of the following? - Precise Answer
