CERTIFIED EKG TECHNICIAN (CET)
PRACTICE TEST 2.0 A COMPLETE
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.when should the assistant reduce the speed to 50mm/ second? - ANSWERS✔-
when a patient has a fast heart rate
\.when are 10mm/ second and 5mm/second used? - ANSWERS✔-for patients that
have slow heart rates
\.During a 5-lead EKG, lead 2 and 3 are not yielding a reading, what limbs should
the technician check? - ANSWERS✔-left leg
\.what describes a pulse oximetry of 88% - ANSWERS✔-hypoxemia
\.a thin spike before the P wave indicates that a pacemaker has been implanted to
pace what? - ANSWERS✔-atria
\.which locations is used for a patient's apical pulse? - ANSWERS✔-between the
fifth and sixth ribs, at the left midclavicular line
, \.if having trouble visualizing the patients chest movement, what actions should
the technician take to obtain an accurate respiratory rate for the patient? -
ANSWERS✔-place a hand on the middle of the patients back to count the
respirations
\.what intervals should be used to determine the regularity of ventricular
depolarization? - ANSWERS✔-R-R wave interval
\.when placing electrodes on the patients for telemetry, what locations should an
EKG technician place the ground electrode? - ANSWERS✔-on the right lower leg
\.what findings should indicate to the technician that the patient is experiencing
an adverse reaction? - ANSWERS✔-report of tingling sensations in the lower
extremities
\.an EKG technician notices an accelerated idioventricular rhythm on a tracing,
what actions should the technician take next? - ANSWERS✔-call for help and stay
with the patient
\.an EKG technician observes ST segment depression and T wave inversion in
multiple leads on a patient's EKG, what should the technician suspect? -
ANSWERS✔-myocardial ischemia
PRACTICE TEST 2.0 A COMPLETE
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.when should the assistant reduce the speed to 50mm/ second? - ANSWERS✔-
when a patient has a fast heart rate
\.when are 10mm/ second and 5mm/second used? - ANSWERS✔-for patients that
have slow heart rates
\.During a 5-lead EKG, lead 2 and 3 are not yielding a reading, what limbs should
the technician check? - ANSWERS✔-left leg
\.what describes a pulse oximetry of 88% - ANSWERS✔-hypoxemia
\.a thin spike before the P wave indicates that a pacemaker has been implanted to
pace what? - ANSWERS✔-atria
\.which locations is used for a patient's apical pulse? - ANSWERS✔-between the
fifth and sixth ribs, at the left midclavicular line
, \.if having trouble visualizing the patients chest movement, what actions should
the technician take to obtain an accurate respiratory rate for the patient? -
ANSWERS✔-place a hand on the middle of the patients back to count the
respirations
\.what intervals should be used to determine the regularity of ventricular
depolarization? - ANSWERS✔-R-R wave interval
\.when placing electrodes on the patients for telemetry, what locations should an
EKG technician place the ground electrode? - ANSWERS✔-on the right lower leg
\.what findings should indicate to the technician that the patient is experiencing
an adverse reaction? - ANSWERS✔-report of tingling sensations in the lower
extremities
\.an EKG technician notices an accelerated idioventricular rhythm on a tracing,
what actions should the technician take next? - ANSWERS✔-call for help and stay
with the patient
\.an EKG technician observes ST segment depression and T wave inversion in
multiple leads on a patient's EKG, what should the technician suspect? -
ANSWERS✔-myocardial ischemia
