EKG NCCT UPDATED FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Patient with Parkinson's comes in for ECG with noticeably severe tremors. What
should you do for proper ECG readings? - ✔✔have patient slide their hands under their
backside or buttocks to help stabilize the body
✔✔What are contact precautions to be observed? - ✔✔wash hands, avoid
contaminated surfaces, disinfect all equipment
✔✔When performing an ECG on a child, the ECG technician should place: - ✔✔V3 on
the right side of the chest
✔✔If you see an idiovetricular rhythm on an ECG printout, you should: - ✔✔notify the
physician
✔✔Patient with blood pressure of 158/96 mm Hg is considered: - ✔✔hypertensive (high
blood pressure)
✔✔An idioventricular rhythm has an absence of: - ✔✔P waves
✔✔What should the ECG technician adjust to correct a QRS complex that is too tall to
properly record the ECG? - ✔✔sensitivity control
✔✔What standard ECG lead is used to record a rhythm strip? - ✔✔Lead II
✔✔What is a specialized electrode wire advanced intravenously into the right upper
heart chamber? - ✔✔Intra-atrial Lead
✔✔What is a substance that enhances contact between the skin and the electrode? -
✔✔Electrolyte
✔✔The transmission of ECG signals via radio waves is known as: - ✔✔Telemetry
✔✔The positive electrode of an ECG lead is a(n) - ✔✔anode
✔✔How many limb leads are required for an ECG? - ✔✔six leads total
✔✔A deviation from zero on the isoelectric line of an ECG is known as: - ✔✔deflection
✔✔How long does it take a Holter monitor to record the heart's electrical activity? -
✔✔24 hrs
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Patient with Parkinson's comes in for ECG with noticeably severe tremors. What
should you do for proper ECG readings? - ✔✔have patient slide their hands under their
backside or buttocks to help stabilize the body
✔✔What are contact precautions to be observed? - ✔✔wash hands, avoid
contaminated surfaces, disinfect all equipment
✔✔When performing an ECG on a child, the ECG technician should place: - ✔✔V3 on
the right side of the chest
✔✔If you see an idiovetricular rhythm on an ECG printout, you should: - ✔✔notify the
physician
✔✔Patient with blood pressure of 158/96 mm Hg is considered: - ✔✔hypertensive (high
blood pressure)
✔✔An idioventricular rhythm has an absence of: - ✔✔P waves
✔✔What should the ECG technician adjust to correct a QRS complex that is too tall to
properly record the ECG? - ✔✔sensitivity control
✔✔What standard ECG lead is used to record a rhythm strip? - ✔✔Lead II
✔✔What is a specialized electrode wire advanced intravenously into the right upper
heart chamber? - ✔✔Intra-atrial Lead
✔✔What is a substance that enhances contact between the skin and the electrode? -
✔✔Electrolyte
✔✔The transmission of ECG signals via radio waves is known as: - ✔✔Telemetry
✔✔The positive electrode of an ECG lead is a(n) - ✔✔anode
✔✔How many limb leads are required for an ECG? - ✔✔six leads total
✔✔A deviation from zero on the isoelectric line of an ECG is known as: - ✔✔deflection
✔✔How long does it take a Holter monitor to record the heart's electrical activity? -
✔✔24 hrs
