NHA EKG CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE NEW 2022
SA Node - What is the heart's primary pacemaker?
Occlusion - What is a more medically correct term for the clotting of an artery?
P Wave - When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
Heart to the Right Arm - aVR picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
Sinus Arrhythmia - An irregular heartbeat that is common among children is called
_____ _____.
1 mm - 1 small box on an EKG strip denotes 0.04 seconds of time. How long is this
represented in millimeters?
Right Arm to the Left Arm - Lead I picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to
the" in your answer.)
Cardiac Output - What is the term used to described the amount of blood pumped by
the heart per minute?
Standard Leads - Leads I through III are collectively known as?
Right Arm to the Left Leg - Lead II picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to
the" in your answer.)
Precordial Leads - Leads V1 through V6 are collectively known as
(Hint: Chest)
Aorta - What is the main artery in the arterial system?
(Hint: It carries oxygenated blood to the heart and other parts of the body.)
Heart to the Left Arm - aVL picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
Augmented Leads - aVR, aVL, and aVF are collectively known as?
Left Arm to the Left Leg - Lead III picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to
the" in your answer.)
Grounding - Leg electrodes are only used for?
Heart to the Left Leg - aVF picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
, Superior Vena Cava - What is the main vein in the venous system? (Hint: It carries
deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart's right atrium.)
AV Node - When the heart is in a Systolic State, what pacemaker releases an electrical
impulse?
V4 and V6 - V5, located on the anterior axillary line (AAL), should be placed halfway
between which two leads?
Bicuspid Valve - The Mitral Valve is also known as the ___ ___.
QRS Complex - When the Ventricles depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the
EKG tracing?
Systolic - When using a Sphygmomanometer (Blood Pressure Cuff) to measure blood
pressure, the FIRST audible thump when listening to the brachial artery with a
Stethoscope denotes what kind of pressure?
Second - The Angle of Louis provides the LOCATION for which intercostal space?
(Write out the number)
Ischemia - When clotting reduces oxygen supply to a region of the heart it is known as
_____.
PR Segment - When the Atria repolarize (or are at rest), what is shown on the EKG
tracing?
False - True or False?
You should stop a stress test because of a change of heart rhythm.
Aortic Valve - What is missing in this outline of Pulmonary Circulation?
1) RA (Right Atrium)
2) Tricuspid Valve
3) RV (Right Ventricle)
4) Pulmonary Valve
5) Pulmonary Arteries (Right/Left)
6) Lungs
7) Pulmonary Veins (Right/Left)
8) LA (Left Atrium)
9) Mitral Valve
10) LV (Left Ventricle)
11) _____
12) Aorta
SA Node - What is the heart's primary pacemaker?
Occlusion - What is a more medically correct term for the clotting of an artery?
P Wave - When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing?
Heart to the Right Arm - aVR picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
Sinus Arrhythmia - An irregular heartbeat that is common among children is called
_____ _____.
1 mm - 1 small box on an EKG strip denotes 0.04 seconds of time. How long is this
represented in millimeters?
Right Arm to the Left Arm - Lead I picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to
the" in your answer.)
Cardiac Output - What is the term used to described the amount of blood pumped by
the heart per minute?
Standard Leads - Leads I through III are collectively known as?
Right Arm to the Left Leg - Lead II picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to
the" in your answer.)
Precordial Leads - Leads V1 through V6 are collectively known as
(Hint: Chest)
Aorta - What is the main artery in the arterial system?
(Hint: It carries oxygenated blood to the heart and other parts of the body.)
Heart to the Left Arm - aVL picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
Augmented Leads - aVR, aVL, and aVF are collectively known as?
Left Arm to the Left Leg - Lead III picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to
the" in your answer.)
Grounding - Leg electrodes are only used for?
Heart to the Left Leg - aVF picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
, Superior Vena Cava - What is the main vein in the venous system? (Hint: It carries
deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart's right atrium.)
AV Node - When the heart is in a Systolic State, what pacemaker releases an electrical
impulse?
V4 and V6 - V5, located on the anterior axillary line (AAL), should be placed halfway
between which two leads?
Bicuspid Valve - The Mitral Valve is also known as the ___ ___.
QRS Complex - When the Ventricles depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the
EKG tracing?
Systolic - When using a Sphygmomanometer (Blood Pressure Cuff) to measure blood
pressure, the FIRST audible thump when listening to the brachial artery with a
Stethoscope denotes what kind of pressure?
Second - The Angle of Louis provides the LOCATION for which intercostal space?
(Write out the number)
Ischemia - When clotting reduces oxygen supply to a region of the heart it is known as
_____.
PR Segment - When the Atria repolarize (or are at rest), what is shown on the EKG
tracing?
False - True or False?
You should stop a stress test because of a change of heart rhythm.
Aortic Valve - What is missing in this outline of Pulmonary Circulation?
1) RA (Right Atrium)
2) Tricuspid Valve
3) RV (Right Ventricle)
4) Pulmonary Valve
5) Pulmonary Arteries (Right/Left)
6) Lungs
7) Pulmonary Veins (Right/Left)
8) LA (Left Atrium)
9) Mitral Valve
10) LV (Left Ventricle)
11) _____
12) Aorta
