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An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient. Which of
the following findings should the technician report to the provider?
Decreased heart rate
An EKG technician is administering an exercise stress test to an adult patient.
Which of the following findings should the technician identity as an indication
that the patients is experiencing an adverse reaction to the stress test?
An increase in respiratory rate from 16/min to 34/min
Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads l,ll, and aVR?
Right arm
An EKG technician should recognize that electrical interference on a 12-lead EKG
tracing is most likely a result of which of the following?
Crossed lead wires
An EKG technician noted that a patient is experiencing a variation in respirations
that correlates with the EKG tracing. Which of the following irregularities does
this indicate?
Sinus dysrythmia
looks kinda normal but has super wavy lines between the QRS'
Electrical interference
Pacemaker spikes
Vertical projections are common EKG results for patients with a pacemaker (looks like
lines in between the QRS)
When an EKG technician is obtaining a pulse from a patient, which of the
following terms should the technician use to document the rhythm of the pulse?
Irregular
Which of the following can cause sinus arrhythmia?
The patient's respiration's
, An EKG technician is entering information about a patient's lifestyle and
occupations into electronic health record (EHR). The technician should enter this
information into which of the following sections of the EHR?
Social history
1. An EKG technician should recognize that which of the following blood
pressure readings is within the expected reference range for an adolescent
patient?
98/78 mm Hg
An EKG technician should recognize that patient's are restricted from performing
from which of the following activities and while wearing a holter monitor?
Showering
An EKG technician is preparing to obtain a patient's blood pressure reading. The
patient reports jogging to the facility "to get some exercise". Which of the
following actions should the technician take?
Have the patient rest before taking the blood pressure reading and document it in the
EHR.
An EKG technician is instructing a patient about a transtelephonic event monitor
using a Heart Card monitoring device. To which of the following sites should the
patient apply the card to activate it during an event?
Over the middle to lower part of the sternum
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for cardiac monitoring and notices that
the patient's skin is diaphoretic. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
Prepare the site with antiperspirant
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a transtelephonic ambulatory
monitor. which of the following monitors can the patient wear for 30 days or
longer can record cardiac event information from before, during, and after an
episode?
Loop-memory monitor