Test Bank for Hartman’s Complete Guide for the EKG Technician 1st Edition Clarke.pdf

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WhichbofbthebfollowingbEKGbmachinebfunctionsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbusebtobcontrolban
dbregulatebthebheightbofbEKGbwaveformsbonbthebtracing?

a. Speed

b. Outputbdisplay

c. Artifactbfilter

d. Gainb-bANSWERbd.bGain



WhichbofbthebfollowingbmethodsbshouldbabEKGbtechnicianbusebwhenbremovingbhairbfrombele
ctrodebplacementbsitesbforbtelemetrybmonitoring?

a. Drybshave

b. Wetbshave

c. Tape

d. Clippersb-bANSWERbd.bClippers



AnbEKGbtechnicianbnotesbperiodsbofbsinusbarrestbonbabpatient'sbEKGbtracing.bThebtechnicianbs
houldbconsiderbthebsinusbarrestbtobbebabmedicalbemergencybwhenbthebarrestbreachesbwhichbof
bthebfollowingbdurations?




a. 6bsec

b. 4bsec

c. 3bsec

d. 1bsecb-bANSWERba.b6bsec

,Whichbofbthebfollowingbleadbgroupsbarebbipolarbleads?

a. LeadsbaVR,baVL,bandbaVF

b. LeadsbI,bII,bandbIII

c. LeadsbV1,bV2,bandbV3

d. LeadsbV4,bV5,bandbV6b-bANSWERbb.bLeadsbI,bII,bIII



AnbEKGbtechnicianbisbperformingbabsecondbstandardb12-
leadbEKGbonbabpatientbimmediatelybfollowingbthebfirstbtest.bForbwhichbofbthebfollowingbreaso
nsbshouldbthebtechnicianbrecognizebthatbrestingbtabbelectrodesbshouldbnotbbebusedbforbmorebt
hanbtwobconsecutivebEKGbtracings?

a. ThebelectrodesbcannotbconductbthebsignalbafterbtwobEKGbtracings

b. ThebelectrodesbwillbnotbconductbaccuratelybafterbtwobEKGbtracings

c. ThebelectrodesbneedbtobbebcleanedbafterbtwobEKGbtracings

d. Thebelectrodesbwillbnotbre-adherebtobthebskinbafterbbeingbremovedbbetweenbtracingsb-
bANSWERbb.bThebelectrodesbwillbnotbconductbaccuratelybafterbtwobEKGbtracings




InbwhichbofbthebfollowingblocationsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbplacebthebelectrodebforbleavdb
V5?

a. Onbthebleftbmidaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtobleadbV4

b. Onbthebleftbanteriorbaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtobleadbV4

c. Onbthebleftbmidclavicularbline,bfifthbintercostalbspace

d. Onbthebrightbmarginbofbthebsternum,bfourthbintercostalbspaceb-
bANSWERbb.bOnbthebleftbanteriorbaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtoblead bV4




AnbEKGbtechnicianbisbworkingbwithbabpatientbwhobhasbabbelow-the-
kneebamputationbofbthebleftbleg.bInbwhichbofbthebfollowingblocationsbshouldbthebtechnicianbpl
acebthebrightblegbelectrode?

a. Onbtheblowerbrightbfoot

, b. Onbtheblowerbrightbabdomen

c. Onbtheblowerbleftbtorso

d. Onbtheblowerbrightblegb-bANSWERbb.bOnbtheblowerbrightbabdomen



WhichbofbthebfollowingbmethodsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbusebtobstorebelectrodesbwhenbnot
binbuse?




a. LoosebinbthebEKGbcart

b. Inbabfoldedbpaperbbag

c. Inbanbopenbplasticbbag

d. Inbtheboriginal,bfoil-linedbpackagingb-bANSWERbd.bInbtheboriginal,bfoil-linedbpackaging



AbserialbEKGbtracingbshowsbabrhythmbthatbdoesbnotbmatchbtheblastbtracingbthatbthebEKGbtech
nicianbperformed.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbshouldbthebtechnicianbtakebfirst?

a. ConnectbthebpatientbtobabdifferentbEKGbmachine.

b. Reportbthebfindingbtobthebprovider

c. Verifybproperbleadbplacement

d. Performbabmaintenancebcheckbonbthebmachineb-
bANSWERbc. bVerifybproperblead bplacement




WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbmadebbybanbEKGbtechnicianbcorrectlybpreparesbthebpatie
ntbforbtelemetrybmonitoring?

a. "Ibwillbcleanbyourbskinbwithbanbalcoholbpad"

b. "Youbmaybfeelbabslightbwarmingbsensationbafterbthebelectrodesbarebplacedbonbthebskin"

c. "Abmildbrashborbskinbrednessbshouldbbebexpectedbaroundbthebelectrodesbafterb24bhours."

d. "Electrodesbwillbbebreplacedboncebperbweekbwhilebyou'rebinbthebhospital."b-
bANSWERba.b"Ibwillbcleanbyourbskinbwithbanbalcoholbpad"