NHA CET EXAM PREP WITH ALL CORRECT &
VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
1. What is the primary
SA Node
pace- maker?
2. What is a more medically cor- Occlusion
rect term for the clotting
of an artery?
3. When the Atria depolarize (or P wave
contract), what is shown
on the EKG tracing?
4. An irregular heartbeat that is Sinus Arrhythmia
common among
children is called .
5. 1 sm box on an EKG strip 1 mm
de- notes 0.04 seconds
of time. How long is this
represented in
millimeters?
Cardiac output
6. What is the term used to
de- scribed the amount
of blood pumped by the
heart per minute?
7. Leads I to III are Standard leads
collectively known as
8. Leads V1 to V6 are collective- Precordial leads
ly known as
9. What is the main artery in the Aorta
arterial system
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10. aVr, aVl, and aVf are known as Augmented leads
11. Leg electrodes are only grounding
used for?
12. What is the main vein in
Superior vena cava
the venous system?
13. The mitral valve is
bicuspid valve
also known as
14. When the ventricles
depo- larizes QRS complex
(contracts), what is
shown on the EKG
tracing
2nd
15. The Angle of Louis
provides the LOCATION
for which in- tercostal
space Ischemia
16. When clotting reduces
oxy- gen supply to a
region of the heart it is
known as .
17. When the Atria repolarize (or PR segment
are at rest), what is
shown on the EKG
tracing?
18. (T/F) You should stop a stress
False test because of a
change of heart rhythm
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19. What is formed by the Angle of Louis
manubrium and the
body of
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VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
the sternum that helps
in electrode placement
20. V1 is placed in the 4th Right side
inter- costal space and
is located on which side
of the sternum
21. The distance between P wave Atrial rate
to P wave can be used to
cal- culate what kind of
rate
22. Which lead should be inverted or absent P wave
placed just below the indicates what type of
nipple, in the 5th arrhythmia?
intercostal space on the
midclavicular line 27. 1 minute of an EKG strip is
(MCL)? equivalent to how many mil-
limeters in length?
23. What arrhythmia is
associat- ed with the
skipping of heart- beats
on an EKG tracing?
24. Which side of the
sternum would you place
V2 if the pa- tient had
dextrocardia?
25. V3 should be placed
halfway between which
two leads?
26. The presence of an
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VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
1. What is the primary
SA Node
pace- maker?
2. What is a more medically cor- Occlusion
rect term for the clotting
of an artery?
3. When the Atria depolarize (or P wave
contract), what is shown
on the EKG tracing?
4. An irregular heartbeat that is Sinus Arrhythmia
common among
children is called .
5. 1 sm box on an EKG strip 1 mm
de- notes 0.04 seconds
of time. How long is this
represented in
millimeters?
Cardiac output
6. What is the term used to
de- scribed the amount
of blood pumped by the
heart per minute?
7. Leads I to III are Standard leads
collectively known as
8. Leads V1 to V6 are collective- Precordial leads
ly known as
9. What is the main artery in the Aorta
arterial system
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32
, NHA CET EXAM PREP WITH ALL CORRECT &
VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
10. aVr, aVl, and aVf are known as Augmented leads
11. Leg electrodes are only grounding
used for?
12. What is the main vein in
Superior vena cava
the venous system?
13. The mitral valve is
bicuspid valve
also known as
14. When the ventricles
depo- larizes QRS complex
(contracts), what is
shown on the EKG
tracing
2nd
15. The Angle of Louis
provides the LOCATION
for which in- tercostal
space Ischemia
16. When clotting reduces
oxy- gen supply to a
region of the heart it is
known as .
17. When the Atria repolarize (or PR segment
are at rest), what is
shown on the EKG
tracing?
18. (T/F) You should stop a stress
False test because of a
change of heart rhythm
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, NHA CET EXAM PREP WITH ALL CORRECT &
VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
19. What is formed by the Angle of Louis
manubrium and the
body of
3/
32
, NHA CET EXAM PREP WITH ALL CORRECT &
VERIFIED ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
the sternum that helps
in electrode placement
20. V1 is placed in the 4th Right side
inter- costal space and
is located on which side
of the sternum
21. The distance between P wave Atrial rate
to P wave can be used to
cal- culate what kind of
rate
22. Which lead should be inverted or absent P wave
placed just below the indicates what type of
nipple, in the 5th arrhythmia?
intercostal space on the
midclavicular line 27. 1 minute of an EKG strip is
(MCL)? equivalent to how many mil-
limeters in length?
23. What arrhythmia is
associat- ed with the
skipping of heart- beats
on an EKG tracing?
24. Which side of the
sternum would you place
V2 if the pa- tient had
dextrocardia?
25. V3 should be placed
halfway between which
two leads?
26. The presence of an
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