EKG CERTIFICATION EXAM| NHA
PRACTICE ASSESSMENT EKG
What speed setting can you adjust for a patient experiencing Accelerated
Junctional Rhythm?
A. 10mm/sec
B. 20mm/sec
C. 25mm/sec
D. 50mm/sec -- ANSWER--D. 50mm/sec
What setting would you use and regulate the height of waveforms?
A. Output display
B. Speed
C. Artifact Filter
D. Gain -- ANSWER--D. Gain
What position would you use for a Nuclear Stress Test while camera scanning?
A. Supine with arms at their sides
B. Upside down on monkey bars
C. Lying on right with arms extended
D. Sitting up with tilted back -- ANSWER--C. Lying on right with arms
extended
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,What lead corresponds to electrical activity of the septal wall?
A. AVL and V5
B. Lead I and V6
C. V1 and V2
D. Lead III and AVF -- ANSWER--C. V1 and V2
What is the expected shape of P wave in Lead II
A. Peaked and upright
B. Baby Shaped
C. Round and inverted
D. Round and upright -- ANSWER--D. Round and upright
What signs should you expect to see if a patient is experiencing ventricular
tachycardia?
A. Narrow QRS
B. Decreased Heart Rate
C. Absence of the R and R
D. Multiple PVCs in a row -- ANSWER--Multiple PVCs in a row
What differentiates Accelerated Junctional Rhythm from Junctional Rhythm?
A. Accelerated Rhythm are slower than Junctional Rhythms
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,B. Accelerated Rhythms have P waves
C. Accelerated Rhythms have wide QRS complexes
D. Accelerated Rhythms have irregular rhythms -- ANSWER--C.
Accelerated Rhythms have wide QRS complexes
How many seconds are required to accurately identify rate and rhythm?
A. 6 seconds
B. 3 seconds
C. Like, forever, totally
D. 15 seconds -- ANSWER--A. 6 seconds
A patient pulse oximetry is 88% from a patient. What term is used to describe
this position?
A. Rales
B. Hypoxia
C. Hemoptysis
D. Orthopnea -- ANSWER--B. Hypoxia
The smallest box of time on the EKG graph paper indicates what length of
time?
A. 0.02 sec
B. 0.04 sec
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, C. 0.40 sec
D. 0.10 sec -- ANSWER--B. 0.04 sec
What activity should you record in the Holter monitor diary?
A. Sleeping
B. Who they have a crush on
C. Driving
D. Bike Riding -- ANSWER--D. Bike Riding
How would you resolve wandering baseline on an EKG?
A. Relieve the tension from the wires
B. Clean the lead wires after each use
C. Provide a blanket to the patient
D. Have the patient remove any personal electronic devices -- ANSWER--D.
Have the patient remove any personal electronic devices
What position should you use for a patient who is 35 weeks of gestation?
A. Supine with head elevated
B. Partially upright with legs supported
C. Slightly on left side with pillow supporting right hip
D. Ew Gestation -- ANSWER--C. Slightly on left side with pillow
supporting right hip
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PRACTICE ASSESSMENT EKG
What speed setting can you adjust for a patient experiencing Accelerated
Junctional Rhythm?
A. 10mm/sec
B. 20mm/sec
C. 25mm/sec
D. 50mm/sec -- ANSWER--D. 50mm/sec
What setting would you use and regulate the height of waveforms?
A. Output display
B. Speed
C. Artifact Filter
D. Gain -- ANSWER--D. Gain
What position would you use for a Nuclear Stress Test while camera scanning?
A. Supine with arms at their sides
B. Upside down on monkey bars
C. Lying on right with arms extended
D. Sitting up with tilted back -- ANSWER--C. Lying on right with arms
extended
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,What lead corresponds to electrical activity of the septal wall?
A. AVL and V5
B. Lead I and V6
C. V1 and V2
D. Lead III and AVF -- ANSWER--C. V1 and V2
What is the expected shape of P wave in Lead II
A. Peaked and upright
B. Baby Shaped
C. Round and inverted
D. Round and upright -- ANSWER--D. Round and upright
What signs should you expect to see if a patient is experiencing ventricular
tachycardia?
A. Narrow QRS
B. Decreased Heart Rate
C. Absence of the R and R
D. Multiple PVCs in a row -- ANSWER--Multiple PVCs in a row
What differentiates Accelerated Junctional Rhythm from Junctional Rhythm?
A. Accelerated Rhythm are slower than Junctional Rhythms
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,B. Accelerated Rhythms have P waves
C. Accelerated Rhythms have wide QRS complexes
D. Accelerated Rhythms have irregular rhythms -- ANSWER--C.
Accelerated Rhythms have wide QRS complexes
How many seconds are required to accurately identify rate and rhythm?
A. 6 seconds
B. 3 seconds
C. Like, forever, totally
D. 15 seconds -- ANSWER--A. 6 seconds
A patient pulse oximetry is 88% from a patient. What term is used to describe
this position?
A. Rales
B. Hypoxia
C. Hemoptysis
D. Orthopnea -- ANSWER--B. Hypoxia
The smallest box of time on the EKG graph paper indicates what length of
time?
A. 0.02 sec
B. 0.04 sec
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, C. 0.40 sec
D. 0.10 sec -- ANSWER--B. 0.04 sec
What activity should you record in the Holter monitor diary?
A. Sleeping
B. Who they have a crush on
C. Driving
D. Bike Riding -- ANSWER--D. Bike Riding
How would you resolve wandering baseline on an EKG?
A. Relieve the tension from the wires
B. Clean the lead wires after each use
C. Provide a blanket to the patient
D. Have the patient remove any personal electronic devices -- ANSWER--D.
Have the patient remove any personal electronic devices
What position should you use for a patient who is 35 weeks of gestation?
A. Supine with head elevated
B. Partially upright with legs supported
C. Slightly on left side with pillow supporting right hip
D. Ew Gestation -- ANSWER--C. Slightly on left side with pillow
supporting right hip
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