EKG CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL CORRECT
ANSWERS
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - correct answer ✔✔R wave in V5 is increased and S wave in V1 is
increased
Both are added together and should be greater than 35 mm
Describe the placement of the V5 Lead - correct answer ✔✔5th intercoastal space halfway
between V4 and V6 on the L side of the heart
_________is when the PR interval becomes longer and longer until a beat is skipped - correct
answer ✔✔2nd Degee AV block: Mobitz 1
What does Systolic blood pressure mean? - correct answer ✔✔peak blood pressure during
ventricle contraction
Trace the vessels that carry blood to and from the heart - correct answer ✔✔Arteries-->
Aterioles--->Capillaries-->Venules--->Veins
Name the conduction pathway of the heart - correct answer ✔✔SA Node-----AV Node----Bundle
of His----R & L Bundle Branches----Purkinje Fibers
What structure branch from the R Coronary Artery? - correct answer ✔✔Marginal Arteries and
Posterior Interventricular Septum
Positive Dromotrophic drugs - correct answer ✔✔Increase heart's conduction speed
, What is the cause of ST depression and inverted T waves? - correct answer ✔✔Myocardial
Ischemia
What is the inherent ventricular rate? - correct answer ✔✔less than 40 bpm
Which leads diagnose ventricular hypertrophy? - correct answer ✔✔V1 & V5
Negative chronotropic drugs - correct answer ✔✔Decrease HR
Describe the placement of V6 - correct answer ✔✔Left side of the heart on 5th intercoastal
space on the mid axillary line
Positive QRS in LI and positive QRS in AVF is what kind of deviation? - correct answer
✔✔Normal
Name the major arteries that branch of the aorta - correct answer ✔✔Subclavian, Cartoid,
Brachiocephalic
Describe the placement of V2 - correct answer ✔✔4th Intercoastal space on the left side of the
heart
Blood leaving the LV flows through the _________into the systemic circulation. - correct answer
✔✔Aortic Semi Lunar Valve
What do the semilunar valves prevent? - correct answer ✔✔backflow of the blood from the
aorta into the LV
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL CORRECT
ANSWERS
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - correct answer ✔✔R wave in V5 is increased and S wave in V1 is
increased
Both are added together and should be greater than 35 mm
Describe the placement of the V5 Lead - correct answer ✔✔5th intercoastal space halfway
between V4 and V6 on the L side of the heart
_________is when the PR interval becomes longer and longer until a beat is skipped - correct
answer ✔✔2nd Degee AV block: Mobitz 1
What does Systolic blood pressure mean? - correct answer ✔✔peak blood pressure during
ventricle contraction
Trace the vessels that carry blood to and from the heart - correct answer ✔✔Arteries-->
Aterioles--->Capillaries-->Venules--->Veins
Name the conduction pathway of the heart - correct answer ✔✔SA Node-----AV Node----Bundle
of His----R & L Bundle Branches----Purkinje Fibers
What structure branch from the R Coronary Artery? - correct answer ✔✔Marginal Arteries and
Posterior Interventricular Septum
Positive Dromotrophic drugs - correct answer ✔✔Increase heart's conduction speed
, What is the cause of ST depression and inverted T waves? - correct answer ✔✔Myocardial
Ischemia
What is the inherent ventricular rate? - correct answer ✔✔less than 40 bpm
Which leads diagnose ventricular hypertrophy? - correct answer ✔✔V1 & V5
Negative chronotropic drugs - correct answer ✔✔Decrease HR
Describe the placement of V6 - correct answer ✔✔Left side of the heart on 5th intercoastal
space on the mid axillary line
Positive QRS in LI and positive QRS in AVF is what kind of deviation? - correct answer
✔✔Normal
Name the major arteries that branch of the aorta - correct answer ✔✔Subclavian, Cartoid,
Brachiocephalic
Describe the placement of V2 - correct answer ✔✔4th Intercoastal space on the left side of the
heart
Blood leaving the LV flows through the _________into the systemic circulation. - correct answer
✔✔Aortic Semi Lunar Valve
What do the semilunar valves prevent? - correct answer ✔✔backflow of the blood from the
aorta into the LV
