NHA EKG Practice Exam: Free Questions & Test Prep Guide (2024)

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NHA EKG PRACTICE EXAM (3 PRACTICE EXAM)

CONTAINS 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|ALREADY GRADED A+

If ventricular tachycardia occurs, what should you do?

.....ANSWER.....notify the provider (this is an emergency)

For a stress test, where do you take the patients heart rate?

.....ANSWER.....radial site

When would you stop a stress test? .....ANSWER.....when patients

states they are dizzy

What extremity records activity in leads II & III?

.....ANSWER.....left leg

What extremities record activity in lead I? .....ANSWER.....right

arm and left arm

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When a patient has low oxygen levels, what are they

experiencing? .....ANSWER.....Hypoxemia

What part deals with atria polarization on an EKG?

.....ANSWER.....p wave

What part deals with ventricular depolarization (and atria

repolarization) on an EKG? .....ANSWER.....QRS complex

What part deals with ventricular repolarization and is known as

the relaxation period? .....ANSWER.....t wave

Where do you check the apical heart rate?

.....ANSWER.....between the 5th and 6th ribs on/below the heart

When tachycardia is apparent on an EKG what would the speed

be? .....ANSWER.....50mm/second

What does R-R calculate? .....ANSWER.....ventricular rate

What does P-P calculate? .....ANSWER.....atria rate