PSHRA CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE TEST
SCRIPT 2026 SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here.
Answer: Guidelines
◉ Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist.
Answer: Method of referral
◉ The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents. Answer:
Late ventricular repolarization
◉ Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves. Answer:
Junctional
◉ Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads. Answer: II, III, AVF
◉ Leads 1 and AVL show broken recording, you should. Answer:
Check Left Arm
◉ Three lead EKG monitor. Answer: I, II, III
,◉ Why increase the speed of the EKG. Answer: Increase speed
widens wave forms
◉ Placement of leads V1-V6 is important to diagnose. Answer: Left
ventricular
◉ Why place V3 on right side of chest on an infant. Answer: To
prevent crowding of the leads
◉ Dextrocardia. Answer: When heart is on opposite side of the body
◉ Lead combo for Lateral wall acute MI. Answer: Leads I, AVL, V5 &
V6
◉ ST Segment Elevation indicates. Answer: Cardiac injury in
progress
◉ Which leads allow viewing pt's anterior wall of Left Ventricular.
Answer: V3 & V4
◉ EKG line representing zero electrical activity. Answer: Isoelectric
line
,◉ Patient with a 2 degree heart block would show this. Answer:
Progressively prolonged PR intervals until the QRS complex dropped
◉ What is the heart rate with 5 big boxes and 3 little boxes. Answer:
54
◉ Sequencing. Answer: 300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 50
◉ The epicardium forms a protective sac around the heart known as
the. Answer: Pericardium
◉ Atrio ventricular valves. Answer: Tricuspid and mitral
◉ The last valve to touch de-oxygenated blood is the. Answer:
Pulmonary valve
◉ All 4 valves are. Answer: Unidirectional
◉ The right side of the heart has what type of blood. Answer: De-
oxygenated blood
◉ The heart is fed by these. Answer: Coronary arteries
, ◉ The L anterior descending artery is also known as. Answer: The
Widow maker
◉ The pathway from the SA node to the AV node is the. Answer:
Internodal pathway
◉ Intrinsic rate for the SA node is. Answer: 60-100 BPMs
◉ Eintoven's Triangle does what?. Answer: shows basic EKG reading
◉ Calculating the atrial rate would be. Answer: The p-p big box
method
◉ The PR interval is measured from. Answer: The beginning of the P
wave to the beginning of QRS complex
◉ This makes a rhythm a "sinus rhythm". Answer: a P wave
◉ In hospital cardiac monitoring. Answer: Telemetry
◉ On a telemetry monitor what color lead is on the right shoulder.
Answer: White lead
SCRIPT 2026 SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here.
Answer: Guidelines
◉ Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist.
Answer: Method of referral
◉ The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents. Answer:
Late ventricular repolarization
◉ Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves. Answer:
Junctional
◉ Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads. Answer: II, III, AVF
◉ Leads 1 and AVL show broken recording, you should. Answer:
Check Left Arm
◉ Three lead EKG monitor. Answer: I, II, III
,◉ Why increase the speed of the EKG. Answer: Increase speed
widens wave forms
◉ Placement of leads V1-V6 is important to diagnose. Answer: Left
ventricular
◉ Why place V3 on right side of chest on an infant. Answer: To
prevent crowding of the leads
◉ Dextrocardia. Answer: When heart is on opposite side of the body
◉ Lead combo for Lateral wall acute MI. Answer: Leads I, AVL, V5 &
V6
◉ ST Segment Elevation indicates. Answer: Cardiac injury in
progress
◉ Which leads allow viewing pt's anterior wall of Left Ventricular.
Answer: V3 & V4
◉ EKG line representing zero electrical activity. Answer: Isoelectric
line
,◉ Patient with a 2 degree heart block would show this. Answer:
Progressively prolonged PR intervals until the QRS complex dropped
◉ What is the heart rate with 5 big boxes and 3 little boxes. Answer:
54
◉ Sequencing. Answer: 300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 50
◉ The epicardium forms a protective sac around the heart known as
the. Answer: Pericardium
◉ Atrio ventricular valves. Answer: Tricuspid and mitral
◉ The last valve to touch de-oxygenated blood is the. Answer:
Pulmonary valve
◉ All 4 valves are. Answer: Unidirectional
◉ The right side of the heart has what type of blood. Answer: De-
oxygenated blood
◉ The heart is fed by these. Answer: Coronary arteries
, ◉ The L anterior descending artery is also known as. Answer: The
Widow maker
◉ The pathway from the SA node to the AV node is the. Answer:
Internodal pathway
◉ Intrinsic rate for the SA node is. Answer: 60-100 BPMs
◉ Eintoven's Triangle does what?. Answer: shows basic EKG reading
◉ Calculating the atrial rate would be. Answer: The p-p big box
method
◉ The PR interval is measured from. Answer: The beginning of the P
wave to the beginning of QRS complex
◉ This makes a rhythm a "sinus rhythm". Answer: a P wave
◉ In hospital cardiac monitoring. Answer: Telemetry
◉ On a telemetry monitor what color lead is on the right shoulder.
Answer: White lead
