EKG certification Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

EKG certification Test Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwavesAonAanAEKGAtracingArelatesAtoAelectricalAactivityAinAtheAatria
?
(A)ATheAQAwave
(B)ATheATAwave
(C)ATheAPAwave
(D)ATheARAwaveA-AAnswerA(C)ATheAPAwave


WhichAofAtheseAquestionsAisAanAappropriateAwayAofAcheckingAoneApatientAidentifierAbeforeA
performingAanAEKGAtest?
(A)A"IsAyourAnameAGeorgeADisher?"
(B)A"WhatAisAyourAlastAname,AGeorge?"
(C)A"CanAyouApleaseAstateAyourAfirstAandAlastAnames?"
(D)A"AreAyourAinitialsAG.D.?"A-
AAnswerA(C)A"CanAyouApleaseAstateAyourAfirstAandAlastAnames?"


WidenedAQRSAcomplexesAonAanAEKGAtracingAareAsignsAof
(A)AMyocardialAinfarction
(B)AAAventricularAdysrhythmia
(C)AAnAatrialAdysrhythmia
(D)AHypertensionA-AAnswerA(B)AAAventricularAdysrhythmia


AApatientAisAnearingAtheAtargetAheartArateAduringAanAexerciseAstressAtestAwhenAheAbecome
sAdiaphoreticAandAcomplainsAofAintenseAchestApain.AWhichAresponseAfromAtheAEKGAtechnicia
nAisAbest?
(A)AStopAtheAtestAandAalertAtheAdoctorAimmediately.A
(B)ATellAtheApatientAtoAholdAonAjustAaAbitAlongerAsinceAhittingAtheAtargetAheartArateAwillA
provideAbetterAinformationAaboutAwhyAhe'sAexperiencingAchestApain.
(C)AStopAtheAtestAandAbeginACPRAimmediately.
(D)AContinueAtheAtestAwhileAadministeringAoxygen.A-
AAnswerA(A)AStopAtheAtestAandAalertAtheAdoctorAimmediately.

,TheArhythmAshownAinAthisAtracingAisAknownAas
(A)ASinusAarrest
(B)ASinusAbradycardia
(C)ANormalAsinusArhythm
(D)ASinusAarrhythmiaA-AAnswerA(B)ASinusAbradycardia


UnderAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcircumstancesAcanAanAEKGAtechnicianAdiscussAtheAdetailsAofAa
Apatient'sAEKGAorAtreatment?A(ChooseAtwoAcorrectAAnswers.)
(A)AWhenAaApatientAasksAtheAtechnicianAforAanAinterpretationAofAtheAEKGArightAafterAitAisA
performed.
(B)AWhenAtheAtechnicianAisAdeliveringAtheAcompletedAEKGAandAtheApatient'sAchartAtoAtheAca
rdiologistAwhoAorderedAtheAtest.
(C)AWhenAaAcolleagueAasksAforAinformationAaboutAaArelative'sAhealth.(D)AWhenAtheApatient'
sAinsuranceAcompanyAcallsAtoAconfirmAthatAanAEKGAwasAorderedAandAconducted.
(E)AWhenAtheApatient'sAemployerAcallsAtoAaskAifAheAisAfitAtoAcontinueAworking.A-
AAnswerA(B)AWhenAtheAtechnicianAisAdeliveringAtheAcompletedAEKGAandAtheApatient'sAcha
rtAtoAtheAcardiologistAwhoAorderedAtheAtest.
(D)AWhenAtheApatient'sAinsuranceAcompanyAcallsAtoAconfirmAthatAanAEKGAwasAorderedAand
Aconducted.


WhichAofAtheseAsentencesAdemonstratesApatientAunderstandingAofAdirectionsAforAHolterAmoni
toring?
(A)A"IAwillAcallAtheAofficeAeachAtimeAIAexperienceAsymptoms."
(B)A"IAwillAcoverAtheAelectrodes,AleadAwires,AandAmonitorAwithAplasticAwhenAIAswimAorAsh
ower."
(C)A"IAwillAchangeAtheAelectrodesAeveryA12Ahours."
(D)A"IAwillAmakeAaAnoteAinAtheAdiaryAwhenAIAexercise."A-
AAnswerA(D)A"IAwillAmakeAaAnoteAinAtheAdiaryAwhenAIAexercise."


ThisApatientAwouldArequireAnoAchangesAtoApositioningAorAelectrodeAplacement:
(A)AAnAelderlyAmanAwithAorthopnea
(B)AAA35-year-oldAwomanAwhoAisA20AweeksApregnant
(C)AAnA8-year-oldAchild
(D)AAA40-year-oldAmanAwithAaAfullAcastAonAhisArightAlegA-AAnswerA(B)AAA35-year-
oldAwomanAwhoAisA20AweeksApregnant

, WhatAwouldAbeAtheAbestAmethodAforAcalculatingAtheArateAshownAinAtheAstripAabove?
(A)ASmallAblockAmethod
(B)A300Amethod
(C)ASix-secondAmethod
(D)A1500AmethodA-AAnswerA(C)ASix-secondAmethod


WhichAofAtheseAelectrodesAisAnotAinvolvedAinAcreatingAEinthoven'sAtriangle?
(A)ARightAarm
(B)ALeftAarm
(C)ARightAleg
(D)ALeftAlegA-AAnswerA(C)ARightAleg


TheAPRAintervalsAinAthisAtracingAcouldAbeAdescribedAas
(A)AConcurrentlyAidentical
(B)AProgressivelyAretrograde
(C)AProgressivelyAprolonged
(D)AConsecutivelyAdistortedA-AAnswerA(C)AProgressivelyAprolonged


AnAintellectuallyAdisabledAadultApatientAisAfrightenedAofAtheAEKGAmachineAandAdoesAnotAw
antAtoAlieAdownAforAtheAtest.AWhatAshouldAtheAEKGAtechnicianAdo?
(A)AGentlyAbutAfirmlyAassistAtheApatientAtoAlieAdown.
(B)ATellAtheApatientAsheAwillAgiveAhimAaAlollipopAafterAtheAtestAisAover.
(C)AOfferAtoAshowAtheAmachineAtoAtheApatientAandAAnswerAanyAquestions.
(D)ARescheduleAtheAtestAforAaAlaterAtime.A-
AAnswerA(C)AOfferAtoAshowAtheAmachineAtoAtheApatientAandAAnswerAanyAquestions.


WhichAleadsAwillAshowAchangesAifAanAEKGAtechnicianAhasAreversedAtheArightAandAleftAarm
Aleads?
(A)ALeadsAIIAandAaVL
(B)ALeadsAIAandAaVR
(C)ALeadsAV2AandAV4