ECG Part 2 Questions and
Answers
An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient. Which of
the following findings should the technician report to the provider?
➫ Decreased heart rate
An EKG technician is administering an exercise stress test to an adult patient.
Which of the following findings should the technician identity as an indication
that the patients is experiencing an adverse reaction to the stress test?
➫ An increase in respiratory rate from 16/min to 34/min
Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads l,ll, and aVR?
➫ Right arm
, An EKG technician should recognize that electrical interference on a 12-lead
EKG tracing is most likely a result of which of the following?
➫ Crossed lead wires
An EKG technician noted that a patient is experiencing a variation in
respirations that correlates with the EKG tracing. Which of the following
irregularities does this indicate?
➫ Sinus dysrythmia
looks kinda normal but has super wavy lines between the QRS'
➫ Electrical interference
Pacemaker spikes
➫ Vertical projections are common EKG results for patients with a pacemaker
(looks like lines in between the QRS)
When an EKG technician is obtaining a pulse from a patient, which of the
following terms should the technician use to document the rhythm of the pulse?
Answers
An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient. Which of
the following findings should the technician report to the provider?
➫ Decreased heart rate
An EKG technician is administering an exercise stress test to an adult patient.
Which of the following findings should the technician identity as an indication
that the patients is experiencing an adverse reaction to the stress test?
➫ An increase in respiratory rate from 16/min to 34/min
Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads l,ll, and aVR?
➫ Right arm
, An EKG technician should recognize that electrical interference on a 12-lead
EKG tracing is most likely a result of which of the following?
➫ Crossed lead wires
An EKG technician noted that a patient is experiencing a variation in
respirations that correlates with the EKG tracing. Which of the following
irregularities does this indicate?
➫ Sinus dysrythmia
looks kinda normal but has super wavy lines between the QRS'
➫ Electrical interference
Pacemaker spikes
➫ Vertical projections are common EKG results for patients with a pacemaker
(looks like lines in between the QRS)
When an EKG technician is obtaining a pulse from a patient, which of the
following terms should the technician use to document the rhythm of the pulse?
