NHA EKG Certification Test Exam
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1. A patient has difficulty understanding why she needs an
ambulatory monitor after having an EKG two days prior. Which
of the following is an appropriate explanation by the EKG tech? -
ANS ✔Your doctor wants to study your heart over a longer period of
time
2. A patient loses consciousness. The EKG tracing reveals
ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following should the EKG
technician do first? - ANS ✔Call for help and begin CPR
3. A patient presents alert and oriented, but a EKG tech finds that
all the waveforms are negative in lead I. The tech should check
the cable connections for which of the following limb
electrodes? - ANS ✔Right arm and left arm
4. Patients are restricted from doing which of the following while
wearing a Holter monitor? - ANS ✔Taking a shower
5. A patient tells the EKG tech that she does not understand why
she needs an ambulatory monitor after having a 12-lead EKG 2
days ago. Which of the following response should the tech make?
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- ANS ✔Your provider wants to study your heart over a longer
period of time
6. A thin spike before the P wave indicates that the pacemaker has
been implanted to pace which of the following? - ANS ✔Atria
7. What is the site for measuring a heart rate for a 5 year old
patient? - ANS ✔Brachial pulse
8. What is the expected heart rate for ages 3-5 years old? - ANS
✔80-120 bpm
9. What is the heart rate of a adult (older than 15 years old) - ANS
✔60-100 bpm
10. What is the lead between the left arm and left leg? - ANS
✔Lead III
11. What lead is created by the placement of the electrode
located to the right of the sternum in the 4th intercostal space? -
ANS ✔V1
12. When applying a Holter monitor, how many monitor leads
are placed on the patient? - ANS ✔5
13. When measuring a 28 year old patient, which site do you
use to measure heart rate? - ANS ✔Radial pulse
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