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NHA NOW EKG MASTER REVIEW PRACTICE TESTS1-6 Questions With Complete Solutions
1500 method Correct Answer Count the number of small boxes
between two successive R waves and divide this number into
1500 to obtain heart rate.
300 Method Correct Answer Count the number of large boxes
between 2 successive R waves and divide by 300 to obtain heart
rate.
6 second method Correct Answer Count the number of
complete complexes on one 6 second strip, then multiply by 10.
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holder monitor for 24
hours. what statement by the patient indicates an understanding
of home care instructions? Correct Answer "I should record
spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity."
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holter monitor for 24 hr.
Which of the following statements by the patient indicates an
understanding of home care instructions? Correct Answer "I
should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity"
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?
Correct Answer Your doctor wants to study your heart over a
longer period of time
,A patient loses consciousness. The EKG tracing reveals
ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following actions should
the EKG technician take first? Correct Answer Call for help
and begin CPR
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? Correct Answer Right arm and left arm
A patient tells the ekg tech that she does not understand why she
needs an ambulatory monitor after having standard 12 lead ekg 2
days ago. Which of the following response should the tech
make? Correct Answer your provider wants to study your heart
over a longer period of time
A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the
last tracing that the EKG technician performed. What action
should the technician take first? Correct Answer Verify proper
lead placement
A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the
last tracing that the EKG technician performed. Which of the
following actions should the technician take first? Correct
Answer Verify proper lead placement
A thin spike before the P wave indicates that a pacemaker has
been implanted to pace what? Correct Answer Atria
,A thin spike before the P wave indicates that the pacemaker has
been implanted to pace which of the following? Correct Answer
atria
After completing a 12 lead ekg on a patient, which of the
following actions should an ekg take next? Correct Answer
check that the tracing is free from artifacts and remove the
patient from machine
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what
action should an EKG technician take next? Correct Answer
Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and disconnect the
patient from the machine.
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, which of
the following actions should an EKG technician take next?
Correct Answer Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and
then disconnect the patient from the machine.
An egg is entering a patients history into the electronic health
records. Which of the following statements by the patient should
the tech enter into the social history section? Correct Answer I
have smoked cigarettes for a long time
An EKG has a 2 mm ST elevation in leads I, AVL, V5, and V6.
What type of infarction would this represent? Correct Answer
Lateral infarction
An EKG should recognize that what is a characteristic of the
EKG tracing for a patient who has atrial fibrillation? Correct
Answer R-R interval is irregularly irregular
, An EKG tech detects a U wave and the patient reports chest pain
and discomfort. What actions should the tech take? Correct
Answer Notify the patient's provider
An EKG tech eliminates an EKG tracing artifact by plugging the
machine into a different wall outlet. What was the artifact
caused by? Correct Answer AC interference
An EKG tech had just provided patient education prior to a
stress test. What statement made by the patient indicates an
understanding of the preparation? Correct Answer I may smoke
the night before my exam
An ekg tech has a prescription to preform an ekg tracing on an
older adult patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the
emergency department. Which of the following actions should
the tech take? Correct Answer assume implied consent
An ekg tech in an outpatient facility is obtaining a patients vital
signs and is having trouble visualizing the patients chest
movements. Which of the following actions should the tech take
to obtain an accurate respiratory rate for the patient? Correct
Answer place hand on the middle of the back
An EKG tech is an outpatient facility is obtaining a patient's
vital signs and is having trouble visualizing the patient's chest
movement. Which of the following actions should the tech take
to obtain an accurate respiratory rate for the patient? Correct
Answer Place a hand on the middle of the patient's back to
count the respirations
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