An ekg - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1-What characteristic should make the nurse practitioner suspect that a pneumonia is secondary to DRSP? Your answer is incorrect Recent airplane travel Exposure to another patient who has DRSP Adolescence Recent antibiotic exposure 2-What characteristic best distinguishes asthma from COPD? Your answer is incorrect Severity of shortness of breath Need for rescue medicine Use of steroids for exacerbations Presence of inflammation 3- A 70 year old smoker presents with righ...

An EKG technician working at a central monitoring station notes that a rhythm of ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? - Notify a licensed practitioner to evaluate the patient. Which of the following arteries is the best location for EKG technician to use to measure the heart rate for an adult patient following an exercise stress test? - Radial An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient. For which of the followin...

NHA EKG Certification Test 2023 After completing an EKG on a patient, which of the following should the tech perform next? Communication with members of the health care team can be accomplished through which of the following methods? During a stress test an EKG technician notices the patient to be hyperventilating. Which of the following is an appropriate course of action for the technician? During a stress test, an EKG tech notices the patient appears to be hyperventilating. Whic...

NHA- CCMA (2022/2023) Questions and Answers Already Passed A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding? Have the patient repeat information Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a wound? Wrap the wound from distal to proximal A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the following documents should the assistant locate info...

How would you diagnose Hemmorrhagic CVA? LP or Head CT Which of the following lab results need to be monitored closely for efficiency? D-Dimer Troponin Creatinine (from BMP) Which of the following tests would likely be immediately ordered for a Cardiac Workup in the ED? CBC, BMP, Troponin, EKG, CXR What procedure would be used to diagnose Meningitis? Expand the abbreviation. Lumbar Puncture Which of the following would be ordered to investigate thyroid disease? ...

Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? a. Speed b. Output display c. Artifact filter d. Gain - Accurate Answersd. Gain Which of the following methods should a EKG technician use when removing hair from electrode placement sites for telemetry monitoring? a. Dry shave b. Wet shave c. Tape d. Clippers - Accurate Answersd. Clippers An EKG technician notes periods of sinus arrest on a ...

First line tmt for a previously healthy person who develops CAP? Azirthomycin If you see SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) and St. John's wort together? Serotonin syndrome Hype rsensitivity with Phenytoin? 3-8 weeks after treatment can occur (overly sensitive to this medication and have adverse reactions) This would look like a characteristic rash, fever, leukocytosis Carbamazepine can auto-metabolize? YES. This can auto-metabolize so you will end up with lower levels If a patient h...

A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned tractor for several hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and alert until just before arriving in the emergency department. He is now unconscious and responds only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils are 3 mm in diameter and symmetrically reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have not seen the patient move either of his lower extremities. On examination in the emergency depart...

NHA NOW EKG Technician Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Correct NHA NOW EKG Technician Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Correct NHA NOW EKG Technician Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Correct NHA NOW EKG Technician Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Correct Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? a. Speed b. Output display c. Artifact filter d. Gain - ANSW...