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an ekg technician is providing instructions to a patient who is to wear a cardiac event monitor at home. which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the instructions? "if the batteries fall, i will replace them myself" which of the following artifacts can ap...

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nha ekg practice exam
an ekg technician is providing instructions to a patient who is to wear a cardiac event monitor at home.
which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the instructions? Correct
Answer: "if the batteries fall, i will replace them myself"

which of the following artifacts can appear as drifting away from the center on the ekg tracing? Correct
Answer: wandering baseline

which of the following ekg findings differentiates idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm? Correct
Answer: accelerated idioventricular rhythm has a wide QRS complex

an ekg technician is preparing to obtain a patients blood pressure reading. the patient reports jogging to
the facility "to get some excercise". which of the following actions should the technician take? Correct
Answer: the technician should have the patient sit quietly for at least 5 min before taking the patients
blood pressure

which of the following statements should an ekg technician make when preparing an 8 year old patient
for a standard 12-lead ekg? Correct Answer: "i am going to apply some stickers to your belly, arm, and
legs for the test"

an ekg technician should recognize that which of the following blood pressure readings is within the
exoected reference range for an adolescent patient? Correct Answer: 98/78

into which of the following positions should the ekg technician assist a patient to undergo a standard 12
lead ekg? Correct Answer: the technician should assist the patient into a supine position, lying flat on
the back facing up

an ekg technician notes that the qrs complex is too tall to fit on the ekg paper. which of the following
actions should the technician take? Correct Answer: change the gain control to 5 mm/mv

an ekg tech is preparing to use an automatic defibrillator for a patient. after turning on and attaching the
aed to the patient, which of the following actions should the tech take next? Correct Answer: stand
clear from the patient and allow the aed to analyze

which of the following describes the correct electrode placement for lead v5? Correct Answer: anterior
axillary line, fifth intercostal space

an ekg tech is preparing for the application of a holter monitor. the patient tells the tech that she runs
about 5 miles each day. which of the following responses should the tech make? Correct Answer: "you
should continue excerising as usual while wearing the monitor."

during an excercise ekg test, and ekg tech notices that the patient appears to be hyperventilating. which
of the following actions should the tech take first? Correct Answer: check the patient respiratory rate

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