NHA EKG Certification Assessment Questions & Answers RATED A+
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What is the heart's primary pacemaker? Correct Answer: SA Node
What is a more medically correct term for the clotting of an artery? Correct Answer: Occlusion
When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown on ...
What is the heart's primary pacemaker? Correct Answer: SA Node
What is a more medically correct term for the clotting of an artery? Correct Answer: Occlusion
When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing? Correct Answer: P Wave
aVR picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.) Correct Answer: Heart to the Right Arm
An irregular heartbeat that is common among children is called _____ _____. Correct Answer: Sinus
Arrhythmia
1 small box on an EKG strip denotes 0.04 seconds of time. How long is this represented in millimeters?
Correct Answer: 1 mm
Lead I picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.) Correct Answer: Right
Arm to the Left Arm
What is the term used to described the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute? Correct
Answer: Cardiac Output
, Leads I through III are collectively known as? Correct Answer: Standard Leads
Lead II picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.) Correct Answer: Right
Arm to the Left Leg
Leads V1 through V6 are collectively known as
(Hint: Chest) Correct Answer: Precordial Leads
What is the main artery in the arterial system?
(Hint: It carries oxygenated blood to the heart and other parts of the body.) Correct Answer: Aorta
aVL picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.) Correct Answer: Heart to the Left Arm
aVR, aVL, and aVF are collectively known as? Correct Answer: Augmented Leads
Lead III picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.) Correct Answer: Left
Arm to the Left Leg
Leg electrodes are only used for? Correct Answer: Grounding
aVF picks up from the center of the ___ to the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.) Correct Answer: Heart to the Left Leg
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