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NHA EKG Certification Study Guide – Q’s And A’s
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NHA EKG Certification Study Guide – Q’s And A’sSA Node ✔️Ans - What is the heart's primary pacemaker?
Occlusion ✔️Ans - What is a more medically correct term for the clotting
of an artery?
P Wave ✔️Ans - When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown
on the EKG tracing?
Heart to the Right Arm ✔️Ans - aVR picks up from the center of the ___ to
the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
Sinus Arrhythmia ✔️Ans - An irregular heartbeat that is common among
children is called _____ _____.
1 mm ✔️Ans - 1 small box on an EKG strip denotes 0.04 seconds of time.
How long is this represented in millimeters?
Right Arm to the Left Arm ✔️Ans - Lead I picks up from the ___ ___ to the
___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Cardiac Output ✔️Ans - What is the term used to described the amount of
blood pumped by the heart per minute?
Standard Leads ✔️Ans - Leads I through III are collectively known as?
Right Arm to the Left Leg ✔️Ans - Lead II picks up from the ___ ___ to the
___ ___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Precordial Leads ✔️Ans - Leads V1 through V6 are collectively known as
(Hint: Chest)
Aorta ✔️Ans - What is the main artery in the arterial system?
(Hint: It carries oxygenated blood to the heart and other parts of the body.)
, Heart to the Left Arm ✔️Ans - aVL picks up from the center of the ___ to
the ___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
Augmented Leads ✔️Ans - aVR, aVL, and aVF are collectively known as?
Left Arm to the Left Leg ✔️Ans - Lead III picks up from the ___ ___ to the ___
___. (Add "to the" in your answer.)
Grounding ✔️Ans - Leg electrodes are only used for?
Heart to the Left Leg ✔️Ans - aVF picks up from the center of the ___ to the
___ ___.
(Add "to the" in your answer.)
Superior Vena Cava ✔️Ans - What is the main vein in the venous system?
(Hint: It carries deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart's right
atrium.)
AV Node ✔️Ans - When the heart is in a Systolic State, what pacemaker
releases an electrical impulse?
V4 and V6 ✔️Ans - V5, located on the anterior axillary line (AAL), should
be placed halfway between which two leads?
Bicuspid Valve ✔️Ans - The Mitral Valve is also known as the ___ ___.
QRS Complex ✔️Ans - When the Ventricles depolarize (or contract), what
is shown on the EKG tracing?
Systolic ✔️Ans - When using a Sphygmomanometer (Blood Pressure Cuff)
to measure blood pressure, the FIRST audible thump when listening to the
brachial artery with a Stethoscope denotes what kind of pressure?
Second ✔️Ans - The Angle of Louis provides the LOCATION for which
intercostal space? (Write out the number)
Ischemia ✔️Ans - When clotting reduces oxygen supply to a region of the
heart it is known as _____.
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