EKG NCCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
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EKG NCCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
PEA (pulseless electrical activity)
A cardiac cycle is detected on an EKG monitor, but the patient has no pulse. What is this?
Clean the skin with 70% isopropyl alcohol, and place tape over the electrodes...
EKG NCCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE
PEA (pulseless electrical activity)
A cardiac cycle is detected on an EKG monitor, but the patient has no pulse. What is
this?
Clean the skin with 70% isopropyl alcohol, and place tape over the electrodes
While performing an EKG on a patient, electrodes keep falling off. What should you do?
PR segment
A patient is being tested by way of ECG for a possible delay in electrical conduction
from the SA node to the AV node. The technician should look at which of the following
parts of the ECG to confirm this diagnosis?
178 bpm
When performing a stress test on a 42-year-old patient, the earliest the test can be
concluded is when the patient reaches a heart rate of
R arm
Which of the following should the ECG technician check and reapply first when multiple
artifacts appear in Leads I and II?
Atrial Flutter
Which of the following occurs when a singular irritable impulse fires so rapidly it
bombards the AV node, causing V shaped or upside down V shaped waves?
Ventricular Pacing
What rhythm is this?
Auscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds.
While obtaining vitals on an infant, how is the heart rate measured?
premature atrial contraction
atrial fibrillation
, premature ventricular contraction
ventricular fibrillation <- THIS ONE
Which of the following is classified as the most dangerous arrhythmia?
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach)
A multiform of three PVCs in a heart rate above 100 is called
patient's heart rate reaches 100.
technician sees that the patient is starting to sweat.
patient has completed three stages of the test.
physician recognizes asymptomatic heart rhythm changes. <- THIS ONE
While monitoring a stress test on a 56-year-old male, the ECG technician should stop
the test when the
bundle branch block
myocardial ischemia <- THIS ONE
syncope
1st degree heart block
ST segment changes are likely to present with which of the following conditions?
alternating current artifact
Improper grounding of the ECG during set-up is most likely to result in....
2 and a half minutes
During a stress test, the patient's blood pressure should be monitored and recorded
every
A respiratory rate of 25 per minute.
A decrease in systolic blood pressure by 23 mmHg. <- THIS ONE
A heart rate of 130.
The patient is starting to exhibit diaphoresis.
During stress testing on a 50-year-old patient, which of the following is a reason for
terminating the test?
Semi-Fowler's Position
How should a 38-year-old late term pregnant woman be positioned to reduce pressure
on the inferior vena cava during an ECG?
Semi-Fowler's Position
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