During an exercise stress test, and EKG technician notices that the patient appears to be hyperventilating. What action should the technician take first?
Check the patient's respiratory rate.
An EKG technician is p
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During an exercise stress test, and EKG technician notices that the patient appears to be hyperventilating. What action should the technician take first?
Check the patient's respiratory rate.
An EKG technician is providing instructions to a patient who is to wear a cardiac event monitor at home. What statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the instructions?
"If the batteries fail, I will replace them myself"
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An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG for a patient who is experiencing accelerated junctional rhythm. Which of the following speed settings should the technician use?
25 mm/second
Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing?
Gain
Which of the following positions is appropriate for a patient during a nuclear stress test while the camera is scanning?
Supine with the arms above the head
An EKG technician is evaluating a standard 12-lead EKG tracing during a recording. The technician should recognize that electrical activity of the septal wall is recorded by which of the following leads?
Leads V1 and V2
In a healthy adult patient, which of the following is the expected shape and direction of the P wave in lead II?
Rounded and upright
An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient who exhibits ventricular fibrillation on the EKG tracing. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?
Determine of the patient is responsive
An EKG technician should recognize that which of the following signs are often present when a patient is experiencing ventricular tachycardia?
Multiple premature ventricular contractions in a row
Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm?
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes
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