Which of the following waves on an EKG tracing relates to electrical activity in the atria?
The P wave
Which of these questions is an appropriate way of checking one patient identifier before performing an EKG test
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Which of the following waves on an EKG tracing relates to electrical activity in the atria?
The P wave
Which of these questions is an appropriate way of checking one patient identifier before performing an EKG test?
"Can you please state your first and last names?"
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01:41
Widened QRS complexes on an EKG tracing are signs of
A ventricular dysrhythmia
A patient is nearing the target heart rate during an exercise stress test when he becomes diaphoretic and complains of intense chest pain. Which response from the EKG technician is best?
Stop the test and alert the doctor immediately
Under which of the following circumstances can an EKG technician discuss the details of a patients EKG or treatment?
(Choose two correct answers)
When the technician is delivering the completed EKG and the patients chart to the cardiologist who ordered the test.
When the patients insurance company calls to confirm that an EKG was ordered and conducted.
Which of these sentences demonstrates patient understanding of directions for Holter monitoring?
"I will make a note in the diary when i exercise"
This patient would require no changes to positioning or electrode placement?
A 35-year-old women who is 20 weeks pregnant
Which of these electrodes is not involved in creating Einthoven's triangle?
Right leg
An intellectually disabled adult patient is frightened of the EKG machine and does not want to lie down for the test. What should the EKG technician do?
Offer to show the machine to the patient and answer any questions.
Which leads will show changes if an EKG technician has reversed the right and left arm leads?
Leads I and aVR
An EKG technician sees pacing spikes on a patient's EKG but no electrical activity following the spikes. This is likely due to a pacemaker error known as
Failure to capture
Which of the following should patients be advised not to do before an early-morning resting EKG?
Apply lotion or bath oil
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