An EKG technician is monitoring the pulse of a 50-year-old patient during an exercise stress test. The provider uses an 85% multiplier for this patient. What is the following target heart rate for sub maximal exercise fo
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An EKG technician is monitoring the pulse of a 50-year-old patient during an exercise stress test. The provider uses an 85% multiplier for this patient. What is the following target heart rate for sub maximal exercise for this patient? - Answer>>> 145/min
(220- patient's age(50) x 0.85)
An EKG technician is called to the emergency department to perform a standard 12-Lead EKG on a patient. When the technician arrives, the patient is attached to a 5-lead monitor. What action should the technician take? - Answer>>> Remove the electrodes for the 5-lead monitor before attaching the electrodes for the 12-lead EKG
After completing a standard 12 lead EKG on a patient, what action should an EKG technician take next? - Answer>>> Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from the machine
An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing of a patient who has a ventricular pacemaker and notes that the patient's heart rate pacemaker is set to a rate of 70/min. What should the technician expect to observe on the patient's tracing if the pacemaker is it operating as intended? - Answer>>> Pacer spikes don't appear on the tracing
(The patient's pacemaker should only fire when the patient's natural rate drops below the pacemaker set limit)
An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic monitor with loop memory. What instructions should the technician include? - Answer>>> "Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain."
What is the maximum number of tracing that an EKG technician can obtain on the same patient using a single set of disposable electrodes? - Answer>>> Two
What action should an EKG technician take when a patient who is unable to read is scheduled for a stress test and must sign an informed consent form? - Answer>>> Verify the patient's understanding of the procedure
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