EKG

Question 1

What are capillaries?

Answer 1

Smallest blood vessels containing oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

Question 2

What does the p- wave represent?

Answer 2

arterial depolarization

Question 3

What does standard limb leads measure?

Answer 3

simultaneous flow of electrical current in 2(bipolar) directions.

Question 4

Which lead is moved to the right side of the chest on an infant?

Answer 4

V4

Question 5

What position should the patient be in when giving an EKG?

Answer 5

Supine

Question 6

How many leads make up the standard/ bipolar leads?

Answer 6

3 leads

Question 7

Which ppe should be used on a patient with droplet preauctions?

Answer 7

A mask

Question 8

Where do you store electrodes at the end of day?

Answer 8

warm, dry environment

Question 9

What happens when a patient BP is elevated during blood test?

Answer 9

Keep monitoring the patient throughout the day

Question 10

Where is the correct placement of electrodes on a patient with amputated limbs?

Answer 10

above amputated site, in the same location on opposite limbs.

Question 11

Blood flows from heart to lungs through which blood vessel?

Answer 11

pulmonary arteries

Question 12

What do you do when you have no activity on EKG with a patient who is alert and is conscious?

Answer 12

check electrodes and cables

Question 13

How many beats per min is tachycardia?

Answer 13

110 bpm

Question 14

What is depolarization?

Answer 14

When the electrical system of heart activates myocardium cells.

contraction of stimulated heart muscles

Question 15

What is the electrical event that coincides with contractions?

Answer 15

Depolarization

Question 16

If a patient has below the right elbow amputation where should you place the RA lead?

Answer 16

Right Deltoid- Right upper shoulder

Question 17

What is the purpose of a defibrillator in emergency situation?

Answer 17

To Produce electrical shock to the heart

Question 18

T wave inversion indicates?

Answer 18

myocardial ischemia

Question 19

What is myocardial ischemia?

Answer 19

lack of blood flow getting to your heart muscle

Question 20

What electrode do you modify for a pediatric patient?

Answer 20

V6 can be placed on the posterior surface of chest

Question 21

What can the EKG Tech say to a patient before the test?

Answer 21

The test does not have no electrical shock involved in this test

Question 22

What is normal sinus rhythm?

Answer 22

60-100 BPM

Question 23

What is a 12 lead EKG Recording?

Answer 23

Electrical Activity of the Heart

Question 24

When a patient has a right side mastectomy where should you take the blood pressure?

Answer 24

left arm

Question 25

What is a heart murmur cause by?

Answer 25

valve backflow

Question 26

When performing and exercise stress test what is required from the patient?

Answer 26

Informed consent

Question 27

What happens when you increase gain control on EKG?

Answer 27

increase in amplitude of tracing

Question 28

What is not allowed when cleaning EKG machine?

Answer 28

submerge cables in disinfectant

Question 29

What will loose electrodes produce?

Answer 29

wandering baselines

Question 30

What is the wide QRS?

Answer 30

Ventricular pacemaker

Question 31

What is the Holter monitor?

Answer 31

detects abnormal heart activity

Question 32

What is a defibrillator?

Answer 32

Machine to shock the heart

Question 33

Why would a patient feel dizzy after an EKG Exam?

Answer 33

Postural Hypotension

Question 34

When using Holter monitor?

Answer 34

avoid magnetic fields

Question 35

How to refill Lead/ EKG Paper?

Answer 35

Red/Pink Line on bottom

Question 36

What can a stress test contraindications cause?

Answer 36

Heart Attack

Question 37

What do you report during stress test?

Answer 37

Syncope- fainting

Question 38

When do you put the V# lead on left side?

Answer 38

when patient shows dextrocardia

Question 39

What is dextrocardia?

Answer 39

When heart is positioned on the right side of the heart instead of the left side

Question 40

What does HIPAA Represent?

Answer 40

patient confidentiality

Question 41

Which wave represents ventricular repolarization?

Answer 41

T- wave

Question 42

What is repolarization?

Answer 42

When the heart muscle is back to resting rate

Question 43

What is known as the slope ?

Answer 43

when the graph is going up and down

Question 44

What is it called when there is absence of electrical activity

Answer 44

isoelectric Line

Question 45

When preparing for a stress test what do you need from patient?

Answer 45

A signed informed consent

Question 46

Artifacts on EKG on patients with Parkinson's Disease?

Answer 46

Somatic Tremors

Question 47

What is Hyperkalemia?

Answer 47

Increased potassium levels

Question 48

What is an adverse reaction during stress test?

Answer 48

dizziness

Question 49

When there is a problem with lead 2 where should you look?

Answer 49

Right arm to left leg

Question 50

What do you use to measure BP?

Answer 50

Sphygmomanometer

Question 51

According to HIPAA a patients EHR

Answer 51

needs to be password protected

Question 52

If a patient looses consciousness and has a weak pulse during EKG what should you do?

Answer 52

Call a licensed Practitioner

Question 53

When monitoring telemetry where should you place the electrode?

Answer 53

on chest

Question 54

If there is Artifacts in leads 1 & 2 where should you look?

Answer 54

right arm