EKG

What is the role of a medical assistant in cardiovascular testing?

• Medical Assistant provides the baseline information for the patient

• Medical Assistant conducts the procedure

• Preparing the patient

• Patient preparation for the procedure and post procedure assistant

When preparing a patient for a ekg which of the following is done first?

• Greet the patient and perform the ekg

• Perform the ekg, Greet the patient and explain post op

• Identify the patient by last name, perform ekg

• Perform ekg, identify patient

• None of the above.

When disrobing the patient will be undressed from ?

• Waist down with gown open to the front

• Waist up and no lower leg access , gown open to the front

• Waist up, lower leg access and gown open to the front

• Gown open to the front, Waist up and no lower leg access

EKG machines vary in

• Size and shape

• Size, shape and leads

• brands, shapes and sizes

• Size,shape and 12 leads to 5 leads

The multichannel EKG machine is a recorder that monitors

• 10 leads

• 12 leads

• 12 & 5 leads

• 5 leads

Finish the following phrase

The electrodes are placed on _______ of the body to record heart activity from_______________________.

• 10 leads

• 10 areas , 12 angles and planes

• 12 areas ,10 angles and planes

• 12 leads

The importance of electrodes are

• artifact and interfere

• clean tracing.

• angles and planes.

• needed to transmit the impulses,

Electrocardiograph paper can be displayed

• identified by darker lines

• represents 0.04 seconds

• graph or dot matrix format,with vertical and horizontal line or dots

• five small boxes horizontal

Leads I,II and III are

• travel from a negative

• bipolar

• negative leads

• positive leads

Leads AVL,AVR and AVF are

• bipolar

• unipolar

• augmented

• tracing