Axcell EKG mock exam 51 - 60

An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing of a patient who has ventricular hypertrophy. Which of the following findings should the technician expect?

• An ST segment depression of 2 mm

• Increased amplitude of the QRS complex

• Prolongation of the PR interval

• Irregularity of the P-P interval

Which of the following leads is created between the left arm and left leg?

• Lead aVL

• Lead aVF

• Lead III

• Lead

Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing?

• Speed

• Output display

• Artifact filter

• Gain

An EKG technician notes that a patient is experiencing a variation in respirations that correlates with the EKG tracing. Which of the following irregularities does this indicate?

• Sinus arrest

• Sinus dysrhythmia

• Tachycardia

• Bradycardia

An EKG technician notices an accelerated idioventricular rhythm on a tracing. Which of the following actions should the technician take next?

• Tell the patient the results show significant findings and ask if she feels any different.

• Call for help and stay with the patient.

• Ask another technician to run an EKG.

• Upload the tracing to the HR and notify the provider that the tracing is ready for interpretation.

An EKG technician should recognize that which of the following situations is an allowable disclosure of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines?

• Patients write their names on a basic sign-in sheet at the registration desk.

• An employer calls the clinic to verify an employee's excused absence.

• A patient can read the demographics screen of another patient's electronic chart while checking in at the desk.

• An employee gives a coworker access to their username and password to retrieve a patient's laboratory report.

Which of the following activities should an EKG technician instruct a patient to record in the Holter monitor diary?

• Bike riding

• Swimming

• Driving

• Sleeping position

While performing a standard 12-lead EKG, an EKG technician notices that none of the leads are giving a reading. Which of the following limbs should the technician check first when correcting this problem?

• Right arm

• Left arm

• Left leg

• Right leg

An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic monitor with loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the technician include?

• "Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pan."

• "Remove the monitor when connecting to the phone or Internet to send the recording to the central monitoring location."

• Record a notation in your diary that describes the time and the activity that you were doing when the pain started."

• "Contact the technician at the central monitoring station whenever you begin to experience chest pain."

Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing?

• Calculate the mean rate and divide 1,500 by that rate.

• Count the number of small boxes in two cardiac cycles.

• Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves.

• Count the number of large boxes between P and T waves.