Mason EKG mock exam 21-30

An EKG Tech should recognize that patients are restricted from preforming which of the following activities while wearing a Holter monitor

• Yoga

• Smoking

• Sexual Activity

• Showering

Which of the following methods can be used to calculate both regular and irregular rhythms?

• 6 second method

• P-P method

• 1500 method

• 300 method

During a exercise stress test, a patient reports heaviness on his chest and becomes diaphoratic. The EKG tech should recognize these findings as manifestation of which of the following conditions?

• Transient Ischemic Attack

• Cerebrovascular accident

• Congestive heart failure

• myocardial infraction

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

• Right Arm

• Left Arm

• Right Leg

• Left Leg

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

• press the record button on the device if you start to feel dizzy or have chest pains

• remove when using the phone or the internet

• record in your diary and describe the time and the activity that you were doing

• contact the Tech when experiencing chest pain

Which of the following methods should the EKG tech use to calculate a patients heart rate from the EKG tracing?

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

• Count the number of small boxes in 2 cardiac cycles

• Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between 2 R waves

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

While performing an Exercise stress test on a patient, a Tech observes elevated ST segments. The Tech should identify these findings as which of the following?

• Expected EKG changes as a result of running

• Expected EKG changes due to Hypokalemia

• Signs of pulmonary imbolism

• Signs of accute myocardial injury

A patient tells the EKG tech that they do not understand why they must have a ambulatory monitor after having a standard 12 lead EKG 2 days prior. which of the following responses should the EKG tech say?

• An ambulatory monitor records differently than an EKG

• your provider wants to study your heart over a longer period of time

• it is a standard practice to attach an ambulatory monitor shortly after an EKG

• the provider wants to conduct another test before he communicates his concerns

Which of the following methods should an EKG Tech use to store electrodes when not in use?

• Loose in the EKG Cart

• in a folded paper bag

• in a open plastic bag

• in the original foil-lined packaging

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

• Bike riding

• swimming

• Sexual activities

• driving