Mason EKG mock exam 91-100

which of the following actions should the EKG tech take immediately after attaching the telemetry lead wires to the electrodes?

• check a baseline EKG tracing for monitor clarity

• check the wire colors and identifications to ensure attachment to correct electrodes

• place the patient in the correct position

• tape the wires to the patients skin

in a healthy adult patient, which is the expect shape and direction of the P-wave in lead II?

• peaked and upright

• peaked and inverted

• rounded and iverted

• rounded and upright

during an exercise stress test, the EKG tech notices that the patient has begun to hyperventilate. which of the actions should the Tech take first?

• administer oxygen to the patient

• slow down the test

• stop the exercise portion of the test

• check the patients respiratory rate

an EKG tech should follow which of the following recommendations regarding infection control practices in health care settings?

• artificial nails should be NO longer than 0.5 in length

• use alcohol based hand rub if there is visible contamination

• remove soiled gloves before touching other surfaces

• wear the same gloves while preforming different procedures

which of the following terms describes an EKG tech writing defamatory comments in a patients chart?

• assault

• slander

• Libel

• Battery

what lead is created when a EKG tech places the electrode to the right of the patients sternum at the 4th intercostal space?

• Lead V1

• Lead I

• Lead aVR

• Lead MCL2

an EKG tech should recognize that a rhythm strip should be at least how many seconds long to accurately identify the rate?

• 2 sec

• 4 sec

• 6 sec

• 8 sec

an EKG tech notes that the QRS complex is too tall to fit on the EKG paper. which of the following actions should the tech take?

• change the gain control to 20 mm/mV

• change the paper speed to 10mm/sec

• change the gain control to 5 mm/mV

• change the paper speed to 50 mm/sec

which of the following patient findings indicates myocardial infraction?

• Cyanosis

• Facial drooping

• Arm Weakness

• Aphasia

the presence of which of the following on an EKG tracing can indicate previous myocardial infraction?

• small P waves

• Prolonged PR interval

• Narrow QRS complexes

• Pathological Q waves