EKG Test Questions 2024

A prolonged PR interval shows that which node is impaired?

• AV Node

• SA node

• Bundle Branches

• P node

Where is the correct placement for leads V7, V8, V9?

• Right and Left sternal edge

• Midclavicular line, anterior torso

• Evenly spaced between axillary line and vertebral column at 5th intercostal space

• Stack directly beneath leads V4,V5,V6

If a EKG technician is having difficulty assessing respirations by viewing patient chest rise and fall, what is another way to count respirations?

• Place hand on patient's back to feel respirations

• Document unable to assess

• Tell patient to breath harder

• Make up a normal number of breaths per minute and document

A spike that precedes the P wave indicates

• Ventricular pacemaker

• Dual pacemaker

• Normal EKG

• Atrial pacemaker

A patient who is experiencing palpitations should be instructed by their EKG technician

• It is possible their provider will order a holter monitor

• Their doctor will tell them they are allergic to caffeine

• Expect to be prescribed adenosine

• Expect to be put on bed rest

Which of the following electrical activity is recorded by Lead I?

• Right arm and left leg

• Left arm and Left leg

• None

• Right arm and Left arm

Which of the following are present when the patient experiences Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach)?

• Normal intervals, waveforms and complexes

• Prolonged PR interval

• Prolonged PR and dropped QRS

• Multiple PVCs in a row

After completing an EKG, which of the following should the technician immediately do next?

• Check the EKG tracing for artifacts, then disconnect patient from the machine

• Wash hands

• Tell the patient the results/diagnosis

• Wipe the leads and machine down with disinfectant

A patient is experiencing accelerated junctional rhythm. Which speed setting on the machine should be used?

• Standard setting of 25mm/sec

• 50mm/sec

• 10mm/sec

• 0mm/sec

What can indicate a possible PREVIOUS myocardial infarction on a EKG?

• ST Elevation

• Pathologic Q Waves

• First degree heart block

• Sinus bradycardia