A medical assistant is preparing a patient for an EKG. In which of the following locations should the assistant place the V4 lead?

Which is the first group of leads to be recorded on an electrocardiogram?

If a medical assistant is placing the electrodes on a patient that had a status post left-sided mastectomy, where should the MA place the V2 lead?

If a medical assistant is placing the electrodes on a patient that has a below the elbow amputation of the right arm, where would the MA place the RA lead?

Which electrode is placed on the 4th intercostal space of the left sternal border?

When performing a 12 lead EKG on a patient, which lead is used as a ground to help decrease interference?

Which anatomical landmark is the location for the V6 lead?

The body’s deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium via which blood vessel?

A narrowing of the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is the narrowing of what valve?

The blood flows from the heart to the lungs via which blood vessel?

Which arteries supply blood to the heart muscle?

The valve in the heart between the right atrium and right ventricle?

The natural pacemaker of the heart?

What term describes the absence of electrical activity in the heart?

What term refers to an electrical event that coincides with contraction?

In the sequence of the electrical stimulation of the heart, what part of the conduction system is stimulated after the SA node?

When performing a 12 lead EKG, the CCMA should explain to the patient that the machine is recording what?

A CCMA is performing a 12-lead EKG and notices the patient’s heart rate is 44 bpm. What does this heart rate reflect?

What rhythm is commonly associated with a inverted P wave?

Sweat and lotion on a patient’s skin can interfere with the signal going to the EKG machine causing what?

What do erratic spikes on the EKG represent?

When performing an EKG someone in the room uses a mobile phone what type of interference might be noticed on the strip?

How many electrodes do you attach to the patient for a 12 lead EKG?

In a standard EKG, how many leads make up the standard or bipolar leads?

If a patient has dextrocardia which leads require placement modification for this patient?

What is the state of cellular rest and is represented by a flatline on an EKG strip?

A CCMA is preparing a patient who has shortness of breath for an EKG. In which position should the patient be placed.

A CCMA is performing an EKG on a patient who has a heart rate of 105/min. The medical assistant should identify this finding as an indication of which of the following conditions?

Which of the following information is true of limb leads and electrodes?