Safety, Compliance, Patient Care
The normal resting heart rate is
What is 60-100 bpm?
artifact is caused by loose electrodes
Wandering baseline
The tracing is too tall. What should the technician adjust
What is "Decrease gain"
What does the QT interval represent
Ventricular depolarization and repolarization
Sawtooth waves indicate
Atrial flutter
The minimum number of identifiers to verify the patient's identity
What is 2?
The patient has a left mastectomy. Where should V4–V6 be placed
What is "Higher on the chest"?
A patient is coughing repeatedly. What should the technician do
What is "Pause until coughing stops"?
A patient is in ventricular fibrillation. What should the technician do
Call a code and start CPR
A patient is in pulseless VT. What should the technician do
call a code and start CPR
A patient asks for their EKG results. The technician should
What is "tell them the provider/doctor will let them know"?
During a stress test, the patient stumbles. What should the technician do
What is "Stop the test immediately"?
A patient has breast implants. What should the technician do
What is "Place V4–V6 slightly lateral"?
What is the normal PR interval
what is 0.12–0.20 sec?
What is the normal QRS duration
<0.12 sec
If a patient refuses the EKG, the technician should
What is "Notify the nurse"?
A patient becomes pale during a stress test. What should the technician do
What is "Stop the test"?
During a stress test, where should the RL electrode be placed
what is "right lower abdomen"?
A rate <60 bpm with normal P waves indicates
Sinus bradycardia
A rate >100 bpm with normal P waves indicates
Sinus tachycardia
A patient is diaphoretic. The technician should
What is "dry the skin"?
Where should the V4 electrode be placed
what is "5th ICS, MCL"?
Which artifact is caused by muscle movement
what is "somatic tremor"?
A chaotic rhythm with no identifiable waves indicates
VF
T‑wave inversion indicates
Ischemia