EKG Practice Test

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Which activity should the EKG tech tell a patient to record in his Holter monitor daily? Running The EKG tech is educating a patient on when she should push the event button while wearing a Holt... er monitor. What shows that she understands? I will push the button if I am experiencing discomfort 00:00 Which is the only calculating method that available for both regular & irregular rhythms? Six Second During a stress test, an EKG tech notices the patient appears to be hyperventilating. What is the best action? Check the patient respiratory rate What is the sensitivity setting that would produce a calibration box that measures 10 mm tall? 1 Which method for calculating a patient's heart rate from an EKG is correct? divide 1500 by the number of small boxes between two R waves What is the correct order of a complete cardiac cycle? P wave, QRS comples, T wave When performing a stress test, the patient complains of dizziness. After stopping the test, what action should the CTE take? notify the physician What is the correct placement for V5? Anterior axillary line, 5th ICS The R-R interval on a patient's tracing has 5 large boxes. What is the patient's heart rate? 60 bpm Where should the EKG tech place the electrode for V5? L anterior axillary line, horizontal to V4 Which wave would an EKG tech measure to evaluate for atrial enlargement? P wave [Show More]

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