{"id":113124,"date":"2023-08-15T23:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T23:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=113124"},"modified":"2023-08-15T23:01:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T23:01:36","slug":"nha-ekg-certification-latest-exam-2023-2024-real-exam-200-questions-and-correct-answersverified-answersagrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/15\/nha-ekg-certification-latest-exam-2023-2024-real-exam-200-questions-and-correct-answersverified-answersagrade\/","title":{"rendered":"NHA EKG CERTIFICATION LATEST EXAM 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NHA EKG CERTIFICATION LATEST EXAM 2023-<br>2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND<br>CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED<br>ANSWERS)|AGRADE<br>EKG characteristics common to junctional rhythms &#8211; ANSWER- P wave<br>absent\/inverted,<br>QRS is on long end of normal<br>What are injury and Infarction? &#8211; ANSWER- Injury: ST depression<br>Infarction: ST elevation<br>The brown lead in a 5-lead telemetry monitoring provide similar information to<br>which other lead? &#8211; ANSWER- Ground lead<br>What is a wandering baseline caused by? What does it represent? Explain 2 ways<br>to reduce artifact? &#8211; ANSWER- Wandering baseline: improper lead placement,<br>where they may be place above limb leads so have patient relax and breathe slowly<br>A seizure is an example of what type of artifact? &#8211; ANSWER- Somatic Tremor<br>What are the 2 classic signs of myocardial ischemia? &#8211; ANSWER- ST segment<br>depression, and T wave inversion<br>Which type of second degree heart block has an elongating PR interval? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- 1st degree heart block<br>Which type of heart block is also called Wenckebach? &#8211; ANSWER- Second<br>Degree Type 1<br>A diagnostic test involving injecting dye into the coronary arteries and taking a<br>moving x-ray. It is usually ordered to detect coronary artery occlusion. &#8211;<br>ANSWER- Angiography<br>What are the differences between an echocardiogram, electrocardiograph, and<br>electrocardiogram? &#8211; ANSWER- Echocardiogram: send waves to the look are the<br>heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electrocardiograph: The machine<br>Electrocardio(gram): The paper (light)<br>What is the most abundant electrolyte in the intracellular fluid of the cardiac<br>myocardium? &#8211; ANSWER- Calcium<br>What disease process can be diagnosed by an EKG? &#8211; ANSWER- Arrhythmias<br>Which coronary artery is known as the &#8220;widow-maker&#8221; &#8211; ANSWER- Left Artery<br>Descending<br>Which method of determining rhythm rate is the most accurate? &#8211; ANSWER- 1500<br>method<br>What is the difference between arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis? &#8211; ANSWER-<br>(Ar)teriosclerosis: Hardening of arteries<br>(Ath)erosclerosis: Buildup of fat in the arteries<br>When is telemetry monitoring indicated (who are they for?) and where are the<br>electrodes placed? &#8211; ANSWER- Telemetry monitoring are for patients at High Risk<br>for Cardiac Complications.<br>The electrode placement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>White: R shoulder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black: L shoulder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green: R leg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red: L leg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brown: on rib (NHA said but it should be ICS because if you put on rib it causes<br>electrical interference)<br>For EKG monitoring, instruct patient to remain as still as possible for <em>_<\/em> seconds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANSWER- 10 seconds<br>Explain the length of time and indications (reasons) for a Holter (ambulatory)<br>monitoring. &#8211; ANSWER- 24-72 hrs. and may help detect problems that don&#8217;t<br>appear in a 12 lead EKG<br>Patients with Holter Monitors should or should not continue with normal exercise<br>routines? &#8211; ANSWER- Patient Should continue with normal exercise routine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What should a patient do when they experience itching, swelling or redness where<br>the electrodes are placed? &#8211; ANSWER- They should notify CET<br>What kind of test requires patients to keep a journal or diary? &#8211; ANSWER- Holter<br>Monitor<br>What should a patient record in their journal for monitoring? When should a client<br>press the event maker? &#8211; ANSWER- &#8211; The patient should record symptoms,<br>medications taken, physical activity, and sleep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press event marker: when experiencing symptoms<br>What is also used during a stress test, in addition to electrodes? &#8211; ANSWER- A<br>treadmill<br>How should a CET prepare a patient before the stress test? &#8211; ANSWER- CET<br>informs patient<br>What instructions would you state to a patient in case electrodes for a Holter<br>Monitor fall off or malfunction? &#8211; ANSWER- Patient should be instructed to notify<br>staff and have CET replace them<br>What instructions should the patient be aware of regarding eating, drinking,<br>smoking, and medications? What is the time period? Will the patient be allowed to<br>smoke the night before? &#8211; ANSWER- &#8211; Patient can&#8217;t eat before exam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can&#8217;t drink or smoke 3 hours before exam<br>(MCL) Where should the brown lead of a five lead EKG be placed? When is it<br>used? &#8211; ANSWER- Placed just below the right bottom of the sternum<br>What kind of EKG is required for patients younger than 2 years old? For patients<br>ages 2-8? Older than 8? &#8211; ANSWER- 2 and younger: Right-sided EKG is required<br>2-8: Right-sided EKG<br>Older than 8: 12 lead EKG<br>What is the VS range of each? (&lt;2, 2-8, >8) &#8211; ANSWER- Patients &lt;2: 100-160 rate, 30-60 respiration, 96-99 F (2-8): 80-150 rate, 15-34 respiration,96-98F (>8): 70-120 rate, 18-30 resp, 96-98 F<br>What is the ventricular rate of junctional tachycardia? &#8211; ANSWER- 100-180<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHA EKG CERTIFICATION LATEST EXAM 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS ANDCORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIEDANSWERS)|AGRADEEKG characteristics common to junctional rhythms &#8211; ANSWER- P waveabsent\/inverted,QRS is on long end of normalWhat are injury and Infarction? &#8211; ANSWER- Injury: ST depressionInfarction: ST elevationThe brown lead in a 5-lead telemetry monitoring provide similar information towhich other lead? &#8211; ANSWER- Ground leadWhat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}