CCT Study Guide 2026
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📋 CCT Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CCT Topics to Study (39)
✍️ Sample CCT Questions & Answers
1. Which hand hygiene technique is required when caring for a patient with Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection?
C. difficile produces hardy spores that are resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Soap and water mechanically removes spores from hands and is the only effective hand hygiene method for C. diff.
2. The formula to determine cardiac output, often known as CO, Q, or Qc, is as follows:
Heart rate (HR) and stroke volume (SV), the amount of blood the heart expels with each beat, are combined to form carbon dioxide (CO).
3. When is it appropriate to activate the ECG machine's built-in artifact filters?
Filters should only be used as a last resort when technique cannot resolve artifact, and their use must be documented because filters can alter waveform morphology and potentially mask diagnostic findings.
4. What ECG characteristics are used to identify atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction?
Atrial flutter typically has an atrial rate of 250-350 bpm (classic: ~300 bpm) producing sawtooth flutter waves. With 2:1 conduction, every other flutter wave conducts to the ventricles, giving a ventricular rate of approximately 150 bpm.
5. What is the normal R-wave progression across the precordial leads (V1 through V6)?
Normal R-wave progression shows a small r in V1 that gradually grows in amplitude through V2, V3, V4, and peaks at V5 or V6, with the R/S ratio transitioning from negative (S>R) to positive (R>S) typically at V3 or V4.
6. What are the ECG criteria for left bundle branch block (LBBB)?
LBBB criteria: QRS ≥ 0.12 seconds (complete LBBB), broad, notched or monophasic R in leads I, aVL, V5-V6, with no septal Q waves, and a deep rS or QS complex in V1-V2.