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Basic ECG (CMT) Exam

Exam Fee Structure
Name of Exam Application Fee, Non-Refundable Exam Fee Exam Retake Fee Recertification Fee
Basic ECG Exam $25 $179 $75 $149 on time or $169 if expired


All references used for study should be published within the past 5 years. Select any Basic ECG Book that covers the following topic areas should be sufficient:

1. Calculating heart rate

2. Sinus Rhythms

3 - Bundle Branch Blocks

4 - Atrial Rhythms

5 - Junctional Rhythms

6 - Ventricular Rhythms

7 - AV Blocks

8 - Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG

9 - Electrolyte Disturbances

10 - Myocardial Ischemia

11 - Myocardial Infarction

12-Lead ECG Exam

Exam Fee Structure
Name of Exam Application Fee, Non-Refundable Exam Fee Exam Retake Fee Recertification Fee
12-Lead ECG Exam $25 $229 $125 $149 on time or $169 if expired


All references used for study should be published within the past 5 years. Select any Basic ECG Book that covers the following topic areas should be sufficient:


1 - Normal 12-Lead ECG and Axis Calculation

2 - Bundle Branch Blocks

3 - Ventricular Aberration

4 - The Hemiblocks

5 - Atrial Arrhythmias

6 - Supraventricular Arrhythmias

7 - Differentiating the Wide-QRS Patterns

8 - Ventricular Arrhythmias

9 - Junctional Arrhythmias

10 - Atrioventricular Blocks

11 - Electrolyte Disturbances

12 - Myocardial Infarction

13 - Myocardial Ischemia

Advanced ECG Exam

Exam Fee Structure
Name of Exam Application Fee, Non-Refundable Exam Fee Exam Retake Fee Recertification Fee
Advanced ECG Exam $25 $269 $129 $149 on time or $169 if expired


All references used for study should be published within the past 5 years. Select any Basic ECG Book that covers the following topic areas should be sufficient:



1 - Pericarditis

2 - Hypothyroidism

3 - Chronic Cor Pulmonale

4 - Hypokalemia

5 - Hypercalcemia

6 - Hyperkalemia

7 - Hypocalcemia

8 - Left Ventricular Hypertrophy with Systolic Overloading

9 - Left Ventricular Diastolic Overloading

10 - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

11 - Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

12 - Mitral Stenosis

13 - Atrial Tachycardia with Warm-up

14 - Atrial Tachycardia with 2:1 & 4:1

15 - Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

16 - A-V Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (probable)

17 - Orthodromic Tachycardia

18 - Atrial Fibrillation

19 - Atrial Flutter with Saw-tooth Pattern

20 - S-A Exit Block, Type I

21 - Bradycardia-Tachycardia (Sick Sinus) Syndrome

22 - Left Ventricular Tachycardia

23 - Wide-QRS Tachycardias

24 - Atrial Premature Beats with Varying Intraventricular Block Patterns

25 - Atrial Fibrillation with Alternating Intraventricular Block

26 - Nonconducted Atrial Bigeminy

27 - Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm from Left Ventricle

28 - Acute Inferior Infarction & Ventricular Parasystole

29 - Second Degree A-V Block

30 - Block-Acceleration Dissociation

31 - Complete A-V Dissociation

32 - Left Bundle Branch Block

33 - Right Bundle Branch Block

34 - Left Anterior Hemiblock

35 - Acute Inferior Infarction with RBBB and Possible Left Posterior Hemiblock

36 - Acute Anterior Infarction

37 - Acute Infero-postero-lateral Infarction

38 - Acute Infero-posterior Infarction

39 - Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

40 - Dual Chambered Pacing

41 - Single Chambered Pacing

42 - Concealed Conduction

Cardiovascular Nursing Level 1 Exam

Exam Fee Structure
Name of Exam Application Fee, Non-Refundable Exam Fee Exam Retake Fee Recertification Fee
Cardiovascular Nursing Level I Exam $25 $349 $165 $149 on time or $169 if expired


All references used for study should be published within the past 5 years. Select any Basic ECG Book that covers the following topic areas should be sufficient:



1. Bedside Assessment

​2. Basic ECG Essentials

3. Coronary Artery Disease

4. Hypertension

5. Cardiomyopathy

6. Heart Failure

7. Non-Invasive and Interventional Cardiology


Cardiovascular Nursing Level 2 Exam

Exam Fee Structure
Name of Exam Application Fee, Non-Refundable Exam Fee Exam Retake Fee Recertification Fee
Cardiovascular Nursing Level II Exam $25 $359 $170 $149 on time or $169 if expired


All references used for study should be published within the past 5 years. Select any Basic ECG Book that covers the following topic areas should be sufficient:



1. Bedside Assessment

​2. Basic ECG Essentials

3. Coronary Artery Disease

4. Hypertension

5. Cardiomyopathy

6. Heart Failure

7. Non-Invasive and Interventional Cardiology

8. Heart Sounds

9. 12-Lead ECG & Arrhythmias

10. Oxygenation & Mechanical Ventilation

11. CV Pharmacology

12. Pacemakers & ICDs

13. Hemodynamic Monitoring

14. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping


Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Exam

Exam Fee Structure
Name of Exam Application Fee, Non-Refundable Exam Fee Exam Retake Fee Recertification Fee
Cardiovascular Nursing Level II Exam $25 $429 $199 $149 on time or $169 if expired


All references used for study should be published within the past 5 years. Select any Basic ECG Book that covers the following topic areas should be sufficient:


1. Cardiovascular Diseases:

Heart Failure

Hypertension

Acute coronary syndromes

Cardiomyopathy

Hyperlipidemia

Pulmonary Embolus

2. Heart Sounds and Bedside Assessment

3. Basic ECG and 12-Lead ECG and Arrhythmias

4. CV Pharmacology

5. Pacemakers & ICDs

6. Interventional Cardiology Procedures

7. Non-Invasive Cardiology Procedures

8. Non-Invasive Cardiology Diagnostic Procedures