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Layla Al Mansoori
🇦🇪 VerifiedPharmacist · Sharjah
118d ago
The pharmacology explanations pull from Katzung and the mnemonics stuck. I recommended it to two colleagues who also passed.
ECG Technician Prometric Exam
The ECG Technician Prometric exam is the licensing paper allied health professionals sit for the ECG Technician professional title, listed by the DHA under code ECG5612. It is a technician-grade licence, assessed on hands-on procedure and safety knowledge rather than on diagnosis.
Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE
Exam summary, coverage areas and references
Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
ECG5612
Exam Fee
USD 240
about AED 881
Pass Score
50%
Exam Coverage
- Cardiac Anatomy
- Cardiac Electro-physiology
- Pharmacotherapy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Tachy-arrhythmias
- Brady-arrhythmias
- Technical aspect of 12 LEAD ECG
- Pacemakers and Defibrillators
- Basic Life Support
Reference Texts (5)
- 1. ECGs by Example, 3rd Edition.
- 2. Dale Dubin's Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, 6th Edition.
- 3. Understanding Electrocardiography by Mary Conover, 8thEdition.
- 4. ECG Made Easy, 9th Edition.
- 5. Manual of BLS for Healthcare Providers, by American Heart Association. Allied Health Category Allied Health Category
Chapters
4.6(470)
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Full-length · timed · 50% to passAbout the ECG Technician Prometric Exam (ECG5612)
The ECG Technician Prometric exam is the licensing paper allied health professionals sit for the ECG Technician professional title, listed by the DHA under code ECG5612. It is a technician-grade licence, assessed on hands-on procedure and safety knowledge rather than on diagnosis.
ECG5612 is set across 10 blueprint areas: cardiac anatomy, cardiac electro-physiology, pharmacotherapy, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, tachy-arrhythmias, brady-arrhythmias, technical aspect of 12 lead ecg, pacemakers and defibrillators and basic life support. Questions are written from 5 named reference texts, listed in the guidelines above.
Our ECG5612 bank holds 200 explained questions, about 1 times the length of the real sitting.
General guides: Prometric exam guide, Dataflow verification guide and pass marks by authority.
ECG Technician exam: frequently asked questions
What is the exam code for the ECG Technician Prometric exam?
ECG5612 is the DHA code for the ECG Technician paper in the Allied Healthcare listing.
How many questions are in the ECG Technician exam and how long is it?
150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, about 1.2 minutes per question.
What is the pass mark for the ECG Technician Prometric exam?
50% under the DHA guideline for ECG5612, which is 75 of 150 questions answered correctly.
How much is the ECG5612 exam fee?
The DHA guideline lists USD 240 (about AED 881) for the ECG5612 sitting.
What topics does the ECG Technician exam cover?
The official blueprint splits the paper across 10 areas: Cardiac Anatomy, Cardiac Electro-physiology, Pharmacotherapy, Ischemic Heart Disease, Valvular Heart Disease, Tachy-arrhythmias, Brady-arrhythmias, Technical aspect of 12 LEAD ECG, Pacemakers and Defibrillators and Basic Life Support.
Which authorities accept the ECG Technician Prometric exam?
DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB license allied health professionals through Prometric-delivered papers; DOH uses Pearson VUE.
How should I prepare for ECG5612?
Start with Cardiac Anatomy and Cardiac Electro-physiology, then work through the 200 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 50% with margin.
Guides for ECG Technician candidates
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Maria Santos
🇵🇭 VerifiedRegistered Nurse · Manila
12d ago
Question quality is very close to the actual exam. Wish I had found this earlier - would have saved me two months of scattered PDF revision.
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Adaeze Okafor
🇳🇬 VerifiedRegistered Nurse · Lagos
47d ago
I was nervous about the DHA process from Nigeria. The eligibility checker on the site told me exactly which authorities I qualified for. Enrolled the same day.
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Grace Lim
🇵🇭 VerifiedNurse · Cebu → Riyadh
92d ago
The team helped me with documentation guidance beyond just the exam. Actually landed a hospital placement thanks to their talent pool.
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Farhan Ali
🇵🇰 VerifiedAssistant Nurse · Rawalpindi
142d ago
Was worried about my English medical vocab. The explanations are written simply - non-native speakers will feel at home.
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Fatima Al Balushi
🇴🇲 VerifiedAssistant Midwife · Muscat
26d ago
The team on WhatsApp answered my licensing questions within an hour. That kind of support you don't see with the big test-prep sites.
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Yousef Al Kaabi
🇦🇪 VerifiedGeneral Practice · Al Ain
66d ago
Local candidate here - passed MOHAP without an exam thanks to the eligibility route they showed me. Then I enrolled anyway for CPD.
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Bilal Sheikh
🇵🇰 VerifiedRadiology Tech · Multan
112d ago
Solid. A couple of image-based questions could use better resolution but nothing that changes the answer. Passed DHA tech exam.
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