Multiple Choice
Your 100 year old patient has a heart rate of 70 BPM but then it suddenly accelerates to 180 BPM for a short time and then it goes back to the original rate. Analysis of the ECG reveals a regular rhythm with one upright P wave preceding each narrow QRS complex (until it suddenly accelerates) . The fast heart rate shows wide QRS complexes without a P wave preceding them. This type of irregularity is called ________ irregularity.
A) totally
B) patterned
C) occasional
D) paroxysmal
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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Q21: Which of the following methods used to
Q22: A totally irregular rhythm is one in
Q23: Frequent early beats are likely to progress
Q24: Early beats that occur every other (second)
Q25: When a rhythm speeds up and slows
Q26: Normally the heart beats in a regular,
Q27: Your 71 year old patient has a
Q28: On some ECG tracings the irregularity occurs
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