Multiple Choice
On your sleeping patient's 12-lead EKG,Lead I's waves and complexes are extremely jittery-completely unreadable-as are aVR's.The most likely cause of this is
A) heart is on the right side of the body instead of the left.
B) gain is set too low.
C) patient has an arrhythmia.
D) right arm electrode or patch is loose or off.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q2: Chills can cause somatic tremor artifact.
Q3: Which of the following is NOT true
Q4: It is possible to have artifact in
Q5: _ is unwanted jitter or interference on
Q6: Sometimes,the presence of artifact can be verified
Q8: The word "somatic" means _.
Q9: Artifact in Leads I,III,and aVL is caused
Q10: If artifact is present in leads I,II,and
Q11: Your patient for a 12-lead EKG has
Q12: Broken recording is caused by _.