Artifacts Such as Muscle Tremors Can Make Assessment of Cardiac

question 42

Multiple Choice

Artifacts such as muscle tremors can make assessment of cardiac rhythm difficult because:

• A) an artifact can obscure the underlying rhythm.
• B) an artifact can cause the pacer to fire prematurely.
• C) the pacemaker may confuse the artifact with an electrical impulse and not fire.
• D) the QRS complexes may be obscured by the pacer spikes.

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