For Which of the Following Patients Might a Physician Order

question 55

Multiple Choice

For which of the following patients might a physician order a right-side 12-lead ECG?

• A)A geriatric patient
• B)A pregnant patient
• C)A patient with dextrocardia
• D)A patient in a permanent fetal position

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Definitions:

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A continuous underwater mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean, formed by tectonic plate divergence.

Submarine Mountain

An underwater mountain, formed by volcanic activity or tectonic movements, rising significantly above the surrounding seafloor.

Meteorites

Solid pieces of debris from objects such as asteroids or comets that have made their way through the Earth's atmosphere and landed on the surface.

Continental Drift

The hypothesis, now a scientific theory, that the Earth's continents have moved over geological time relative to each other, appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.