If the ECG Recording Appears with the Baseline Rising and Falling

question 23

Multiple Choice

If the ECG recording appears with the baseline rising and falling, the medical assistant should

• A) check for nearby electric appliances.
• B) check electrode attachment.
• C) continue recording the ECG.
• D) check the cable connections to the electrodes.

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Definitions:

Probabilities

A branch of mathematics dealing with the likelihood of occurrence of different events.

P-value

The probability of observing a statistic as extreme as, or more extreme than, the observed results under the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statement asserting there is no significant difference or effect, which researchers aim to test against alternative hypotheses.

Significance Tests

Statistical tests used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds for the entire population.