To Accurately Measure the Heart Rate of a Patient in Normal

question 55

Multiple Choice

To accurately measure the heart rate of a patient in normal sinus rhythm,which technique would be the most accurate?

• A) The number of R waves in a 6-second strip
• B) The number of large boxes in a 6-second strip
• C) The number of small boxes between QRS complexes divided into 1500
• D) The number of large boxes between consecutive R waves divided into 300

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