In Analyzing the ECG Strip, the Nurse Notices a Spike

question 13

Multiple Choice

In analyzing the ECG strip, the nurse notices a spike before each QRS complex.The patient's heart rate is 70 beats/min.This phenomenon is reflective of

• A) 60-cycle electrical interference; check equipment.
• B) pacing artifact; the pacemaker is sensing and capturing.
• C) electrical artifact; the pacemaker is not sensing.
• D) patient movement; check electrodes.

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