A Patient Is Suspected of Having a Cardiac Arrhythmia

question 192

Multiple Choice

A patient is suspected of having a cardiac arrhythmia.Which of the following diagnostic procedures would be most appropriate for detecting this condition, if present?

• A)Electrocardiogram
• B)Echocardiography
• C)Electroencephalography
• D)Electromyography

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Definitions:

Unstructured Interview

An interview method where questions are not pre-planned, allowing for a flow of conversation that can uncover deeper insights into the interviewee's attitudes, motivations, and feelings.

Objective Test

A form of assessment with standardized questions that have a single correct answer, eliminating subjectivity in grading.

MMPI-2

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, a widely used standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology used to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Reliability

The tendency of a test to produce the same scores again and again each time it is given to the same people.