Help with Evaluation Methods for the Heart

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1

What does an inverted or absent P wave (as an early beat) represent?

2

Which of the following is a difference between Bundle Branch Block (BBB) and a Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)?

3

What is the criteria for tachycardia?

4

Which AV block is characterized by a longer than normal PR interval (of consistent length)?

5

Which of the following conditions is the most serious?

6

Which of the following would warrant the most investigation by a health care professional?

7

Which of the following would be characteristic of congestive heart failure?

8

What is a normal PR interval length?

9

You are looking at your patient's EKG, and you suspect he may be experiencing a first degree atrioventricular (AV) block. What EKG findings would lead you to this conclusion?

10

Multiple “sawtooth” P waves on an EKG suggest what pathology?

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