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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