A group of nurses are participating in orientation to a telemetry unit. What should the staff educator tell this class about ST segments?
A) They are the part of an ECG that reflects systole.
B) They are the part of an ECG used to calculate ventricular rate and rhythm.
C) They are the part of an ECG that reflects the time from ventricular depolarization through repolarization.
D) They are the part of an ECG that represents early ventricular repolarization.
Ans: D
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ST segment is the part of an ECG that reflects the end of the QRS complex to the beginning of the T wave. The part of an ECG that reflects repolarization of the ventricles is the T wave. The part of an ECG used to calculate ventricular rate and rhythm is the RR interval. The part of an ECG that reflects the time from ventricular depolarization through repolarization is the QT interval.
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