A patient is having an electrocardiogram. Which wave should the nurse identify as being the first negative wave after a P wave in a normal cardiac cycle?
a. Q wave
b. R wave
c. S wave
d. T wave
ANS: A
Q waves are the first negative wave after a P wave in a normal cardiac cycle. B. C. D. These waves are not the first negative waves in the cardiac cycle.
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