Calculate the patient's heart rate from the rhythm strip above
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested response: The easiest way is to count the number of R waves on the 6-s strip and multiply by 10. You will see that the ECG paper is marked at 3-s intervals, making this calculation easier. In this case there are 12 QRS complexes giving a heart rate of 120 bpm.
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