You are learning to read electrocardiograms. You know that the patient you are examining has a pathology affecting the depolarization of his ventricles, therefore you're looking for a change in what portion of his EKG?

A. The QRS complex
B. "The P wave" or "The T wave" but not "The QRS complex".
C. The T wave
D. The P wave
E. None of these would be altered


Answer: A

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

Arrange the cerebral lobes visible on the superior surface of the brain in the correct anterior-posterior order. a: Parietalb: Frontalc: Occipital

A. a, b, c B. b, a, c C. b, c, a D. c, b, a E. c, a, b

Anatomy & Physiology

The ________ carry blood toward the heart

A) arterioles B) arteries C) veins D) lacteals E) capillaries

Anatomy & Physiology

Which of the following diseases is a reproductive disease that may cause sterility and abortion in cattle?

a. leptospirosis c. brucellosis b. bovine viral diarrhea d. displaced abomasum

Anatomy & Physiology

In a graded potential, the direction of current flow is designated by the movement of positive charges

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anatomy & Physiology