When assessing the electrocardiogram of a hypothermic patient, which finding signals that the patient has become moderately hypothermic?
A) Inverted T waves
B) J waves
C) Inverted P waves
D) U waves
B) J waves
Explanation: A) Osborne waves, also called J waves because its deflection creates an inverted dome after the QRS complex in the electrocardiogram, occur in about 80% of hypothermic individuals.
B) Osborne waves, also called J waves because its deflection creates an inverted dome after the QRS complex in the electrocardiogram, occur in about 80% of hypothermic individuals.
C) Osborne waves, also called J waves because its deflection creates an inverted dome after the QRS complex in the electrocardiogram, occur in about 80% of hypothermic individuals.
D) Osborne waves, also called J waves because its deflection creates an inverted dome after the QRS complex in the electrocardiogram, occur in about 80% of hypothermic individuals.
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