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HIT-001 · Question #218

A patient comes into the hospital with pain in her chest and the physician wants to determine if there are abnormalities in the electrical impulses of her heart that could indicate damage. What…

The correct answer is A. EKG. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A patient comes into the hospital with pain in her chest and the physician wants to determine if there are abnormalities in the electrical impulses of her heart that could indicate damage. What medical device measures the electrical signal of the heart and often prints it out in a waves format?

Options

  • AEKG
  • BCT
  • CEEG
  • DUltrasound

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(25 responses)
  • A
    72% (18)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    16% (4)

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