Rhythm InterpretationPregunta 4 de 100
A patient has an irregular rhythm. The technician counts 11 QRS complexes in a six-second strip. What is the approximate heart rate?
a.11 beats per minute
b.22 beats per minute
c.66 beats per minute
d.110 beats per minute
Explicación
The six-second method multiplies the number of QRS complexes in six seconds by 10, giving 11 times 10, or about 110 beats per minute. This estimate is the preferred method for irregular rhythms because the 300 and 1500 methods assume equal R-R intervals. Multiplying by 2 or 6 instead of 10 gives the wrong scaling, since six seconds is one tenth of a minute.
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