Question

A 26-year-old client is returning for diagnostic follow-up. Her Holter monitor strip reveals a heart rate with normal conduction but with a rate consistently above 105 beats/minutes. What type of dysrhythmia would you expect the cardiologist to diagnose?

a) Sinus tachycardia
b) Supraventricular bradycardia
c) Sinus bradycardia
d) Supraventricular tachycardia

Answer 1

The correct option is: A. Sinus tachycardia

Step-by-step explanation:

Sinus tachycardia is a medical condition characterized by heartbeat greater than 100 beats/min. In this medical condition, the electrical impulses emerging from the sinoatrial node of the right atrium of heart increases, which leads to elevation of the sinus cardiac rhythm.

Sinus tachycardia is a generally a normal response to physical stress but it can also suggest a health problem.

Therefore, cardiologist will most likely diagnose Sinus tachycardia.