Question

An ekg tech is reviewing the ekg tracing of a patient who has a ventricular pacemaker and notes that the patients heart rate is 76/min. the pacemaker is set to a rate of 70/min. which of the following should the tech expect to observe on the patients tracing if the pacemaker is operating as intended?

1. pacer spikes are immediately followed by p waves
2. pacer spikes appear just after every QRS complex
3. pacer spikes appear just before every QRS complex
4. pacer spikes do not appear on the tracing

Answer 1

If the pacemaker is operating as intended, the EKG tech should expect to observe pacer spikes just before every QRS complex.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the pacemaker is operating as intended, the EKG tech should expect to observe pacer spikes that appear just before every QRS complex.