KROK 1 2011 – Question 103 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 45 year old patient was admitted to the cardiological department. ECG data: negative P wave overlaps QRS complex, diastolic interval is prolonged after extrasystole. What type of extrasystole is it?
- A. Bundle-branch
- B. Atrioventricular
- C. Ventricular
- D. Sinus
- E. Atrial
Hint
Use the polarity of the P wave and its position relative to the QRS complex to work out where the premature impulse arises and in which direction it spreads through the atria.
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