KROK 1 2016 – Question 114 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 67 year old patient complains of periodic heart ache, dyspnea during light physical activities. ECG reveals extraordinary contractions of heart ventricles. Such arrhythmia is called:
- A. Tachycardia
- B. Fibrillation
- C. Extrasystole
- D. Bradycardia
- E. Flutter
Hint
Think about the timing of the ventricular beats on the ECG relative to the normal pacemaker rhythm, rather than the overall heart rate.
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