KROK 1 2008 – Question 25 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
ECG of a patient with hyperfunction of thyroid gland showed heart hurry. It is indicated by depression of the following ECG element:
- A. R–R interval
- B. QRS complex
- C. P–T interval
- D. P–Q interval
- E. P–Q segment
Hint
Think about how the number of beats per minute is calculated from an ECG tracing, and which of the listed measurements changes in proportion to the heart rate.
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