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Premature Ventricular Complex (PVC) Quiz
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Premature Ventricular Complex (PVC) Quiz

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What is a PVC?

Premature Ventricular Complex

Why is a PVC usually followed by a complete compensatory pause?

To allow the underlying rhythm to continue at its normal rate

What happens if the atria do not depolarize during a PVC?

No P wave will be formed

Why are Multifocal PVCs considered more dangerous?

<p>Due to increased irritability within the ventricles</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can PVCs appear to be multifocal even if several QRSs look the same?

<p>If the T waves are different after them</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the frequency of PVCs indicate about cardiac cells?

<p>How irritable (excitable) they are</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes PVCs more likely to lead to a serious rapid-rate dysrhythmia?

<p>Less electrical stimulation needed for depolarization</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might the P wave be hidden in the QRS complex during a PVC?

<p>Because the ventricles depolarize at about the same time</p> Signup and view all the answers

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