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A patient returns to the medical office after wearing a Holter monitor for 24 hours. He states that he forgot to depress the event marker when he was having chest pain due to extreme stress at the office, but he wrote this on the daily journal that he kept but forgot to note the time. Will the monitor tape be effective in this case?

Respuesta :

Answer: yes

Explanation: it will

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Answer:

A patient returns to the medical office after wearing a Holter monitor for 24 hours. The monitor tape is effective in this case because:

While you are gone from the doctor's office, it constantly records the electrical activity of your heart for up to 24 hours. A typical ECG, sometimes known as a "resting" ECG, is one of the most basic and quick diagnostics for evaluating the heart.

Explanation:

The Holter monitor is a type of portable electrocardiogram (ECG).