A 28-year-old man presents to the emergency with complaints of palpitation, syncope, and dizziness. The sawtooth appearance of P waves is evident on ECG. What is the normal delay time between the S-A node discharge and the arrival of the action potential at the ventricular septum? A 0.80 second B 0.16 second C 0.12 second 52% got this correct

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A 28-year-old man presents to the emergency
with complaints of palpitation, syncope, and
dizziness. The sawtooth appearance of P
waves is evident on ECG. What is the normal
delay time between the S-A node discharge
and the arrival of the action potential at the
ventricular septum?
A 0.80 second
B 0.16 second
C 0.12 second
D 0.09 second
52% got this correct
Transcribed Image Text:A 28-year-old man presents to the emergency with complaints of palpitation, syncope, and dizziness. The sawtooth appearance of P waves is evident on ECG. What is the normal delay time between the S-A node discharge and the arrival of the action potential at the ventricular septum? A 0.80 second B 0.16 second C 0.12 second D 0.09 second 52% got this correct
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