Question 4 The ECG machine is reading "ERROR-Check lead placement." Which of the following requires correction? Correct Answer OV2 at fifth intercostal space midclavicular line. You Answered O V6 at left midaxillary line at level of V4 horizontally. V1 at fourth intercostal space at right sternal angle. V5 at left anterior axillary line at level of V4 horizontally. 0/1 pts V4, not V2, is located at the fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line. Correct lead placement on the chest for a 12 lead electrocardiogram is V1, fourth intercostal space at right sternal angle; V2, fourth intercostal space at left sternal border; V3, midway between V2 and V4; V4, Fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line; V5, left anterior axillary line at level of V4 horizontally; V6, left midaxillary line at level of V4 horizontally.

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The ECG machine is reading "ERROR-Check lead placement." Which of the following requires correction?
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OV2 at fifth intercostal space midclavicular line.
You Answered
O V6 at left midaxillary line at level of V4 horizontally.
V1 at fourth intercostal space at right sternal angle.
V5 at left anterior axillary line at level of V4 horizontally.
0/1 pts
V4, not V2, is located at the fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line. Correct lead placement on the chest for a 12
lead electrocardiogram is V1, fourth intercostal space at right sternal angle; V2, fourth intercostal space at left sternal
border; V3, midway between V2 and V4; V4, Fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line; V5, left anterior axillary line
at level of V4 horizontally; V6, left midaxillary line at level of V4 horizontally.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 4 The ECG machine is reading "ERROR-Check lead placement." Which of the following requires correction? Correct Answer OV2 at fifth intercostal space midclavicular line. You Answered O V6 at left midaxillary line at level of V4 horizontally. V1 at fourth intercostal space at right sternal angle. V5 at left anterior axillary line at level of V4 horizontally. 0/1 pts V4, not V2, is located at the fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line. Correct lead placement on the chest for a 12 lead electrocardiogram is V1, fourth intercostal space at right sternal angle; V2, fourth intercostal space at left sternal border; V3, midway between V2 and V4; V4, Fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line; V5, left anterior axillary line at level of V4 horizontally; V6, left midaxillary line at level of V4 horizontally.
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