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Can an er cardiac monitor read a false positive of paired & multifocal pvc's? is it sensitive enough to any movement that would cause that reading?

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Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Possible: It is possible that movement artifact appear as arrhythmia or pvcs.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 1/1/2014

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Dr. R. Kannan Mutharasan answered

Possible: A false positive computer read is possible but human interpretation should easily distinguish legitimate pvcs from artifact.

Dr Werner and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/17/2014

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A member asked:

Can an er cardiac monitor read a false positive of paired & multifocal pvc's? is it sensitive enough to any movement that would cause that reading?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Payam Mehranpour answered

Dr Fowler agreed

Dr. R. Kannan Mutharasan answered

Dr Werner and another doctor agreed

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