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this image shows the ekg of a person with a normal heart rate and the ekg of a person with bradycardia. based on the ekg, how would you define bradycardia?
options:

• an abnormally fast heart rate
• an abnormally slow heart rate
• a condition in which the ventricles are not being activated
• a condition in which the atria are pumping faster than normal

Explanation:

By comparing the EKG of bradycardia to the normal heartbeat, the bradycardia trace has fewer beats over the same time period, meaning a slower heart rate. The other options do not match this visual and clinical definition.

Answer:

an abnormally slow heart rate