Wilson central terminal – Cardiology MCQ

Wilson central terminal is formed by:

a) Placing an electrode exactly at the centre of manubrium sternum

b) Connecting right arm, left arm and left leg electrodes together through a 5000 Ohms resistor

c) Connecting left arm, left leg and right leg electrodes together through a 1000 Ohms resistor

d) Placing an electrode at the location of the apex beat

Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal

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Purneshwar Kumar Pandey May 10, 2018

B
Dr Syed Aijaz Nasir May 10, 2018

B
RITESH KUMAR PANDEY May 10, 2018

b
Avi May 10, 2018

B
Christopher May 10, 2018

Originally ~25k Ohms, they settled on 5k Ohms (B) to avoid picking up 60 Hz interference.
Jerry W. Jones, MD FACEP FAAEM May 10, 2018

b) Connecting right arm, left arm and left leg electrodes together through a 5000 Ohms resistor
someswar gurramkonda May 11, 2018

B

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