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Category - Initial Client Consultation and Assessment

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Which of the following is not a possible factor that may cause a false negative result in a stress test?
  1. Technical or observer error
  2. Monitoring too many leads on the ECG to detect changes
  3. Musculoskeletal limitations to exercise preceding cardiac abnormalities
  4. Failure to reach ischemic threshold
Explanation
Answer: B - Monitoring too may ECG leads is not a factor for getting a false negative result from a stress test; rather, monitoring too few leads can be a possible source of error leading to a false negative. All other answers are possible factors that can result in a false negative result.
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