The Nurse Notes That a Patient on Continuous Cardiac Monitoring

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse notes that a patient on continuous cardiac monitoring has PR intervals that last 0.08 seconds. What should the nurse suspect as the reason for this finding?

• A) An ectopic pacemaker in the atria
• B) An ectopic pacemaker in the ventricles
• C) A delay in impulse conduction through the atria
• D) Cardiac cell necrosis for a previous myocardial infarction

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