The Client's ECG Shows Normal-Appearing P Waves That Occur at Regular

question 19

Multiple Choice

The client's ECG shows normal-appearing P waves that occur at regular intervals. Every third impulse from the atria is missing a QRS complex. The nurse would recognize this pattern as the dysrhythmia of

• A) first-degree AV block.
• B) second-degree AV block.
• C) third-degree AV block.
• D) fourth-degree AV block.

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