The Patient Has a Pacemaker with One Pacing Spike Seen

question 43

Multiple Choice

The patient has a pacemaker with one pacing spike seen on the ECG before every QRS complex. There is no change in the pacemaker rhythm over time, with rest or with activity. The nurse realizes that this means that this which type of pacemaker?

• A)asynchronous pacing
• B)demand pacing
• C)dual-chamber pacing
• D)atrial single-chamber pacing

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