The nurse notes the following rhythm on a client's telemetry monitor. How does the nurse interpret these findings?
a. Ventricular tachycardia
b. Second-degree heart block
c. Supraventricular tachycardia
d. Premature ventricular contractions
A
Ventricular tachycardia occurs with repetitive firing of an irritable ventricular ectopic focus, usually at a rate of 140 to 180 beats/min or more.
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