You are caring for a patient on telemetry. The patient's ECG shows a shortened PR interval, slurring of the initial QRS deflection, and prolonged QRS duration. What does this ECG show?
A) Sick sinus syndrome
B) Dying heart syndrome
C) Lupus-like syndrome
D) Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
Ans: D
Feedback: In WPW syndrome there is a shortened PR interval, slurring (called a delta wave) of the initial QRS deflection, and prolonged QRS duration. Therefore options A, B, and C are incorrect.
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