In order to call a cardiac rhythm "paroxysmal" supraventricular tachycardia, you would have to:

A) witness its onset and/or spontaneous termination.
B) confirm the pacemaker origin with a 12-lead ECG.
C) observe a consistent heart rate greater than 150 beats/min.
D) ask the patient when he or she began feeling palpitations.


Answer: A) witness its onset and/or spontaneous termination.

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