A nurse is assessing the cardiac complex above. What pattern should the nurse recognize in this rhythm strip?
a. NSR
b. Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
c. Ventricular tachycardia (VT)
d. AF
A
This pattern is NSR because it has one P wave for every QRS and one T wave.
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