In second degree AV heart block type 1 there is a progressively prolonged PR interval and the nurse knows that there is which of the following after it keeps prolonging?
a. A run of ventricular tachycardia
b. Dropped QRS complex
c. Additional QRS complex
d. A premature atrial contraction
b. Dropped QRS complex
rationale: There is usually a dropped QRS after prolonged PR interval.
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1. Plan 2. Revision 3. Evaluation 4. Assessment 5. Interventions 6. Subjective data 7. Objective data
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