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An unidentified male was rushed to

the emergency room because of Atrial fibrillation
loss of consciouesness: On hooking - Irregular RR intervals
to a cardiac monitor, the tracing - Narrow QRS complexes
showed the following: - No discernable p waves

Identify the above rhythm:

A. Atrial fibrillation Ventricular tachycardia
B. Ventricular tachycardia - at least 3 consecutive premature
C. Ventricular fibrillation ventricular complexes (PVCs)
D. Supraventricular tachycardia - rate is >100/min
- Rapid, bizarre, wide QRS (>0.10s)
- No p wave (ventricular impulse
origin)
- Unstable rhythm; also an arrest
rhythm

Ventricular fibrillation
- No p waves, no true QRS
complexes
C - Indeterminate rate
- Coarse or fine chaotic undulations
of the ECG baseline

Supraventricular tachycardia
1) rate: 150-250/min
- Regular rhythm
- Narrow QRS complex
A) No discernable P wave

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