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Treatment
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Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide (continued)
ECG Characteristics P waves: Absent or present but dissociated from QRS complexes. QRS complex: Pacemaker spike followed immediately by wide, bizarre QRS complex.
Rate: Depends on type of pacemaker. Rhythm: Regular. PR interval: None.
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Rhythm Ventricular paced
rhythm with capture
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