Channing, a 34-year-old farmer who experiences severe chest pain, is brought to the emergency room. When assessing the ECG tracing, the nurse concludes that Channing is experiencing premature ventricular contractions. Which of the following abnormalities would support this conclusion?

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Abnormalities that would support the conclusion is irregular rhythm; absent P wave; wide and distorted QRS complex. Premature Ventricular Contractions is characterized by a premature, wide, distorted QRS complex with the P wave and P-R interval buried in the distorted QRS complex resulting in an irregular rhythm. It originates in an ectopic focus in the ventricles.

Channing, a 34-Year-Old Farmer Who Experiences Severe Chest Pain, Is