A 51-year-old male was working out at the gym when he suddenly experienced lightheadedness. The ECG monitor reveals a regular rhythm of wide and bizarre-looking QRS complexes at a rate of 90 beats per minute. The QRS complexes are followed by a T wave that takes an opposite direction to the R wave. Also, there are no P waves. This patient is experiencing:

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The description of wide QRS complexes, absence of P waves, and a rate of 90 bpm is consistent with an accelerated idioventricular rhythm, which is a ventricular rhythm with a rate between 50-110 bpm.

A 51-Year-Old Male Was Working Out at the Gym When