Your patient is experiencing hypotension and lightheadedness as a result of a heart rate of 40 beats per minute. You attach the ECG monitor to see a slow, regular rhythm with an inverted P' wave immediately preceding each narrow, upright QRS complex. You note the P'R intervals are 0.10 seconds in duration. This patient is experiencing:

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The ECG findings indicate a junctional escape rhythm, characterized by a slow heart rate, inverted P' waves preceding the QRS complexes, and a short P'R interval.

Your Patient Is Experiencing Hypotension and Lightheadedness as a Result