Your patient has his own P waves but no QRS complexes.His DDD pacemaker should

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In this scenario, the patient's own P waves are present but not conducting to the ventricles, resulting in absence of QRS complexes. The appropriate programming for a DDD pacemaker would be to sense the intrinsic P waves and deliver QRS complexes to follow those P waves within a preset rate range. This ensures AV synchrony and avoids unnecessary pacing. Options A, B, and D are not appropriate in this situation.

Your Patient Has His Own P Waves but No QRS