The nurse notes that PR intervals are getting progressively longer before a QRS complex is dropped on a patient's cardiac rhythm strip.Which health problem should the nurse realize this patient is experiencing?

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This pattern of progressively lengthening PR intervals followed by a dropped QRS complex is characteristic of Mobitz I, also known as Wenckebach or Type I second-degree AV block.

The Nurse Notes That PR Intervals Are Getting Progressively Longer