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ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT
RETAKE EXAM 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A 17-year-old boy is referred to a cardiologist by a primary care
physician for evaluation of recurrent spells of dizziness. During
the episodes, he feels intense anxiety with palpitations and
breathlessness. He is asymptomatic in between episodes; There
is no h/o chest pain or syncope.
Physical examination:
No abnormalities detected
Lab:
EKG: Short PR interval; wide QRS with a slurred upstroke.
Blood: Normal; Chest X ray: Normal - correct answer -Wolff-
Parkinson-White syndrome
A 17-year-old boy is referred to a cardiologist by a primary care
physician for evaluation of recurrent spells of dizziness. During
the episodes, he feels intense anxiety with palpitations and
breathlessness. He is asymptomatic in between episodes; There
is no h/o chest pain or syncope.
Physical examination:
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No abnormalities detected
Lab:
EKG: Short PR interval; wide QRS with a slurred upstroke.
Blood: Normal; Chest X ray: Normal - correct answer -Wolff-
Parkinson-White syndrome
List 3 ECG findings in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. - correct
answer -short PR interval
Wide QRS
Delta wave
List 3 ECG findings in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. - correct
answer -short PR interval
Wide QRS
Delta wave
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What is the name of the wide QRS wave with a slurred upstroke
seen in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome? - correct answer -delta
wave
- widened QRS signifies pre-excitation
What is the name of the wide QRS wave with a slurred upstroke
seen in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome? - correct answer -delta
wave
- widened QRS signifies pre-excitation
What disorder is caused by an accessory atrioventricular
connection leading to re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia? -
correct answer -Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
What disorder is caused by an accessory atrioventricular
connection leading to re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia? -
correct answer -Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Compare Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome to long QT syndrome.
- correct answer -
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Compare Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome to long QT syndrome.
- correct answer -
A 46-year-old woman arrived in the ER complaining of sudden
onset of palpitations, lightheadedness, and shortness of breath.
These symptoms began approximately 2 hours previously.
PE: BP 95/70 mm Hg
Heart Rate - averages 170 beats/min, regular Rest of her physical
examination is unremarkable
EKG: abnormal P waves; P-R intervals are within normal limits;
normal QRS complexes - correct answer -supraventricular
tachycardia
A 46-year-old woman arrived in the ER complaining of sudden
onset of palpitations, lightheadedness, and shortness of breath.
These symptoms began approximately 2 hours previously.
PE: BP 95/70 mm Hg
Heart Rate - averages 170 beats/min, regular Rest of her physical
examination is unremarkable
ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE EXIT
RETAKE EXAM 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A 17-year-old boy is referred to a cardiologist by a primary care
physician for evaluation of recurrent spells of dizziness. During
the episodes, he feels intense anxiety with palpitations and
breathlessness. He is asymptomatic in between episodes; There
is no h/o chest pain or syncope.
Physical examination:
No abnormalities detected
Lab:
EKG: Short PR interval; wide QRS with a slurred upstroke.
Blood: Normal; Chest X ray: Normal - correct answer -Wolff-
Parkinson-White syndrome
A 17-year-old boy is referred to a cardiologist by a primary care
physician for evaluation of recurrent spells of dizziness. During
the episodes, he feels intense anxiety with palpitations and
breathlessness. He is asymptomatic in between episodes; There
is no h/o chest pain or syncope.
Physical examination:
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No abnormalities detected
Lab:
EKG: Short PR interval; wide QRS with a slurred upstroke.
Blood: Normal; Chest X ray: Normal - correct answer -Wolff-
Parkinson-White syndrome
List 3 ECG findings in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. - correct
answer -short PR interval
Wide QRS
Delta wave
List 3 ECG findings in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. - correct
answer -short PR interval
Wide QRS
Delta wave
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What is the name of the wide QRS wave with a slurred upstroke
seen in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome? - correct answer -delta
wave
- widened QRS signifies pre-excitation
What is the name of the wide QRS wave with a slurred upstroke
seen in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome? - correct answer -delta
wave
- widened QRS signifies pre-excitation
What disorder is caused by an accessory atrioventricular
connection leading to re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia? -
correct answer -Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
What disorder is caused by an accessory atrioventricular
connection leading to re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia? -
correct answer -Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Compare Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome to long QT syndrome.
- correct answer -
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Compare Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome to long QT syndrome.
- correct answer -
A 46-year-old woman arrived in the ER complaining of sudden
onset of palpitations, lightheadedness, and shortness of breath.
These symptoms began approximately 2 hours previously.
PE: BP 95/70 mm Hg
Heart Rate - averages 170 beats/min, regular Rest of her physical
examination is unremarkable
EKG: abnormal P waves; P-R intervals are within normal limits;
normal QRS complexes - correct answer -supraventricular
tachycardia
A 46-year-old woman arrived in the ER complaining of sudden
onset of palpitations, lightheadedness, and shortness of breath.
These symptoms began approximately 2 hours previously.
PE: BP 95/70 mm Hg
Heart Rate - averages 170 beats/min, regular Rest of her physical
examination is unremarkable
