A 9-year-old boy presents with fever, malaise, and a new heart murmur 3 weeks after a streptococcal pharyngitis. He has a friction rub and tender, swo...

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A 9-year-old boy presents with fever, malaise, and a new heart murmur 3 weeks after a streptococcal pharyngitis. He has a friction rub and tender, swollen knees. ECG shows prolonged PR interval. Which Jones criterion is this ECG finding classified as?

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Minor criterion

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Major criterion

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Neither major nor minor criterion

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Pathognomonic finding

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Exclusion criterion

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Acute Rheumatic Fever

A 9-year-old boy presents with fever, malaise, and a new heart murmur 3 weeks after a streptococcal pharyngitis. He has a friction rub and tender, swollen knees. ECG shows prolonged PR interval. Which Jones criterion is this ECG finding classified as?