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ECG
o Continuousrhythm
P-wave?
Inverted
o 40-60 BPM -> Junctional Rhythm
o 60-100 BPM-> AcceleratedJunctionRhythm
o 100+ -> Junctional Tachycardia
Multiform (3+ types)
o <100 BPM -> Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
o >100BPM -> Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
Upright -> PR Interval
o > 0.20
Regular Rhythm -> First Degree Heart Block
Irregular Rhythm
QRS Missing Intermittently -> SecondDegree –
Type 1 Mobitz II
Increasing PR intervals -> Second Degree -
Type 2 Wenkebach
P & QRS not in sync -> Third Degree –
Complete Heart Block
o 0.12 – 0.20
Regular Rhythm
< 60 BPM -> Sinus Bradycardia
60-100 BPM-> Sinus Rhythm
100-140BPM -> Sinus Tachycardia
140-250BPM -> Superventricular
Tachycardia
Irregular Rhythm
Tachy<->Brady+ Pauses -> SickSinus
Syndrome
Minor Variation in BPM -> Sinus Arrythymia
Fibrillation -> Atrial Fibrillation
Flutter/Sawtooth Waves -> Atrial Flutter
No
o No QRS -> Asystole
o WideQRS
Monomorphic
20-40 BPM -> Idioventricular Rhythm
41-100 BPM-> AcceleratedIdioventricular
Rhythm
140-250BPM -> Ventricular Tachycardia
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Polymorphic
Smooth Waves -> Torsades de Pointes
CourseWaves -> Ventricular Fibrillation
o NormalQRS
40-60 BPM -> Junctional Rhythm
60-100 BPM-> AcceleratedJunctionRhythm
100+ -> Junctional Tachycardia
o Single or several beats/Pause
Single Beat
Early (Shortened R-R)
o Inverted P? -> Premature Junctional Contraction
o P-on-T/ P lost in T -> Premature Atrial Contraction
Late (Lengthened R-R) -> WideQRS?
o Yes -> Ventricular Escape Beat
o No -> Junctional Escape Beat
Missingbeat/Prolonged pause -> P wave?
Yes
o Visible + No QRS -> Ventricular Standstill
o P-in-T/Hidden + No QRS -> Nonconductive Premature
Atrial Contraction
No -> Organized rhythm?
o Yes -> Sinus Block
o No -> Sinus Arrest
o Pacer Spike?
BeforeP-wave?
Yes -> BeforeQRS?
o Yes -> A/V Pacing
o No -> Atrial pacing
No -> Ventricular pacing