Introduction to ECG Interpretation |
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50 Atrial rate 6-second method ANSWERS appearance Atrial fibrillation Atrial flutter Atrial rate beats per minute beginning blood bundle branch called cause cells chest conduction contraction controlled criteria delay depolarization determine drug dysrhythmias ectopic pacemaker effect electrical electrode failure Figure fire first-degree AV block followed formed grid method heart rate idioventricular rhythm impulse increase initiate intrinsic irregular Irregular rhythm P-R junctional lead look lower measured monitor muscle myocardial myocardial infarction negative nervous system node Normal sinus rhythm Note occurs pace patient plexes PRACTICE GROUP premature produced pulse PVCs QRS complexes regular P-R interval Regular rhythm result rhythm P-R interval Rhythm regular P-R second Interpretation second-degree AV block seen Interpretation sense slow sometimes standard stimulate strip supraventricular tion tissue treatment Type usually ventricles Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular rate ventricular response ventricular tachycardia waves are seen wide