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when you are reading an EKG what are the 5 1) Rate
things you want to look at
2) Rhythm
3) Axis
4) Hypertrophy
5) Infarction
how do you determine the rate of an EKG starting from a solid line count 300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 50
how many seconds is equivalent to one large .2 sec
square in an EKG
how many seconds is equivalent to one small .04sec
square in an EKG
how do you define bradycardia a EKG rate slower than 60/min
what is normal sinus rate 60-100/minute
how do you determine the average ventricular rate count the amount of QRS's per 6sec strip of EKG and multiply it by 10
of patients with irregular rhythms
what is the inherent rate of atrial foci, junctional atrial: 80-60
foci, and ventricular foic
junctional: 60-40
ventricular: 40-20
what does it mean when a automaticity focus is it is called parasystolic and means that it beats at its own rhythm without
blocked being overdrive suppressed because it is blocked
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, what are the first steps when checking the rate of 1) check for a P before every QRS
an EKG
2) Check QRS after each P
3) Check PR intervals. If greater than .2sec then it is AV blocks
4) check QRS internal for greater than .12sec. Look on V1 and V2 for
right bundle branch block and V5 and V6 for left bundle branch block
(you will see two spikes)
how do you diagnose a wandering pacemaker on an you look for an irregular rhythm with different P values and a rate under
EKG 100/minute
what is a wandering pacemaker rhythm with a rate multifocal atrial tachycardia
greater than 100/min called
how do you diagnose atrial fibrillation on an EKG 1) no p wave
2) erratic atrial spikes
3) irregular ventricular rhythm
what is the difference between a escape rhythm rhythm: SA node stops pacing causing a automaticity focus to escape and
and escape beat assume pacemaker status
beat: SA node may fail to emit a pacing stimulus allowing a automaticity
focus to allow one beat then the SA node resumes normal beating
if you see an inverted P wave next to a normal a junctional automaticity focus is creating a retrograde impulse
QRS wave what could this be indicative of.
2/
8
of EKG Test With 100%
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Terms in this set (52)
when you are reading an EKG what are the 5 1) Rate
things you want to look at
2) Rhythm
3) Axis
4) Hypertrophy
5) Infarction
how do you determine the rate of an EKG starting from a solid line count 300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 50
how many seconds is equivalent to one large .2 sec
square in an EKG
how many seconds is equivalent to one small .04sec
square in an EKG
how do you define bradycardia a EKG rate slower than 60/min
what is normal sinus rate 60-100/minute
how do you determine the average ventricular rate count the amount of QRS's per 6sec strip of EKG and multiply it by 10
of patients with irregular rhythms
what is the inherent rate of atrial foci, junctional atrial: 80-60
foci, and ventricular foic
junctional: 60-40
ventricular: 40-20
what does it mean when a automaticity focus is it is called parasystolic and means that it beats at its own rhythm without
blocked being overdrive suppressed because it is blocked
1/
8
, what are the first steps when checking the rate of 1) check for a P before every QRS
an EKG
2) Check QRS after each P
3) Check PR intervals. If greater than .2sec then it is AV blocks
4) check QRS internal for greater than .12sec. Look on V1 and V2 for
right bundle branch block and V5 and V6 for left bundle branch block
(you will see two spikes)
how do you diagnose a wandering pacemaker on an you look for an irregular rhythm with different P values and a rate under
EKG 100/minute
what is a wandering pacemaker rhythm with a rate multifocal atrial tachycardia
greater than 100/min called
how do you diagnose atrial fibrillation on an EKG 1) no p wave
2) erratic atrial spikes
3) irregular ventricular rhythm
what is the difference between a escape rhythm rhythm: SA node stops pacing causing a automaticity focus to escape and
and escape beat assume pacemaker status
beat: SA node may fail to emit a pacing stimulus allowing a automaticity
focus to allow one beat then the SA node resumes normal beating
if you see an inverted P wave next to a normal a junctional automaticity focus is creating a retrograde impulse
QRS wave what could this be indicative of.
2/
8
