ANALYZING A RHYTHM :
COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS
RATE THE BPM IS COMMMONLY THE
VENTRICULAR RATE .
IF ATRIAL & VENTRICULAR
RATES DIFFER , AS IN A 3RD
DEGREE BLOCK , MEASURE
BOTH RATE .
NORMAL : 60-100BPM
SLOW BRADYCARDIA :
<60BPM
FAST TACHYCARDIA :
>100BPM
, REGULARITY MEASURE R-R INTERVAL & P-P
INTERVALS
REGULAR : INTERVAL CONSIST
REGULARLY IRREGULAR :
REPEATING PATTERN
IRREGULAR : NO PATTERN