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Ekg Strip Interpretation. Interpreting ekg rhythm strips step 1 heart rate. It indicates that the atria are contracting pumping blood into the ventricles. To briefly summarize the components of a normal ekg strip it consist of components which indicate electrical events during one heart beat. These waveforms are labeled p q r s t and u.
P wave is the first short upward movement of the ecg tracing. What is ekg interpretation. An abnormal ekg strip will not follow the traditional p wave qrs wave and t wave order. These waveforms are labeled p q r s t and u. You can also count the large boxes 30 large boxes equal 6 seconds most 12 lead ekgs are 10 seconds long. Always stick to the fundamental concepts like the normal heart rate which is 60 100bpm or in the ekg strip it will be seen as 3 5 big boxes between the 2 r s.
Most ekg strips are 6 seconds the graph paper has a marking on the top or bottom to indicate every 3 seconds.
What does an abnormal ekg strip look like. How electrocardiograms work ekg strips. To briefly summarize the components of a normal ekg strip it consist of components which indicate electrical events during one heart beat. What does an abnormal ekg strip look like. Interpreting ekg rhythm strips step 1 heart rate. It indicates that the atria are contracting pumping blood into the ventricles.