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Heart Rhythm Interpretation. Examples of each ecg tracing are provided and after each article is a short video that simulates the acls ecg on a defibrillator monitor. You will also find a question and answer section below each rhythm video. It has sawtooth appearance. Study of a patient s cardiac rhythms using an ekg may indicate normal or abnormal conditions.
Voltage is important when measuring the height or depth of a waveform. This is also called an arrhythmia. Within the heart is a complex system of valves nodes and chambers that. Vtach can occur in patients who have heart diseases such as. Rhythms from ventricular fibrillation to complete heart block are covered. Atrial flutter has an atrial rhythm that is regular but has an atrial rate of 250 to 400 beats minute.
Evaluation of a patient s heart rhythm using an ekg may indicate normal or abnormal conditions.
During a single heart beat several electrical events occur. During a single heart beat several electrical events occur. Abnormal rhythms are called arrhythmia or sometimes dysrhythmia. Voltage is important when measuring the height or depth of a waveform. The rhythm is regular but the rate is fast above 100 bpm. Arrhythmia is an abnormally slow or fast heart rate or an irregular cardiac rhythm.