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Understanding Ekg Rhythm Strips. What does an abnormal ekg strip look like. Ekgs can be used to diagnose heart attacks heart problems including electrical malfunctioning and other heart problems. Methods to determine heart rate the 6 second method. You can also count the large boxes 30 large boxes equal 6 seconds most 12 lead ekgs are 10 seconds long.
You will need to look at the whole strip to check for an irregular heartbeat. Most ekg strips are 6 seconds the graph paper has a marking on the top or bottom to indicate every 3 seconds. You can also count the large boxes 30 large boxes equal 6 seconds most 12 lead ekgs are 10 seconds long. An ekg is a representation of the electrical activity of the heart muscle as it changes with time usually printed on paper for easier analysis. Methods to determine heart rate the 6 second method. What does an abnormal ekg strip look like.
An abnormal ekg strip will not follow the traditional p wave qrs wave and t wave order.
Interpreting ekg rhythm strips step 1 heart rate. An ekg is a representation of the electrical activity of the heart muscle as it changes with time usually printed on paper for easier analysis. You will need to look at the whole strip to check for an irregular heartbeat. An abnormal ekg strip will not follow the traditional p wave qrs wave and t wave order. Denotes a 6 second interval on ekg strip strip is marked by 3 or 6 second tick marks on the top or bottom of the graph paper count the number of qrs complexes occurring within the 6 second interval and then multiply that number by 10. Ekgs can be used to diagnose heart attacks heart problems including electrical malfunctioning and other heart problems.