Cardiac Monitoring

Question 1

What are the 6 steps ECG rhythm analysis?

Answer 1

1. Determine regularity
2. Calculate rate
3. Examine P wave
4. Measure PR interval
5. Measure QRS complex
6. St segment & T-wave

Question 2

How Do you determine regularity?

Answer 2

Use the R-R intervals to check if the rhythm are regular if the rhythm are irregular check if there is a pattern to the irregularity

Question 3

How does the 6-second method calculate the rate

Answer 3

Start adjacent to a QRS complex
Mark out a six secound strip (30 big squares)
Count the number of QRS complexes in the 6 second strip
Multiple x 10

Question 4

How does the 300 method calculate the rate?

Answer 4

Count the big squares between two adjacent R waves

Divide this number by 300

Question 5

Bradycardia?

Answer 5

Slow

Less the 50 complexes a minute

Question 6

Tachycardia

Answer 6

Fast

More than 100 complexes a minute

Question 7

How do U measure PR interval

Answer 7

Count the little squares between start of the P to the R then times multiply x 0.04

Question 8

How to measure the QRS?

Answer 8

Count little squares between Q an S then multiply x 0.04