CARDIO: ECG BASICS II Flashcards
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Interpreting EKG Rhythm Strips
Interpreting EKG Rhythm Strips
First and MOST IMPORTANT
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Interpreting EKG Rhythm Strips
- ▪First and most important
- ▪ASSESS YOUR PATIENT!!
- ▪Read every strip from left to right, starting at the beginning of the strip
- ▪Apply the five-step systematic approach that you will learn in this module for consistency with each strip that you interpret
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Interpreting EKG Rhythm Strips
The five-step approach, in order of application, includes analysis of the following:
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The five-step approach, in order of application, includes analysis of the following:
- Heart rate
- Heart rhythm
- P wave
- PR interval
- QRS complex
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