[ECG made easy][conduction problems] Flashcards
time taken SAN–>ventricles (normal = usually less than 220ms)
heart block
a delay of the conduction from SAN to ventricles at some point. Prolonged PR interval, still one P wave per QRS complex. Each wave IS conducted to the ventricles though.
failure of the SAN conduction to pass into AVN or His
As a distortion of the T wave - i.e. dont always look for a perfect well defined P wave.
Mobitz I
Mobitz II
x:1 conduction blocks
Progressive prolongation of the PR interval. Then failure of one P to result in QRS. Then it starts again with shorter PR intervals (which progress.. etc etc)
Normal PR and normal P and QRS. Then a single dropped QRS. Then it is normal again.
Alternate conducted and non-conducted atrial beats. The first ‘x’ is the number of atrial depolarisations which result in 1 ventricular depolarisation. (2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
Mobitz 1 = benign
Mobitz 2 & 2:1-4:1 blocks = indicative of future 3rd?
P standalone
P as a (regular) part of T
atrial contraction is normal
no P waves conducted to the ventricles
‘escape mechanism’ depolarisation of the ventricles
PR interval - no regularity
3rd degree
3rd degree heart block