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ECGs Flashcards

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P wave

A

Atrial depolarisation causing contraction of the atria

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PR Interval

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The wave of depolarisation reaches the Atrio-Ventricular Node. This depolarises and conducts but slows the wave

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QRS Complex

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Ventricular depolarization & ventricular contraction.

AVN conducts the depolarization to the bundle of his and conducting tissue, causing contraction of both ventricles.

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T Wave

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Ventricular repolarisation

The ventricles repolarise, returning to the resting
potentia

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