EKG basics Flashcards
Lead: Inferior
View: II, III, AVF
Lead: Lateral
I, AVL, V5, V6
Lead: Septal
View: V1, V2
Lead: Anterior
View: V2, V3, V4
Lead: anterolateral
View: I, AVL, V3, V4, V5, V6
What does a normal heart rhythm include?
P wave, QRS, and T wave
A small square box is how many seconds long?
0.04 seconds
A large square box is how many seconds long?
0.2 seconds
Normal duration of P wave?
0.06 - 0.12 seconds
Normal duration of PR interval?
0.12 - 0.2 seconds
Normal duration of QRS complex?
0.06 - 0.1 seconds
Normal duration of ST segment?
0.08 - 0.1 seconds
Normal duration of T wave?
0.1 - 0.25 seconds
Normal duration of QT interval?
0.36 - 0.44 seconds
What are the six limb leads?
What perspective do they have of the heart?
- I, II, III, AVR, AVL, AVF
- vertical perspective