Cardiac Arrhythmias: Exercises in Pattern Interpretation

A-V conduction A-V junction aberration ABNORMAL Q WAVES absent P waves activation atrial fibrillation atrial flutter become beginning bradycardia broad bundle cause changes chapter Conclusion continuous determine diagnosis digitalis distorting easily elevation EXERCISE focus frequent or infrequent fusion beat hidden impulse indicates inferior irregular and supraventricular JUNCTIONAL ECTOPIC BEATS junctional escape beat LBBB less look measure mechanism multifocal myocardial infarction negative normal normal Note Notice occur P-R INTERVAL pacemaker patient pattern pause positive preceding PREFERRED MONITORING LEAD premature present or absent probably Q-T INTERVAL QRS DURATION QRS MORPHOLOGY RBBB reciprocal reflected refractory regular or normal regular or ventricular result S-T SEGMENT seen signs sinus node sinus rhythm Sometimes tachycardia terminal third tracing tricular underlying unifocal ANALYSIS RATE unifocal too short usually varies ventricles ventricular complex VENTRICULAR ECTOPIC BEATS ventricular or supraventricular ventricular tachycardia Wenckebach