Types of cardiac problems shown on strips.
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| Normal Sinus Rhythm | show 🗑
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| Sinus Dysrhythmia | show 🗑
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| Sinus Bradycardia | show 🗑
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| Sinus Tachycardia | show 🗑
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| Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC) | show 🗑
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| show | Rhythm: Regular
Rate: 150-250
P-wave: not visible
PR: unmeasurable
QRS: narrow
No visible P-wave because of the fast rate.
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| show | Rhythm: Regular
Rate: 250-400, extremely fast
P-wave: Abnormal
PR: unmeasurable
QRS: usually normal
This strip's p-wave has a sawtooth appearance. Think of a butterfly fluttering it's wings.
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| Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) | show 🗑
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| show | Rhythm: Regular
Rate: Normal or bradycardia
P-wave: normal
PR: Prolonged
QRS: Normal
Everything is normal except for the prolonged PR interval.
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| show | Rhythm: Irregular
Rate: normal or slow
P-wave: present but too many
PR: gets progressively longer
QRS:normal
This is recognized by P-waves with no QRS. The PR interval repeats it's self.
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| 2nd Degree AV Block Type II | show 🗑
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| show | Rhythm:Regular
Rate: normal or slow
P-wave: present but may be buried in the QRS
PR: unmeasurable
QRS: Long, wide
The space between R-R will be the same, as will P-P. No pattern
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| show | Rhythm: Irregular when PJC occur
Rate:
P-wave: inverted or absent
PR: Shortened
QRS:Normal
P-wave may occur before, during or after QRS. May also be absent or inverted.
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| show | Rhythm: Regular
Rate: 150+
P-wave: None
PR: None
QRS:Normal
This is a cluster of 3 or more PJC. Same rules as PJC
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| show | Rhythm: Irregular
Rate:
P-wave:
PR:
QRS: normal
This has periods of flat line.
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| Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) | show 🗑
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| show | Rhythm: Regular
Rate: Fast
P-wave: Usually not visible
PR: unmeasurable
QRS: Wide and distorted
Wide complex, over 0.12, no visible P-wave, complexes look like PVC.
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| show | Rhythm: irregular
Rate: ?
P-Wave: none
PR: None
QRS: None
This is a squiggly line on the strip. Can be a fine or course line. Usually follows R on T.
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| show | Rhythm: Regular
Rate: slow, and slowing
This is a patient heart that is slowing to stop. CPR required if no DNR
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| Asystole | show 🗑
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