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Cardiac Arrhythmias :Cardiac Arrhythmias By
Mike Froome
What’s a Normal E.C.G. :What’s a Normal E.C.G.
Electrical Conduction of the Heart :Electrical Conduction of the Heart
How To Read An ECG :How To Read An ECG Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
Slide 7:What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
What is this rhythm :What is this rhythm Is there any electrical activity?
What is the ventricular (QRS) rate?
Is the QRS rhythm regular or irregular?
Is the QRS complex normal (narrow) or prolonged (broad)?
Is atrial activity present and what is it?
How is the atrial activity related to ventricular activity?
E.C.G. Interpretation :E.C.G. Interpretation Effective treatment often possible without precise ECG diagnosis
Haemodynamic consequences of any given rhythm will vary
TREAT THE PATIENT NOT THE RHYTHM!