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How to Interpret an ECG Tracing Video
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- A normal rhythm is regular, has a rate between 60 and 100 beats per minute, and features a normal P-wave, PR interval, and QRS complex.
- Determining regularity involves measuring the distance between the peaks (R waves) of QRS complexes.
- Providers can use several methods to determine heart rate from a 6-second rhythm strip.
- The P-wave is the most important as it provides essential information about the rhythm. -The PR interval represents ventricular depolarization. -A wide QRS complex indicates an abnormality in impulse travel through the ventricles.
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