EKG'S 5 STEP'S
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- STEP 1.
- HEART RATE FAST OR SLOW
- STEP 2.
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RHYTHM REGULAR IRREGULAR
1.REGULARLY IRREGULAR
2.OCCASIONALLY IREGULAR
3.IRREGULARLY IRREGULAR - STEP 3.
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P WAVE'S
1. ARE P WAVE'S PRESENT
2. ARE THE P WAVE'S OCCURRING REGULARY.
3. IS THERE 1 P WAVE FOR EVERY QRS.
4. ARE P WAVE'S SMOOTH ROUNDED AND UPRIGHT. INVERTED? - STEP 4.
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PR INTERVAL
1. ARE PR INTERVALS >0.20 SEC
2. ARE PR INTERVALS <0.12 SEC
3. ARE PR INTERVALS CONSTANT ACROSS EKG STRIP? - STEP 5.
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QRS COMPLEX
1. ARE THE QRS < >0.12 SEC
2. ARE QRS SIMILAR ACROSS THE STRIP? - P WAVE
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REGULAR P WAVE UPRIGHT ROUND
ABOUT 0.10 SEC
2 1/2 SMALL SQ'S - PR INTERVAL
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REGULAR PR INTERVAL
BETWEEN 0.12-0.20 SEC
3-5 SMALL SQ'S - QRS COMPLEX
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REGULAR QRS COMPLEX
<0.12 SEC'S
< 3 SMALL SQ'S - EKG HEART RATE
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COUNT R WAVE'S IN 6 SEC STRIP AND X BY 10
COUNT # OF LARGE BOX'S BETWEEN
R WAVE'S AND DIVIDE BY 300.THIS ONLY WORK'S ON REGULAR RHYTHM'S - # OF LARGE BLOCK'S BETWEEN R WAVE'S =
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1.[300] 2.[150] 3.[100] 4.[75]
5.[60] 6.[50] 7.[43] 8.[38]
9.[33] 10.[30] BPM