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Ecg Tracing

This document describes 4 types of ECG tracings: 1) Normal sinus rhythm with regular atrial and ventricular rhythms between 60-100 bpm. 2) Atrial fibrillation with disorganized rapid atrial impulses and no P waves, often treated with medication. 3) Ventricular tachycardia occurring from a repetitive ventricular focus at 140-250 bpm or more, which can lead to cardiac arrest. 4) Ventricular fibrillation where the ventricles fire chaotically with no cardiac output and is fatal if not terminated within 3-5 minutes.

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Ecg Tracing

This document describes 4 types of ECG tracings: 1) Normal sinus rhythm with regular atrial and ventricular rhythms between 60-100 bpm. 2) Atrial fibrillation with disorganized rapid atrial impulses and no P waves, often treated with medication. 3) Ventricular tachycardia occurring from a repetitive ventricular focus at 140-250 bpm or more, which can lead to cardiac arrest. 4) Ventricular fibrillation where the ventricles fire chaotically with no cardiac output and is fatal if not terminated within 3-5 minutes.

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ECG TRACING

Option 1: Normal sinus rhythm. Atrial and ventricular rhythms are regular and the rates are 60
to 100 beats per minute.

Option 2: Atrial fibrillation or Atrial Flutter. Multiple rapid impulses from many foci
depolarize in the atria in a totally disorganized manner. The atria quiver, which can lead to
thrombus formation. Usually no definitive P waves can be observed, only fibrillatory waves
before each QRS. Medication therapy is often effective for treating atrial fibrillation.

Option 3: Ventricular tachycardia. Occurs because of a repetitive firing of an irritable


ventricular ectopic focus at a rate of 140 to 250 beats/minute or more; it can lead to cardiac
arrest.

Option 4: Ventricular fibrillation. Impulses from many irritable foci in the ventricles fire in a
totally disorganized manner. It is characterized by a chaotic rapid rhythm in which the ventricles
quiver and there is no cardiac output. The client lacks a pulse, blood pressure, respirations, and
heart sounds. Ventricular fibrillation is fatal if not successfully terminated within 3 to 5 minutes.

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