Nurseslabs » ECG reading http://nurseslabs.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:07:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Identify Cardiac Arrhythmias (With Videos)http://nurseslabs.com/how-to-identify-cardiac-arrhythmias-with-videos/ http://nurseslabs.com/how-to-identify-cardiac-arrhythmias-with-videos/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:58:53 +0000 NursesLabs http://nurseslabs.com/?p=922 Get to know the different types of arrhythmias with these videos!

How to Identify Cardiac Arrhythmias (With Videos) Original source at: Nurseslabs

]]> Cardiac ArrhythimasEver wonder how nurses and doctors be able to read ECG papers at ease?

How they differentiate atrial tachycardia from atrial fibrillation or on how to even know what atrial fibrillation or tachycardia is?

ECG reading takes some serious skill, a keen eye and a good theoretical foundations on the different dysrhythmias and the concepts around heart’s conduction and about the ECG machine itself.

It takes time to develop a skill in interpreting ECGs, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll be able to interpret any squiggly line in the ECG paper.

So What’s an ECG?

ECG (or sometimes EKG) stands for electrocardiogram which was invented Williem Einthoven wherein during his experimentation, instead of using the usual adhesive leads as we have to day, he would immerse each of the patients limb into containers of salt solutions and from there, their ECG was recorded. Willem Einthoven won the 1924 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

How to Identify Cardiac Arrhythmias (With Videos) Original source at: Nurseslabs

]]> http://nurseslabs.com/how-to-identify-cardiac-arrhythmias-with-videos/feed/ 5 Heart Dysrhythmias Cheat Sheet Free Downloadhttp://nurseslabs.com/dysrhythmias-cheat-sheet-free-download/ http://nurseslabs.com/dysrhythmias-cheat-sheet-free-download/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:59:12 +0000 NursesLabs http://nurseslabs.com/?p=957 We are proud to present a printable cheat sheet which you can use as a guide to help you understand dysrhytmias better. There is also a download link below to be used for PDFs:

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Dysrhythmia or arrhythmia are disturbances in the normal cardiac rhythm of the heart which occurs as a result of alterations within the conduction of electrical impulses. These impulses stimulate and coordinate atrial and ventricular myocardial contractions that provide cardiac output.

We are proud to present a printable cheat sheet for common heart arrhythmia  which you can use as a guide to help you understand dysrhytmias better. There is also a download link below to be used for PDFs:

Heart Dysrhythmias Cheat Sheet


Heart Dysrhythmias Cheat Sheet Free Download
Dysrhythmias Cheat Sheet Free Download

Heart Dysrhythmias Cheat Sheet Free Download Original source at: Nurseslabs

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