An ECG can deliver a normal or near-normal reading with many types of heart disease, such ascoronary artery disease. Other tests, likeangiography, may be needed to detect these conditions. ECGs may not be diagnostic of any condition on their own. Sometimes, an abnormality spotted on an ECG ...
Surawicz B, Knilans T.Chou’s Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice: Adult and Pediatric6e, 2008 Chan TC.ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care1e, 2004 LITFL Further Reading ECG Library Basics– Waves, Intervals, Segments and Clinical Interpretation ...
The normal pattern of the EKG allows analysis to determine whether there is any abnormality in any particular patient's EKG (see fig 94). The activity is classically represented by labeling the initial activity a P wave and in succession QRS, T and U waves. The P wave represents the elec...
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If only the most obvious abnormality of a pacemaker ECG is considered, wrong conclusions can easily be drawn. If a systematic approach is skipped it may be overlooked that e.g. atrial pacing is ineffective, the left ventricle is paced instead of the right ventricle, pacing competes with intrin...
The vast majority of patients have abnormal ECGs, with LVH in 50-65%, left atrial abnormality in 20-40%, and pathological Q waves (especially leads I, aVL, V4 - V5) in 20-30%. ST and T wave changes (repolarization abnormalities secondary to LVH) are the most common ECG findings, ...