You are dispatched to a nursing home for an 80 year old female with a “rapid heart rate.” You arrive on scene and the charge RN gives you report. Per the RN, assistive staff were checking the patient’s vitals this morning when they noted her heart rate to be elevated. They consulted the RN, who […]
Vince DiGiulio The 12 Rhythms of Christmas: High-Grade AV-Block Thanks for reading! Correct, in complete AV-block, there shouldn't be any P-waves that conduct (except for the phenomenon of "supernormal conduction," which is rare enough that we won't worry about it). In a standard second degree AV-block, whether Mobitz type I or type II, there will be occasional P-waves that don't conduct. What differentiates "high…
2020-10-06 16:26:49
Dennis P. The 12 Rhythms of Christmas: High-Grade AV-Block So, if there are some P waves that conduct with some that don't, then its a high grade av block.. In CHB, there is no p wave conduction. Right? Nice article.
2020-10-06 00:10:42
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Andrew Cardiac Axis Determination – Part 5 Thank you very much for this! I'm in paramedic school and the paramedic I was working with the other day recommended that I use your website as a resource for cardiology. I really had hardly any understanding of axis calculation until I started reading this section yesterday, and now I can look at a 12-lead…
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