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EKG Basics
Practicum I2011-2012
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Outline1. Review of the conduction system2. EKG waveforms and intervals3. EKG leads4. Determining heart rate5. Determining QRS axis
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The Normal Conduction System
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What is an EKG?The electrocardiogram (EKG) is a representation of the electrical events of the cardiac cycle.
Each event has a distinctive waveform, the study of which can lead to greater insight into a patient’s cardiac pathophysiology.
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What types of pathology can we identify and study from EKGs?
ArrhythmiasMyocardial ischemia and infarctionPericarditisChamber hypertrophyElectrolyte disturbances (i.e. hyperkalemia, hypokalemia)Drug toxicity (i.e. digoxin and drugs which prolong the QT interval)
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Waveforms and Intervals
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EKG LeadsLeads are electrodes which measure the difference in electrical potential between either:1. Two different points on the body (bipolar
leads)
2. One point on the body and a virtual reference point with zero electrical potential, located in the center of the heart (unipolar leads)
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EKG Leads
The standard EKG has 12 leads:
3 Standard Limb Leads3 Augmented Limb Leads6 Precordial Leads
The axis of a particular lead represents the viewpoint from which it looks at the heart.
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Standard Limb Leads
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Standard Limb Leads
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Augmented Limb Leads
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All Limb Leads
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Precordial Leads
Adapted from: www.numed.co.uk/electrodepl.html
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Precordial Leads
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Summary of Leads
Limb Leads Precordial Leads
Bipolar I, II, III(standard limb leads)
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Unipolar aVR, aVL, aVF (augmented limb leads)
V1-V6
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Arrangement of Leads on the EKG
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Anatomic Groups(Septum)
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Anatomic Groups(Anterior Wall)
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Anatomic Groups(Lateral Wall)
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Anatomic Groups(Inferior Wall)
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Anatomic Groups(Summary)
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Determining the Heart Rate
Rule of 300
10 Second Rule
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Rule of 300
Take the number of “big boxes” between neighboring QRS complexes, and divide this into 300. The result will be approximately equal to the rate
Although fast, this method only works for regular rhythms.
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What is the heart rate?
(300 / 6) = 50 bpm
www.uptodate.com
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What is the heart rate?
(300 / ~ 4) = ~ 75 bpm
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What is the heart rate?
(300 / 1.5) = 200 bpm
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The Rule of 300It may be easiest to memorize the following
table:# of big boxes
Rate
1 3002 1503 1004 755 606 50
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10 Second Rule
As most EKGs record 10 seconds of rhythm per page, one can simply count the number of beats present on the EKG and multiply by 6 to get the number of beats per 60 seconds.
This method works well for irregular rhythms.
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What is the heart rate?
33 x 6 = 198 bpmThe Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center ; http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/
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The QRS Axis
The QRS axis represents the net overall direction of the heart’s electrical activity.
Abnormalities of axis can hint at:Ventricular enlargementConduction blocks (i.e.
hemiblocks)
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The QRS AxisBy near-consensus, the normal QRS axis is defined as ranging from -30° to +90°.-30° to -90° is referred to as a left axis deviation (LAD)+90° to +180° is referred to as a right axis deviation (RAD)
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Determining the Axis
The Quadrant Approach
The Equiphasic Approach
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Determining the Axis
Predominantly Positive
Predominantly Negative
Equiphasic
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The Quadrant Approach1. Examine the QRS
complex in leads I and aVF to determine if they are predominantly positive or predominantly negative. The combination should place the axis into one of the 4 quadrants below.
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The Quadrant Approach2. In the event that LAD
is present, examine lead II to determine if this deviation is pathologic. If the QRS in II is predominantly positive, the LAD is non-pathologic (in other words, the axis is normal). If it is predominantly negative, it is pathologic.
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Quadrant Approach: Example 1
Negative in I, positive in aVF RAD
The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/
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Quadrant Approach: Example 2
Positive in I, negative in aVF Predominantly positive in II Normal Axis (non-pathologic LAD)
The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/
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The Equiphasic Approach
Determine which lead contains the most equiphasic QRS complex. The fact that the QRS complex in this lead is equally positive and negative indicates that the net electrical vector (i.e. overall QRS axis) is perpendicular to the axis of this particular lead.
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Examine the QRS complex in whichever lead lies 90° away from the lead identified in step 1. If the QRS complex in this second lead is predominantly positive, than the axis of this lead is approximately the same as the net QRS axis. If the QRS complex is predominantly negative, than the net QRS axis lies 180° from the axis of this lead.
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Equiphasic Approach: Example 1
Equiphasic in aVF Predominantly positive in I QRS axis ≈ 0°
The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center ; http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/
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Equiphasic Approach: Example 2
Equiphasic in II Predominantly negative in aVL QRS axis ≈ +150°
The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center ; http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/