How to read a 12-lead electrocardiogram:
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🎯lead II
determine heart rate and rhythm
🎯Cardiac axis
Normal if QRS complexes +ve in leads I and II
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🌊P-wave shape
①Tall P waves
denote right atrial enlargement (P pulmonale)
②notched P waves
denote left atrial enlargement (P mitrale)
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⛳️PR interval
①Prolongation
denotes impaired atrioventricular nodal conduction
②A short PR interval
occurs in Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
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⏰QRS duration
If > 0.12 sec
①ventricular conduction is abnormal
(left or right bundle branch block)
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🔋QRS amplitude
occur in
①slim young patients
②patients with left ventricular hypertrophy
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🌊Q waves
①signify previous myocardial infarction
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🧩ST segment
①ST elevation
signify
myocardial infarction,
pericarditis
left ventricular aneurysm
②ST depression
signify ischaemia or
infarction
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🌊T waves
T-wave inversion
①myocardial ischaemia or infarction
②electrolyte disturbances
Hypokalemia
Hypocalcaemia
Hypomagnesaemia
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⛳️QT interval
①electrolyte disturbances
hypoK+
hypoMg2+
hypoCa2+,
②Antiarrhythmic class (Ia, Ic,III)
💊Disopyramide
💊Flecainide
💊Amiodarone💊sotalol
③Tricyclic antidepressants
💊Amitriptyline
④Antibiotic. macrolides.
💊Erythromycin
⑤ Antimalarial
💊Quinidine
⑥Ototoxic drug
💊Aminoglycoside
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