Basics of ECG Interpretation
Electrocardiograms may provide significant insight into a patient's cardiac conduction system. This section provides a systematic process for reviewing ECGs.
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Patient Details
Name, age, presenting complaint
Quality of Trace
Correct lead placement, interference
P wave
presence, shape, regularity, association w/ QRS
PR Segment
Duration, regularity, depression
QRS Complex
Duration, height
ST Segment
Flat / elevated / depressed
T wave
Normal / tented / inverted
QT Interval
Duration
U Wave
Presence, prominence, inversion