basics of ECG: READING &

INTERPRETATION FOR
NURSES
(normal ecg,
waveform,
duration,
rate & rhythm)
MR ROY FRANCIS CASPE, USRN-MAN
LECTURER
 NORMAL ECG READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES:

At the end of this session the participants will be

able to:
1. Define ECG/EKG correctly.
2. Recognize the positions of ECG leads.
3. Define Normal sinus rhythm P, Q, R, S, T
4. Calculate the heart rate using ECG paper.
5. Recognize normal ECG waveform, duration, rate &
rhythm.
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES

Electrocardiography
(ECG or EKG)

is the process of recording the

electrical activity of the heart over
a period of time using electrodes
placed on the skin.
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES

DEPOLARIZATION Contraction of any muscle

REPOLARIZATION Relaxation of any muscle

SA NODE Dominant pacemaker of the heart with an

intrinsic rate of 60-100 beats/min.
AV NODE Backup pacemaker or Gatekeeper of the
heart with an intrinsic rate of 40 60 beats/min.
Ventricular cells (Bundle of His/Purkenji fibers) Backup
pacemakers of the heart with an intrinsic rate of 20 -40
beats/min
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
- ATRIAL DEPOLARIZATION
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 Basics of ECG, READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES:
SIGNIFICANCE
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PR INTERVAL Time of impulse transmission from

SA node to the AV node.
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
QRS COMPLEX Depolarization of the ventricles
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
ST SEGMENT Represents the plateau phase
of the action potential
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
T WAVE Ventricular repolarization.
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES

ANISOCORIA
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES

DISTINGUISHING THE ORIGIN OF

THE HEART RATE
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INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
 Basics of ECG: READING &
INTERPRETATION FOR NURSES
THANK YOU!!!
Mr. Franz