It Is Vital To Learn To Interpret Dysrhythmias

By Linda Ruiz


The heart's electrical motion can be exhibited graphically with the help of electrocardiogram tracing or ECG. This is often done by a medical specialist or an electrocardiogram technician. As a matter of fact, this method was employed since the last century to take a glimpse at the heart's motion. This method is noninvasive and it normally examines the motion of the blood-pumping organ.

An EKG is another term for an ECG. This came from the German word elektrokardiogramm. Both the electrical activity and the rhythm produced by every heart beat can be mapped easily. The ECG graph maps heart rate and heart rhythm. An ECG tracing is the output of an ECG. This is a diagnostic tool used to diagnose and detect electrical impulses and abnormal rhythms or patterns in the heart rate. Those who perform this procedure know that it is also important for them to learn to interpret dysrhythmias.

Analyzing the ECG tracing is done to see proof of coronary artery condition, distinguish cardiovascular problems and finding heart tissues that have been damaged. When a heart attack or a myocardial infarction took place, this can exhibit it and deliver a sample analysis of the tissue of the blood-pumping organ. Succeeding a heart attack, it can search for damaged areas.

In addition, it is used to help examine the electrical activity in the different tissues and areas of the heart.An electrocardiogram can be recommended for a number of reasons. An ECG tracing may be made if a patient is experiencing symptoms of heart attack. If a patient has irregular heart rhythms, murmurs or dysrhythmias, an electrocardiogram may also be performed.

Loss of consciousness, traces of seizures, blackouts, syncope and collapse call for the ECG tracing to be done. This method is considered an accurate one especially when it comes to recording the motion of the blood-pumping organ. As the heart keeps functioning, it also polarizes. To watch the depolarizing as well as repolarizing of anyheart beat, electrical motion on the soft outer covering is measured.

The heart's activity can be visually examined better by graphing the electrical activity. A number of electrodes are used to measure the electrical current. These are placed on the skin in specific areas on the legs, arms and chest. Majority of the time, a standard ECG tracing is created by using ten cables. There are a number of components in the ECG tracing such as an ST segment, the QRS complex, a T wave and a P wave.

It is possible to measure and record each component of an ECG. In addition, it can be used to inspect and observe a specific aspect of the activity of the heart. The upper heart chambers' electrical activity is revealed by the P wave. The rest period of the lower heart chambers' electrical activity is measured by the T wave.

The length of ST segment can be analyzed to exhibit the damaged muscles and tissues. It is undeniably relevant to know what the lines exhibit and knowing the ways the heart functions as these should be part of the basic knowledge. The spikes exhibit on the chart should be analyzed too.




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