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Introduction (Cont) ECG Interpretation #324


Part 4 (Cont)

Treat the patient, not the monitor.

Loose, or dried out sensors (electrodes) or broken cables may cause a tracing to appear much the same as one of these life-threatening dysrhythmias.

Part 5

What appears to be Ventricular Tachycardia might occur because the patient is brushing their teeth. This is referred to as "toothbrush tachycardia".

  • This is caused by the repetitive body movement when brushing your teeth.
  • This is not an actual cardiac event.
  • Remember if you have an unresponsive patient, call a "code blue" (follow your facility's protocol) and begin emergency procedures.

Part 6

A variety of manufacturers offer a wide variety of cardiac monitors. A majority will have three or five cables. We will focus on the most common type today, the three-cable device.




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uStat: False | db:0 | cc: | tar: False
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