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Idioventricular None None >0.11 20-40 Regular Yes Digoxin toxicity, acute MI
Rhythm wide and
bizarre
Ventricular None None >0.11 150-250 Regular Yes, may MI, ischemia, digoxin toxicity,
Tachycardia wide and have pulse hypoxia, acidosis, ↓K+, ↓BP
bizarre
Ventricular None None None None Irregular, vary Yes, no Follow PVC, VT, most common
Fibrillation in size, shape pulse cause of sudden death
and height
Asystole Possibl None None None No QRS Yes Follows VT/VFib, acidosis, hypoxia,
e ↓K+, hypothermia, drug overdose
1° AV Block Normal >0.20 <0.12 Varies Regular or Usually Not First sign of increasing AV block
irregular
2° AV Block Type Normal Varies: <0.12 Varies Regularly Usually Not Acute inferior MI, digoxin toxicity,
I progressiv irregular: QRS vagal stimulation, conduction
ely dropped after system disease
prolonged progressively
prolonged PRI
2° AV Block Type Normal Consistent Normal or Usually slow Regular or Dependant BBB, anterior MI, lesions of
II normal or wide irregular; on overall conduction system
prolonged occasionally ventricular
dropped QRS rate, may
progress to
3° AV Block
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3° AV Block Normal No Wide Slow Regular Yes: Atria and ventricles beat
relationshi pacemaker independently, digoxin or K+
p between needed toxicity, acute MI, ischemic heart
PR & QRS disease
Premature Atrial Yes, May differ <0.12 Rate of PAC No Coffee, tea, alcohol, CHF,
Contractions PAC P from underlying complexes emotions, fatigue, fever, hypoxia,
wave underlying rhythm come early mitral valve disease
shaped rhythm
differe
nt
Premature Inverte <0.12 <0.12 Rate of PJC make it No Vagal tone, stress, caffeine,
Junctional d underlying irregular alcohol, heart failure, digoxin
Contractions before rhythm toxicity, ↓K+
or after
QRS or
absent
Premature None N/A >0.11 Dependant Irregular due Depends on Ventricular irritability, hypoxia,
Ventricular wide and on to premature frequency ↓K+, Ca, MI, digoxin toxicity,
Contractions bizarre underlying beat and how anxiety
rhythm close to T
wave
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