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Management
This is a normal heart rhythm so no
treatment is required
Sinus tachycardia
Sinus bradycardia
Rate: varies
Rhythm: regular with early beats
originating in atria
There is one P for every QRS
PR interval: not measured
QRS complex: 0.06 0.10 seconds
Rate: atrial 240 360 bpm, ventricular
rate depends on degree of AV block
Rhythm: regular
P:QRS ratio: 2:1. 4:1, 6:1, or variable
PR interval: not measured
QRS complex: 0.06 0.10 seconds
Atrial flutter
Atrial fibrillation
Rate: variable
Rhythm: irregular; PVC interrupts
underlying rhythm and followed by a
compensatory pause
No P wave noted before a PVC
PR interval: absent
QRS complex: wide, > 0.12 seconds
Rate: 100 250 bpm
Rhythm: regular
No indentifiable P wave
PR interval: not measured
QRS complex: 0.12 seconds; bizarre
shape
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
First-degree AV block
Rate: 60 10 bpm
Rhythm: regular
There in one P for every QRS
PR interval: > 0.20 seconds
QRS complex: 0.06 0.10 seconds
No treatment required