7.8 Checklist: Interpret an ECG
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Checklist: Interpret an ECG
- Accurately calculate the ventricular rate.
- Accurately determine whether the rhythm is regular or irregular.
- Accurately assess the P waves.
- Accurately measure the PR interval.
- Accurately measure the QRS complex.
- Accurately evaluate the T waves.
- Accurately determine the QT interval.
- Accurately evaluate for other components.
- Accurately identify the type of rhythm represented.
View a YouTube video[1] showing an instructor demonstration of this skill:
- Chippewa Valley Technical College. (2023, January 5). Interpreting an ECG [Video]. YouTube. Video licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://youtu.be/lMSi4LOZ7Yg ↵