Cardiac Rhythms – Part I

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Understanding cardiac rhythms is critical for gaining knowledge and skills in rapidly recognizing cardiac rhythm on a cardiac monitor. The classification of a cardiac rhythm depends on its origin – sinus or atrial rhythm.  The different rhythms (arrhythmia) may be caused by many different factors, including:

• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Electrolyte Imbalances
• Changes in heart muscles
• Ischemia
• Healing process after surgery

At the end of this lesson, you will  be able to understand:

• Morphology of sinus and atrial rhythms 
• Origins of various rhythms from the sinus and atrium 
• Identification of ECG rhythms
• Classification of rhythms

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