Types of Heart Block Flashcards
1
Q
How to identify 1st degree?
How to identify 2nd degree (Mobitz I - Wenckebach)?
How to identify 2nd degree (Mobitz II)?
A
PR interval is LESS than 0.2ms
PR gets longer with a dropped beat
PR stays the same length with a dropped beat
2
Q
How to identify 3rd degree (COMPLETE)?
A
There’s no relation between P waves + QRS (there are more P waves then QRS)
3
Q
Visual of heart blocks
A
4
Q
What’s the heart block ryhme?
A
If the R is far from the P then you have a 1st degree
Longer, longer, longer drop then you have a 2nd degree wenckebach
If some ‘s dont get through then you have a mobitz 2
If P’s and Q’s don’t agree then you have a 3rd degree
