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The T waves are also raised (in contrast to a STEMI, where the T wave remains the same size and the ST segment is raised). An ECG lead is a graphical representation of the heart’s electrical activity which is calculated by analysing data from several ECG electrodes. As the user steps through each of the interpretation stages, there are options to define and reveal more information, or to open a new tab for more in depth review. Smart study tools such as note sharing and subscription, review mode, and Microsoft OneNote integration. High take-off (or benign early repolarisation) is a normal variant that causes a lot of angst and confusion as it LOOKS like ST elevation.

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ST-elevation is significant when it is greater than 1 mm (1 small square) in 2 or more contiguous limb leads or >2mm in 2 or more chest leads. Elsevier is a leading publisher of health science books and journals, helping to advance medicine by delivering superior education, reference information and decision support tools to doctors, nurses, health practitioners and students. With titles available across a variety of media, we are able to supply the information you need in the most convenient format.It represents the time taken for the ventricles to depolarise and then repolarise. The components of an ECG You might also be interested in our OSCE Flashcard Collection which contains over 3000 flashcards that cover clinical examination, procedures, communication skills and data interpretation. Whenever the direction of electrical activity moves towards a lead, a positive deflection is produced. Typically, the J point is raised with widespread ST elevation in multiple territories making ischaemia less likely. The cardiac axis gives us an idea of the overall direction of electrical activity. ECG leads Normal cardiac axis

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Benign early repolarisation occurs mostly under the age of 50 (over the age of 50, ischaemia is more common and should be suspected first). Whenever the direction of electrical activity moves away from a lead, a negative deflection is produced. A narrow QRS complex occurs when the impulse is conducted down the bundle of His and the Purkinje fibre to the ventricles. This results in well organised synchronised ventricular depolarisation. Poor progression (i.e. S > R through to leads V5 and V6) can be a sign of previous MI but can also occur in very large people due to poor lead position. An example of poor R wave progression due to a previous anteroseptal MI. 1 J point segment Narrow-complex escape rhythms (QRS complexes of <0.12 seconds duration) originate above the bifurcation of the bundle of His.The lead with the most positive deflection is most aligned with the direction the heart’s electrical activity is travelling. The atrial impulse is getting to the ventricle by a faster shortcut instead of conducting slowly across the atrial wall. This accessory pathway can be associated with a delta wave (see below). Each deflection (a.k.a. wave) on the ECG represents the average direction of electrical travel (calculated using the ECG machine’s mathematical formulae). Provides a full understanding of the ECG in the diagnosis and management of abnormal cardiac rhythms.