Identify the possible problems with the heart of each of the
Identify the possible problems with the heart of each of the following ECG strips
Solution
Atrial hypertrophy, Mitral valve stenosis: Enlarged P wave (Bifid P wave and enlarged terminal negative portion of P)
SA node damage, AV used as pacemaker: Abnormally long PQ segment
Extra systole, Heart block: Missing or inverted P wave
Premature ventricular contraction: Abnormal T waves
Myocardial infarction: Abnormal ST segment
ventricular hypertrophy: Enlarged R wave
Flattened: hypoxia, elevated: hyperkalemia: Extra, misshapen, inverted QRS without P wave
Scarring of atrial myocardium, alternative pathway to AV node: Enlarged Q wave
Elevated: Myocardial infarction, depressed: myocardial hypoxia: Multiple P waves per cycle
