EKGs Made Ridiculously Simple 🫀
EKGs Made Ridiculously Simple 🫀 👉Truth: Let’s be honest when we all first saw different EKGs, they just looked like squiggly lines. It used to feel impossible for me to interpret an EKG. Let me show you an easier way. A Normal Sinus Rhythm EKG has: 1️⃣ Spike that looks like a SAILBOAT ⛵ = QRS complex • 2️⃣ 2 waves between each ⛵ = P wave + T wave 3️⃣ 60-100 BPM SINUS TACHYCARDIA = Spike ⛵ + 2 waves that come fast together. >100 BPM SINUS BRADYCARDIA = Spike ⛵ + 2 waves that are slowed apart. <60 BPM AFIB = Spike ⛵ + choppy or chaotic waves pattern on repeat AFLUTTER = Spike ⛵ + waves cut w/ a sawtooth 🪚 VTACH = Mountains of HUGE waves. 🌊🌊🌊 VTACH w/ pulse = cardiovert, VTACH w/o pulse = defibrillate VFIB = Pure chaos of waves w/ no spike ⛵. Have the V (VFIB) give them th
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