Order of ECG waves and what they represent
P, QRS, T
Allows fast recognition of arrhythmias and conduction block.
It leaves out the PR interval, ST segment and U wave.
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P, QRS, T. It helps you recall: Order of ECG waves and what they represent.
Atrial depolarisation
Ventricular depolarisation (atrial repolarisation hidden)
Ventricular repolarisation
P: Atrial depolarisation; QRS: Ventricular depolarisation (atrial repolarisation hidden); T: Ventricular repolarisation.
It belongs to Cardiovascular system in Physiology.
It leaves out the PR interval, ST segment and U wave.
Allows fast recognition of arrhythmias and conduction block.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Physiology question about Cardiovascular system.
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