Advanced ECG Rhythm Analysis: Atrial Fibrillation & Flutter

Advanced ECG Rhythm Analysis: Atrial Fibrillation & Flutter

This session provides information which assists in the analysis of electro cardio graph rhythm strips. Sinus atrial junctional dysfunctions and supra ventricular arrhythmias are discussed. The life threatening ventricular arrhythmias are analysed and the rhythm strips of these conditions interpreted. Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are defined and discussed. Tachycardia and bradycardia are defined and clinical descriptions of these conditions provided. Medications used in cardiac conditions and their effects on cardiac rhythm are explained. This is an interactive highly informative session.

The main concepts explored in this session are:

• Tachycardia and bradycardia
• Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
• Understanding and interpreting electro cardio graphs (ECGs)
• Common cardiac arrhythmias
• Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias

James McVeigh is an authorised nurse practitioner in high dependency nursing. Jim is the coordinator of the Heart Failure Service at the Prince of Wales hospital, Sydney, Australia. He was a founding member of the Australian Nurse Practitioner Association. Jim is the Chair of the Cardiac Nurses Working Group within the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Jim’s postgraduate qualifications are: Coronary Care Certificate, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) and a Master of Clinical Nursing.

Speaker name: James McVeigh
Recorded: 16 Apr 2010
Listening time: 50 Mins
Conference: Basic High Dependency Nursing
Session in Conference: Introduction to electrocardiography (cont.) Part2
State: Melbourne, Australia

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