1. ECG Basics Module 1 Dr. Jeffrey Elliot Field, HBSc. DDS,
Fellow, American Dental Society of Anesthesia
Diploma, the National Dental Board of Anesthesia. 1
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2. Introduction to Module 12
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3. Objectives 1) To learn how to properly set up your ECG leads.
2)To Learn What a lead is.
3)To learn the anatomy of a normal ECG.
4) To define Normal Sinus Rhythm.
5) To quantify the various components of a normal ECG 3
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4. EQUIPMENT
The “Three Lead” ECG utilized in most offices for dental procedures. However more and more practioners are using 5 lead ECG’s. 4
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5. What IS A LEAD ?
The term lead refers to the placement of electrodes in relationship to the heart.
By looking at the electrical potential differences from different placements of positive and negative leads/electrodes one can get a view of the electrical activity of different areas of the heart.
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6. So think of lead one, lead two, lead three etc
So think of lead one, lead two, lead three etc. simply as different views of the heart.
By knowing which area of the heart you are looking at you can more easily pinpoint the areas where arrhythmias originate
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7. The five lead ECG is becoming a standard feature on all new monitors.
The 7 leads you can monitor are:
I II III
AVR AVL AVF and one precordial lead (usually)V5
This allows more precise diagnosis of cardiac events 7
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8. Augmented Voltage Leads: aVR, aVL aVF; unipolar ; form a set of axes 60° apart but are rotated 30° from the axes of the standard limb leads.
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10. Chest Leads: Vl, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, explore the electrical activity of the heart in the horizontal plane; i.e., as if looking down on a cross section of the body at the level of the heart.
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12. So the limb leads look at the heart along the chest wall and the chest leads look at the heart in cross section.
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13. This is a 12 lead ECG or simply 12 different views of the heart.
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14. Lead Placement for a 3 Lead ECG
Remember the pneumonic
WHITE RIGHT
RED RIBS
BLACK LEFTOVER 14
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16. Lead Placement for Five Lead
WHITE RIGHT, RED RIBS, BLACK LEFTOVER, PLUS GREEN RIGHT RIB AND BROWN MID CHEST 16
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18. The Lead you are looking at depends on the charge of the leads in relationship to their position in the triangle. The following picture shows how the ECG machine changes the charges to show different leads. But the physical position of the white red and black leads does not change.
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19. Note the ground lead is in the 3rd position of the triangle ( G)19
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21. In Emergency Patients can be monitored with only 2 Leads attached.
These is done either with the Defibrillator Paddles or with Defibrillator Patches

22. Note the placement in each case is upper right and lower left chest which will sandwich the heart in between the electrodes.
Which coincidentally is one of the correct placements for defibrillation and will also work for external pacing .
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24. Remember all that an ECG is looking at is the electrical activity and electical activity is not always associated with contraction. ( SEE EMD/PEA LATER). So never forget to check a manual pulse in an emergency.
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25. The depolarization wave produces a wave of atrial contraction, which is called the P wave

26. The ventricular depolarization is represented by an abrupt waveform called QRS wave
Ventricular repolarization is represented by the T wave

27. Normal Sinus Rhythm(Definition)
-P-waves are regular and upright
-Each P-wave is followed by a QRS Complex
-QRS complex are regular at a rate of beats per minute
-T-waves are upright and follow the QRS complexes
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28. Pacemaker Cells and Sites
Each area in the conduction system has its own inherent rate of firing in descending order from the SA Node.
If the area above a site fails to send an impulse ( or that impulse is blocked) the next pacemaker site will take over.
Therefore by knowing the rates of each site you can get another clue as to the area of damage
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30. THERE ARE 5 COMPONENTS TO A RYTHYM STRIP
P Q R S T
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31. P WAVE
The P wave represents atrial depolarization
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32. Q WAVE Q wave is the first negative deflection prior to any R wave
This wave represents depolarization of the intraventricular septum
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33. R WAVE R wave is the first positive deflection
This represents depolarization of the bulk of the ventricular muscle.
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34. S WAVE S wave is the negative deflection following and R wave
It represents the late depolarization of the last bit of ventricular muscle.
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35. T wave
T wave represents ventricular repolarization. The ventricle prepares to fire again
Normally upright in leads I, II, and V3-V6
Variable in the other leads III, AVL, AVF, and V1-V2 35
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37. Further Defining Normal Sinus Rhythm

38. Anatomy of an ECG (Normal Cardiac Timing/Intervals)
There are 6 intervals /timings during the cardiac cycle. All are important except for the T-wave interval which is usually not measured.
-P wave ( 0.1 seconds)
-PR interval ( seconds)
-Q wave ( 1 small box deep {0.04 sec} or less than 25% of the R-wave)
-QRS interval ( 0.10 second)
QT interval (0.425 seconds)
-T wave ( not usually measured)
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39. Time Sequences on ECG Strips
The strip is read from left to right in seconds and up and down on millivolts.
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40. Cardiac Intervals
The PR interval is used to evaluate heart blocks, the QRS interval helps us ascertain which pacemker site ventricular depolarization occurs in, the ST segment is used to evaluate myocardial oxygen utilizaton and myocardial infarction.Remember ST depression= ischemia and elevation= MI
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41. The Cardiac Cycle In Detail

43. P Wave Size and Morphology
Normal duration is less than 0.11 seconds wide( or 3 small boxes) and less than 2.5 mv high or less than 2.5 boxes high.
The P-wave should be upright in leads II, III, and AVF
Over 0.12 suggests an intra-atrial conduction defect
The normal p-wave morphology looks like this.
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44. Q wave The Q-wave is the first negative deflection after the p-wave
It should not exceed millivolts in length or 1 small box.
Pathological Q waves
are defined as those that
are 25% or more of the
height of the R wave and/or
greater than 0.04 seconds in height. 44
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45. T WAVE
Not usually measured but its morphology is looked at in evaluating potassium levels in patients-see a later module.
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46. Cardiac Intervals

47. PR INTERVAL Normal duration is 0.12-0.20 seconds or 4-5 small boxes
This interval is measured from the beginning of the p-wave to the beginiing of the Q-wave
This interval is used to diagnose heart blocks and accessory pathways
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48. QRS INTERVAL Normal is 0.10 or less than 3 small boxes.
Wide QRS complexes are indicative of a blockage at or above the AV node.
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49. QT Interval Normal is below 0.425 seconds or around 10 small boxes.
If abnormally prolonged or shortened, there is a risk of developing Ventricular Arrhythmias. 49
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50. Cardiac Intervals
The PR interval is used to evaluate heart blocks, the QRS interval helps us ascertain which pacemker site ventricular depolarization occurs in, the ST segment is used to evaluate myocardial oxygen utilizaton and myocardial infarction.Remember ST depression= ischemia and elevation= MI
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