using System.Threading;
Sign-in, or Join our Ekg-Essentials plan. Join Restore

Terminology 315 - Ventricular Rhythms


Part 1

Regardless of rhythm category, morphology of waveforms and pattern of occurrence are important aspects to include in an accurate interpretation.


Unifocal – abnormal complexes are of the same shape
ventricular ecg image 101


Multifocal – abnormal complexes are of two or more different shapes. This indicates the impulse causing the PVC’s are coming from different locations.
ventricular ecg image 102


Bigeminy – abnormal complexes occur every second complex
ventricular ecg image


Trigeminy– abnormal complexes occur every third complex
ventricular ecg image 2

Part 2

Regardless of rhythm category, morphology of waveforms and pattern of occurrence are important aspects to include in an accurate interpretation.


Quadrigeminy– abnormal complexes occur every fourth complex
ventricular ecg image 3


Couplet – Two PVC’s together
ventricular ecg image 4


Run of Ventricular Tachycardia
(V Tach) – Three or more PVC’s in a row at a rate of 100 bpm or greater. Also known as Triplet PVC’s or Salvo PVC’s
ventricular ecg image 5



Authors and Sources

Authors and Reviewers


Sources




? v:3 | cc: | tar: False | onAr:0 | onPs:2 | tLb:3 | tLbJs:0
| pv: 1 uStat: False | db:0 | shouldInvoke:False | pu:False | em: | refreshTime: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM || now: 3/29/2024 12:07:49 PM | firstPage: True
| statusStg: | cDbLookup# 0



An error has occurred. Please reload the page or visit our other website, Practical Clinical Skills. Reload 🗙