Heart Rate
The number of QRS complexes per minute; note that HR may not equal perfused pulse rate. See also: – Step 1 Heart Rate – Rate
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Six Second ECG Glossary
Helping you understand the technical terms of ECG interpretation
His-Purkinje System
The electrical network that includes the bundle of His, the bundle branches and the Purkinje network (fibres). A wave of depolarization normally begins with the
Human Space
The domain that considers human limitations, capacities, and influences, including memory, emotions, and biases. Think of the human space as the user interface of a
Hyperkalemia
Blood potassium level higher than normal limits. Table 6.5 provides a non-exhaustive list of cardiac conditions that are associated with a variety of abnormal ECG
Hypertension
Blood pressure above acceptable limits – above 90 mm of Hg diastolic and above 140 mm of Hg systolic. 1. Six Second ECG Guidebook (2012),
Hypokalemia
Blood potassium level lower than normal limits. Table 6.5 provides a non-exhaustive list of cardiac conditions that are associated with a variety of abnormal ECG
Hypomagnesemia
Blood magnesium level lower than normal limits. Table 6.5 provides a non-exhaustive list of cardiac conditions that are associated with a variety of abnormal ECG
Hypotension
Blood pressure below acceptable levels – commonly below 90 mm of Hg systolic. 1. Six Second ECG Guidebook (2012), T Barill, p. 197