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== [[Low ECG Voltage]] ==
== [[Low ECG Voltage]] ==
#QRS < 5 mm in limb leads, or
#QRS < 10 mm in chest leads
#From either low electrical power within the heart (e.g. hypothyroidism), or low conduction within the heart (e.g. sarcoid or scar tissue), or poor conduction from the heart to the ECG lead (e.g. obesity, COPD, pericardial effusion
#Low voltage + tachycardia = pericardial effusion until proven otherwise


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 05:52, 5 February 2014

General

  • 1 small box = 1mm = 0.04 sec = 40 miliseconds
  • 5 small boxes = 1 big box = 5mm = 0.2 sec = 200 miliseconds
  • Entire ECG strip is ~10 seconds

Intervals

Interval Time (s) Boxes
PR 0.12 - 0.20 3-5
QRS .06 - 0.10 1.5-2.5
QTc <0.44 N/A

Axis

  • Cannot be measured if BBBs are present
  • If up in leads 1 and AVF then normal axis

Waves

Hypertrophy/Enlargement

Blocks

Low ECG Voltage

See Also

Source

  • Adapted from Niemann, Lampe, Pani, Donaldson, ECGpedia.org
  • Journal of Electrocardiology. Vol 43 (2010). 40-42.
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