Section 3. ECG Concepts
3.1 ECG Lead Placement for a Three-Wire System
3.2 ECG Lead Placement for a Five-Wire System
3.3 Twelve-Lead ECG Placement
3.4 Right Side ECG Chest Lead Placement
3.5 Waves, Complexes, and Intervals
3.6 Heart Rate Determination
3.7 Heart Rate Determination Using the Electrocardiogram Large Boxes
3.8 Recommended Leads for Continuous ECG Monitoring
3.9 Advantages of Common Monitoring Leads
3.10 Evidence-Based Practice: Bedside Cardiac Monitoring for Arrhythmia Detection
3.11 Evidence-Based Practice: ST-Segment Monitoring
3.12 Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide
3.13 Guidelines for Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter (Class I Recommendations Only)
3.14 Guidelines for Management of Supraventricular Arrhythmias (Class I Recommendations Only)
3.15 Guidelines for Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias (Class I Recommendations Only)
3.16 Normal 12-Lead ECG Waves
3.17 Normal ST Segment and T Waves
3.18 Zones of Myocardial Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction with Associated ECG Changes
3.19 ECG Patterns Associated with Myocardial Ischemia
3.20 ECG Patterns Associated with Acute Myocardial Injury
3.21 ECG Changes Associated with Myocardial Infarction
3.22 Typical Plasma Profiles
3.23 Clinical Presentation of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction
3.24 Evidence-Based Practice: Acute Coronary Syndrome ST-Elevation MI and Non–ST-Elevation MI
3.25 Summary of Causes of Axis Deviations
3.26 ECG Clues for Differentiating Aberration from Ventricular Ectopy
3.27 Pacemaker Codes
3.28 Dual-Chamber Pacing Modes