Author:
Day Mercedes,Bruce Kellie,Moore Amy Karen,Mello Inola,Hilliard Tara
Abstract
Abstract:
A 12-lead ECG is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that detects and records cardiac electrical activity and can identify cardiac pathology. This article discusses select ECG abnormalities including myocardial infarction, bundle-branch blocks, and heart blocks. This is part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 was published in the November 2023 issue of Nursing2023.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
LPN and LVN,Advanced and Specialized Nursing,Assessment and Diagnosis,Critical Care Nursing,Emergency Nursing
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