10 Questions

The 10 questions you should think about when approaching any arrhythmia are listed next. It is important to ask these questions sequentially in order to organize your thoughts in a logical matter. To that purpose, we have created a chart (Figure 7-1) that acts as a memory aid by relating these questions to the respective ECG complex where the information can be found.

Figure 7-1 The 10 questions you should ask yourself as you approach a rhythm strip. Note that the question number is located within a colored circle and placed on the section of the ECG complex where the information can be found. As an example, consider question 3: “Do you see any P waves?” Note that the number 3 question (in a green circle) is directly on the P wave.

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