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CHAPTER 31

Ventricular Escape and Idioventricular Rhythms

Objectives

At the end of this chapter, the student should be able to:

1. Discuss the danger of treating the ventricular escape or idioventricular rhythms. (p 498)
2. Define the ventricular escape complexes, and list the diagnostic criteria. (p 498)
3. Delineate the criteria governing when multiple ventricular escape complexes (events) become a ventricular escape rhythm. (pp 498, 499)
4. Define idioventricular rhythm, and list the diagnostic criteria. (pp 498–499, 500)
5. Define accelerated idioventricular rhythm, and list the diagnostic criteria. (pp 500–501)
6. List some clinical conditions or circumstances that are associated with the formation of the ventricular escape and idioventricular rhythms. (p 502)
7. Accurately identify the ventricular escape and idioventricular rhythms on a rhythm strip or ECG. (pp 504–509)