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Table I-A.3. Electrocardiographic (ECG) Characteristics and Causes of Junctional Rhythms

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Name

ECG Characteristics

Common Causes

PT Considerations

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Junctional escape

Regular rhythm, rate 20-40;

Usual cause is physio

If occasional and intermittent during

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rhythm

inverted P wave before


or

logic ro control the

bradycardia or chronic AF, usu

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'"

after QRS complex; starts

ventricles in AV

ally insignificant and can treat

:t

with ectopic foci in AV juncblock, sinus brady

(with close watch of possible

>

Z

tion tissue

cardia, AF, sinoatrial

worsening condition via sympc

block, drug intoxicatoms and vital signs); if consistent

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tion

and present secondary to AV

block, acute myocardial infarco

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rion, or drug intoxication, can be


symptomatic with CHE (See

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Table 1-21.)


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Junctional tachycar

Regular rhythm; rate 100-

Most common with

May produce or exacerbate sympi

dia

180; P wave as above

chronic AFj also with

[Oms of CHF or angina secondary


coronary artery disto decreased cardiac output; PT

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ease, rheumatoid

treatment depends on patient tol

;!

heart disease, and

erance-if new, onset should wait

cardiomyopathy

for medical treatment.

AF = atrial fibrillation; AV = atrioventricular; CHF = congestive heart failure.

Sources: Data from 8 Aehlert. ACLS Quick Review Study Guide. St. LoUIS: Mosby, t 994; and EK Chung. Manual of Cardiac Arrhythmias.

Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, t 986.

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