7 ECG, Arrhythmia, ST and QT Monitoring Understanding the Arrhythmia Display
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Viewing Arrhythmia Waves
♦ To review arrhythmia beat labels, in the Setup Arrhythmia menu, select Annotate
Arrhy.
The wave showing the primary ECG lead will be delayed by six seconds and shown on a grey
background. Beat labels will be annotated above the ECG wave and Delayed will be written
beside it.
♦ To return to the normal ECG primary lead display, select Annotate Arrhy again.
Arrhythmia Beat Labels
Arrhythmia beat labels tell you how the monitor is classifying beats.
N = Normal
V = Ventricular Ectopic
S = Supra-ventricular Premature
P = Paced
' = Pacer spike
“ = Biventricular Pacer Spike
L = Learning patient's ECG
A = Artifact (noisy episode)
? = Insufficient information to classify beats
I = Inoperative condition (e.g., LEADS OFF)
M = Pause or missed beat
4PVC Numeric
5HR Numeric
6 Ectopic status message
7 Delayed arrhythmia wave