V Fib Ecg Interpretation

So in this lesson we are going to talk about ventricular fibrillation or v fib.

V fib ecg interpretation. It is a very important rhythm to understand because patients in v fib are in cardiac arrest and we need to do something immediately or they will die. So let s talk about v fib. The ecg shows irregular waves with varying morphology and amplitude. The fibrillation is maintained by re entry circuits formed by some of the wavelets.

The ecg criteria to diagnose ventricular fibrillation vfib on a 12 lead ecg is discussed including a brief discussion of treatment using automated external defibrillators aed and icds. A good starting point for learning about v fib and other types of ekg interpretation is our ekg basics training course. The course provides training on the key features of an ekg tracing. The mother rotor then gives rise to propagating unstable daughter wavefronts which results in the chaotic electrical activity seen on the ecg.

When you see this rhythm they will go asystole if we don t treat it. This is pathognomonic unique to ventricular fibrillation and must not be confused with any other arrhythmia. These features include observing p wave forms measurement of ekg intervals and segments assessment of rhythm calculating heart rate and the evaluation of other relevant wave segments. Ecg features of ventricular fibrillation.