The Best, Very Best, Guide To ECGs

Interpreting The Results

Men, your doc's got to interpret the results on your ECG strip! All of that monitoring shows up as a wave on this strip. Yes, your heartbeat does! Your doc's going to tell when your heart's beating normally on this strip and when there's something wrong. The waves also show the rate your electrical signals travel through all of your heart's chambers. Sometimes certain structures in your heart slow these signals down. The AV node is one of them!

A delay like this is often normal. Your doc will see the difference in the waves. They know when something's wrong! The electrical signals are going to show when your heart's beating too fast or way too slow on this strip. Men, you'll also see your doc look at your blood pressure, carbon dioxide levels, and breathing rate in some ECGs.