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For ventricular escape rhythms,
Treatment use atropine to increase sinus rate and overdrive ventricular Use ventricular pacing to increase ventricular rate if escape rhythm is too slow.
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Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide (continued)
ECG Characteristics Rate: 50 beats/min for ventricular rhythm and 50-100 beats/min for accelerated P waves: May be seen but at a slower rate than the ventricular focus, with dissociation Conduction: If sinus rhythm is the basic rhythm, atrial cond
ventricular rhythm. Rhythm: Usually regular. from the QRS. PR interval: Not measured. QRS complex: Wide and bizarre. resulting in the wide QRS complex.
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Rhythm Ventricular rhythm
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