Junctional escape or junctional rhythm ! Let me explain these in more detail !!!! So I know lots of confusion exists in the minds of Drs especially the very Jnr regarding some commonly heard terminologies & they always fumble when they come across any such tracings ! So the commonly heard terminologies are 1. junctional beat ! 2. Junctional (escape) beat ! 3. (Premature) junctional complex (PJC) /beat !!!!!! So I will try to create a difference or differentiation among them Some other terms which are used very frequently & mostly wrongly interchanged ! 1. Ventricular escape beats 3. ventricular extra systoles 4. vs ventricular escape Rhythm Ventricular escape beats may occur when there is a significant pause in the sinus and also total lack of junctional escape complexes!!! Morphologically the complex’s will be quite variable depending on site of origin ! Usually QRS wide and bizarre, consistent with ventricular origin!!!! As described ...
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