Third-degree AV heart block made easy nursing review for nursing students, nurses, ACLS, and cardiac NCLEX review. Learn about 3rd-degree heart block causes, treatment, and ECG strip rhythm example.
A third-degree heart block is also called a complete heart block. This type of heart block is considered the worst type of the heart blocks. In our previous videos, we covered first-degree, second-degree type I, and second-degree type II heart blocks.
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One of the key characteristics of the third-degree heart block is that the P waves and QRS complexes are not working together as they normally do.
The QRS complexes will be regular, with a regular ventricular rhythm. However, the ventricular rate will be slower due to fewer QRS complexes appearing.
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