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==Right Axis Deviation== | |||
;Causes of Rightward Axis Deviation | |||
#Right ventricular hypertrophy | |||
#Pulmonary HTN - Acute (PE) & chronic lung disease (COPD) | |||
#Left posterior fascicular block | |||
#Lateral MI (from Q-waves in lead I) | |||
#Ventricular ectopy (VT) | |||
#Hyperkalemia | |||
#Lead misplacement | |||
#Dextrocardia | |||
#Normal thin adults with horizontally positioned hearts | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 04:08, 16 May 2014
- Cannot be measured if BBBs are present
- If up in leads 1 and AVF then normal axis
Right Axis Deviation
- Causes of Rightward Axis Deviation
- Right ventricular hypertrophy
- Pulmonary HTN - Acute (PE) & chronic lung disease (COPD)
- Left posterior fascicular block
- Lateral MI (from Q-waves in lead I)
- Ventricular ectopy (VT)
- Hyperkalemia
- Lead misplacement
- Dextrocardia
- Normal thin adults with horizontally positioned hearts