Difference between revisions of "Regular Rate & Rhythm"
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'''Regular rate & rhythm''' (or '''RRR''') is shorthand for "I didn't do a true cardiac examination, so I'll just write '''RRR'''." The term '''RRR''' is typically flanked on either side by the phrases "S1 S2" and "no M/R/G," even though the patient has an [[Irregularly Irregular|irregularly irregular]] rhythm, an S4, and a loud holosystolic [http://gomerblog.com/2015/12/heart/ murmur]. | '''Regular rate & rhythm''' (or '''RRR''') is shorthand for "I didn't do a true cardiac examination, so I'll just write '''RRR'''." The term '''RRR''' is typically flanked on either side by the phrases "S1 S2" and "no M/R/G," even though the patient has an [[Irregularly Irregular|irregularly irregular]] rhythm, an S4, and a loud holosystolic [http://gomerblog.com/2015/12/heart/ murmur]. | ||
Revision as of 06:42, 28 November 2016
Regular rate & rhythm (or RRR) is shorthand for "I didn't do a true cardiac examination, so I'll just write RRR." The term RRR is typically flanked on either side by the phrases "S1 S2" and "no M/R/G," even though the patient has an irregularly irregular rhythm, an S4, and a loud holosystolic murmur.