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]. |
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[[Category:Internal Medicine]] | [[Category:Internal Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Physical Exam]] | [[Category:Physical Exam]] | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 1 February 2017
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.
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