Analysis and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram
Step 4: Evaluate the cardiac rhythm
If the rhythm is regular, the RR interval should be constant throughout the ECG. This can be checked using calipers, or more simply by marking on a piece of paper the distance between two R waves, and comparing this distance between pairs of QRS complexes on the ECG. Next, check to see if a P wave is present before each of the QRS complexes.