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36 Cards in this Set
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During depolarization __________ is going into the cell.
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Sodium
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During Repolarization what is happening to sodium & calcium?
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Stopping
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P wave is associated withe atrial___________
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depolarization
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QRS complex ______ depolarization
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ventricular
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T wave is ventricular ____________
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repolarization
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Too slow sinus rhythm
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sinus bradycardia under 60
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Too fast sinus rhythm
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sinus tachycardia over 100
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To increase rate or flat lining patients what treatment would one give?
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Atropine & Epinephrine
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Sinus pauses and arrest is known as what?
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Asystole
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What dysarrhythmia is Wolff Parkinson- White Syndrome Associated with
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Atrial Tachycardia
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With atrial fibrillation how is the atria moving?
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Quivering like jello
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With A. Fib the radial pulse will be slower OR faster than apical
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slower
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What is the goal of A. Fib
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To reduce the ventricular response rate to below 100 beats/minute
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Amiodarone what does it do?
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Converts to sinus
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When a patient is alive and needs shocked what type do you give them?
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Cardioversion
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What a patient is dead what type of shocking would you give them?
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Defibrillation
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Premature Ventricular Contractions- what is the main problem?
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Electrical irritability from disruptions in normal electrolyte shifts
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PVC can be multifocal (more serious) or __________
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unifocal
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How many PVC's in one minute is a problem that needs treatment?
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6
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What is the best treatment for PVC
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Lidocaine
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Ventricular Fibrillation = ___________ = Death
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NO FLOW
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What is the problem with ventricular fibrillation?
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The ventricles are continuously contracting but not putting out the volume
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What electrolyte should you NEVER EVER give through IV
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Potassium
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What wave is usually absent with toursades?
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P wave
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What are the 3 main causes of toursades?
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1- Drugs that lengthen QT interval like Haldol
2- Electrolyte abnormalities 3- Myocardial Ischemia |
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Class 1 Drugs what action do they do?
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Block Sodium channels
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Premature Ventricular Contractions- what is the main problem?
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Electrical irritability from disruptions in normal electrolyte shifts
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PVC can be multifocal (more serious) or __________
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unifocal
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How many PVC's in one minute is a problem that needs treatment?
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6
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What is the best treatment for PVC
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Lidocaine
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Ventricular Fibrillation = ___________ = Death
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NO FLOW
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Class 1A drugs what action do they have on the refractory period?
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Prolong
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Class 1B drugs- shorten ___________ and refractory period
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action potential
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What do Class 1B drugs only work on?
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Ventricular issues
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Class 1C are used for what?
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Chronic disorders and slow conduction--- THINK C.C.C.
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Dysrhythmmia management- 3 things
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1- Electrolyte management ( K, Mg, Ca, Phosphate)
2- Volume 3-Stress |
