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11 Cards in this Set
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Abbreviation for Airway, Breathing, and Circulation; First steps of BLS
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Atrial Depolarization
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Electrical process resulting in atrial contraction; indicated by the P-Wave on an EKG
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Atrial Flutter
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Dysrrhythmia noted by a single, rapid atrial stimulus
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Brady-
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Prefix meaning slow
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Cardioversion
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Application of synchronized electrical current to restore the heart rate to a normal rhythm
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Contraction
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Shortening of a muscle
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Defibrillator
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DEVICE used to deliver an electrical current to restore normal cardiac rhythm
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Defibrillation
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application OF AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE NORMAL CARDIAC RHYTHM
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Focus/Foci
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One cell generating electrical activity that originates outside the usual pacemaker site
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Pacemaker
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Tissue in the heart that initiates an electrical impulse
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P-R Interval
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Interval measure from the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the R wave; represents the electrical path through the atria
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