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40 Cards in this Set
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sinus:
Rate: 101 - 160 |
sinus tachy
Rate: 101 - 160 |
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sinus:
Rate: < 59 |
sinus brady
Rate: < 59 |
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sinus:
Irregular; difference between shortest R-R interval and longest R-R interval is at least 0.12 second |
sinus arrhythmia
Irregular; difference between shortest R-R interval and longest R-R interval is at least 0.12 second |
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sinus:
Irregular; length of the pause is the same as 1 cycle, or multiples of cycles - the same rate resumes after the pause; measure the P – P interval |
sinoatrial (sinus exit) block
Irregular; length of the pause is the same as 1 cycle, or multiples of cycles - the same rate resumes after the pause; measure the P – P interval |
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sinus:
Irregular; the length of the pause is not a multiple of the normal cycle; the rate differs after the pause; measure the P - P interval; document the length of the pause |
sinus arreest
Irregular; the length of the pause is not a multiple of the normal cycle; the rate differs after the pause; measure the P - P interval; document the length of the pause |
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atrial:
irregular; P waves vary (at least 3 differently shaped P waves); PR intervals vary; rate ≤ 100 |
wandering atrial pacemaker
irregular; P waves vary (at least 3 differently shaped P waves); PR intervals vary; rate ≤ 100 |
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atrial:
rate: 101-250; regular; P waves of at least 3 different shapes, if present; PR intervals vary |
multifocal (chaotic) atrial tachycardia
rate: 101-250; regular; P waves of at least 3 different shapes, if present; PR intervals vary |
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atrial:
rate 161-250; regular; P waves are all the same (if no P waves present, then it is referred to as _____________) |
Atrial Tachycardia
rate 161-250; regular; P waves are all the same (if no P waves present, then it is referred to as supraventricular tachycardia) |
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atrial:
rate: 161-250; abrupt onset and/or termination (if no P waves present, then it is referred to as ____________________) |
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
rate: 161-250; abrupt onset and/or termination (if no P waves present, then it is referred to as Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia) |
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atrial:
Flutter ("F") waves cause saw tooth or picket fence pattern Ps; regular (variable block may be irregular) |
atrial flutter
Flutter ("F") waves cause saw tooth or picket fence pattern Ps; regular (variable block may be irregular) |
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atrial:
ventricular rate: 70-100; irregular, no discernible P waves |
controlled atrial fibrillation
ventricular rate: 70-100; irregular, no discernible P waves |
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atrial:
Ventricular rate: 101-220; irregular; no discernible P waves |
uncontrolled atrial fibrillation
Ventricular rate: 101-220; irregular; no discernible P waves |
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Rate: 40 - 60; regular; inverted or biphasic P waves before, during (not visible), or after the QRS
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junctional rhythm
Rate: 40 - 60; regular; inverted or biphasic P waves before, during (not visible), or after the QRS |
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Rate: 61 -100; regular; inverted or biphasic P waves before, during (not visible), or after the QRS
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accelerated junctional rhythm
Rate: 61 -100; regular; inverted or biphasic P waves before, during (not visible), or after the QRS |
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Rate: 101 - 180; regular; inverted or biphasic P waves before, during (not visible), or after the QRS
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junctional tachycardia
Rate: 101 - 180; regular; inverted or biphasic P waves before, during (not visible), or after the QRS |
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Rate: 20-40; P waves present; Wide QRS; usually regular, but may be irregular
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ventricular rhythm
Rate: 20-40; P waves present; Wide QRS; usually regular, but may be irregular |
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rate: 20-40; absent P waves; wide QRS; usually regular, but may be irregular
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Idioventricular Rhythm
rate: 20-40; absent P waves; wide QRS; usually regular, but may be irregular |
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Rate: 41-100; absent P waves; wide QRS; usually regular, but may be irregular
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Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
Rate: 41-100; absent P waves; wide QRS; usually regular, but may be irregular |
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Rate: 101-250; QRS wide and bizarre - same configuration as PVC; usually regular but may be irregular, 3 or more PVCs in a row
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Ventricular Tachycardia
(VT) Rate: 101-250; QRS wide and bizarre - same configuration as PVC; usually regular but may be irregular, 3 or more PVCs in a row |
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Rate: 150-300; peculiar form of VT; may be initiated by a PVC occuring on a prolonged QT interval; R-R interval is irregular; has a spindle effect
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Torsades de Pointes
Rate: 150-300; peculiar form of VT; may be initiated by a PVC occuring on a prolonged QT interval; R-R interval is irregular; has a spindle effect |
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Rapid, irregular, wide QRS without specific pattern; amplitude > 3 mm
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Coarse Ventricular Fibrillation
Rapid, irregular, wide QRS without specific pattern; amplitude > 3 mm |
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Rapid, irregular QRS without specific pattern; amplitude < 3 mm
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Fine Ventricular Fibrillation
Rapid, irregular QRS without specific pattern; amplitude < 3 mm |
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Straight or wavy line; no QRS; (may be P waves, if so - Primary Ventricular Standstill)
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Ventricular Asystole
Straight or wavy line; no QRS; (may be P waves, if so - Primary Ventricular Standstill) |
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One P wave for each QRS complex; PR interval is greater than 0.20 second; normal QRS; document the underlying rhythm
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first degree block
One P wave for each QRS complex; PR interval is greater than 0.20 second; normal QRS; document the underlying rhythm |
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more P waves than QRS complexes; PR interval increases progressively until a P is blocked; displays group beating
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Second Degree AV block - Type 1 (Mobitz I or Wenckebach)
more P waves than QRS complexes; PR interval increases progressively until a P is blocked; displays group beating |
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more P waves than QRS complexes; PR interval is normal or prolonged but constant; displays group beating; note the conduction ration of P:QRS and document
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Second degree AV block - type II (Mobitz II)
more P waves than QRS complexes; PR interval is normal or prolonged but constant; displays group beating; note the conduction ration of P:QRS and document |
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More P waves than QRS complexes; P-P interval is regular, R-R interval is usually regular; P waves and QRS complexes are not related to one another; complete AV dissociation
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third degree block (complete heart block)
More P waves than QRS complexes; P-P interval is regular, R-R interval is usually regular; P waves and QRS complexes are not related to one another; complete AV dissociation |
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Ectopic beat occuring early (before the next expected sinus beat); upright P wave or distortion of the preceding T wave; narrow QRS unless non-conducted or aberrantly conducted.
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PAC
Ectopic beat occuring early (before the next expected sinus beat); upright P wave or distortion of the preceding T wave; narrow QRS unless non-conducted or aberrantly conducted. |
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Ectopic beat occurring early (before the next expected sinus beat); inverted or biphasic P wave before, during (not visible), or after a narrow QRS
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PJC
Ectopic beat occurring early (before the next expected sinus beat); inverted or biphasic P wave before, during (not visible), or after a narrow QRS |
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Ectopic beat occuring early ( before the next expected sinus beat); no P wave; wide and bizarre QRS; T wave deflection is opposite that of the complex; pause following the PVC fully compensatory
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PVC
Ectopic beat occuring early ( before the next expected sinus beat); no P wave; wide and bizarre QRS; T wave deflection is opposite that of the complex; pause following the PVC fully compensatory (R - PVC - R = R - R - R) |
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Ectopic beat occuring late (after the next expected sinus beat); inverted or biphasic P wave before, during (not visible), or after a narrow QRS
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junctional escape beat
Ectopic beat occuring late (after the next expected sinus beat); inverted or biphasic P wave before, during (not visible), or after a narrow QRS |
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Ectopic beat occuring late (after the next expected sinu beat); no P wave, wide and bizarre QRS
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ventricular escape beat
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large EKG grids =
small EKG grids = 5 large squares represent = |
large EKG grids = 0.20 seconds
small EKG grids = 0.04 seconds 5 large squares represent 1 sec |
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triplicates
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300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 50, 43, 37, 33, 30
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PR interval:
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PR interval: 0.12-0.20 seconds
(3 - 5 small grids) |
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QRS interval:
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QRS interval: 0.04-0.12 seconds
(1 - 4 small grids) |
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QT interval:
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QT interval: 0.36-0.44
(9 - 11 small grids) |
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Refers to the change in the speed of conduction through the AV node
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dromotropic
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This innervation inhibits the SA node, the atrial and junctional foci, but not the ventricular foci
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Parasympathetic innervation inhibits the SA node, the atrial and junctional foci, but not the ventricular foci.
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Increases in heart rate shorten all phases of the cardiac cycle, but the most important effect is a decrease in _________________, which results in a decrease in ventricular filling and a decrease in cardiac output.
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Increases in heart rate shorten all phases of the cardiac cycle, but the most important effect is a decrease in the length of time spent in diastole, which results in a decrease in ventricular filling and a decrease in cardiac output.
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