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PVC |
Weird fat QRS |
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The heart contacting is |
Depolarization |
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The heart beating too fast is |
Tachycardia |
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We read the ___ of the heart on the monitor not ___ |
Electrical Activity Muscular activity |
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Normal heat rate is |
60 - 100 bpm |
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Repolarization is |
The heart resting |
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An interval is |
A time between 2 specific events PR interval QRS interval QT interval RR interval |
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1 small box is |
.04 seconds |
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5 small boxes is |
.2 seconds |
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5 large boxes is |
1 second |
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A normal strip is |
6 seconds |
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A P wave represents |
The contraction of the atria |
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The T wave is |
The repolarization (resting) of the heart |
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The QRS is |
The contraction of the ventricle |
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A normal PR interval is |
3-5 boxes |
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A normal QRS interval is |
1-3 boxes |
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Atrial flutter |
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SVT have ___ P waves, indicated by a ___ |
Hidden
Narrow QRS |
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Supraventricular Tachycardia
(Notice the narrow QRS, so there IS a P wave) (Tachycardia with hidden P's, >150 bpm) |
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What are the Premature beats |
PAC Premature Artial contraction
PJC " " junctional contraction
PVC " " ventricular contraction |
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PAC stands for ___ And effects the ___ |
Premature Artial Contractions P wave |
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PAC
(The P wave is Upright but weird) |
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A PJC affects the ____ It will be ____ |
P wave Flat or inverted |
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PJC Premature Junctional contraction
(Flat / Inverted P wave) |
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No P wave will make a QRS ___ |
Wide |
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PVC
(No P wave, so wide QRS) |
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PVC patterns |
Ventricular Bi/ tri/ quadrigeminy Couplets Runs of Ventricular tachycardia
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Runs of ventricular tachycardia |
3 or more PVC's in a row |
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Wandering Artial Pacemaker (WAP) |
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WAP's have |
At least 3 different P waves Even flat ones |
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What are the 6 lethal rhythms |
Ventricular tachycardia (V tach) Ventricular fibrillation (V fib) Torsades de pointes Idioventricular rhythm Accelerated Idioventricular rhythm Asystole |
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Ventricular tachycardia |
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V tach has |
No P wave
Wide QRS
101-250 bpm |
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V fib indicates that a pt is |
"Clinically dead" |
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Ventricular fibrillation |
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Torsades de pointe are usually ___ bpm |
150-250 bpm |
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Torsades de pointe |
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Idioventricular rhythm has |
No P wave (so a wide QRS)
Is very slow! 20-40 bpm |
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Idioventricular rhythm 20 - 40 bpm
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Accelerated Idioventricular rhythms are |
41-100 bpm
No P wave, thus, a wide QRS |
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Accelerated Idioventricular rhythm
41- 100 bpm |
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Junctional rhythm is |
Slow
40-60 bpm |
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Junctional rhythms have
____ P waves
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Flat (hidden) or inverted P waves
This is indicated by a normal QRS.
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Junctional rhythms are classified by their ___ |
Rate |
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Junctional rhythm
(Looks like Idioventricular rhythm but the QRS is narrow) 40-60 bpm |
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There are ___ types of "fast" junctional rhythms |
2
Accelerated junctional rhythm &
junctional tachycardia |
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Accelerated junctional rhythms are |
61-100 |
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Accelerated junctional rhythm 61-100 bpm |
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Junctional tachycardia is |
100- 150 |
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Junctional tachycardia > 150 is considered |
SVT |
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A bundle branch block is |
A delay or obstruction along electrical pathway on the right or left of the ventricles |
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A wide or slurred S wave indicates a |
Right bundle branch block (The effect of an old heart attack) |
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Right bundle branch block |
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This bundle block has an "M" shape or notched R waves |
Left bundle branch block |
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Left bundle branch block |
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The 3 paced rhythms |
Atrial pacemaker
Ventricular pacemaker
Atrioventricular pacemaker |
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Junctional Tachycardia 100- 150 |
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Atrioventricular Paced Rhythm (The spike is in the P wave for Atrial paced The spike will be in the QRS for a V. Paced) |
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This characterizes a 1st degree heart block |
Elongated PR interval (Longer than 3-5 boxes) |
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1st degree heart block |
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2nd degree heart blocks deal with ____ |
Missing QRS's |
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Ventricular Paced Rhythm |
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Arrhythmia |
P wave Irregular R to R |
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A fib |
NO P wave Irregular |
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If QRS is Larger than .12 it is a |
BBB |
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Qrs over _____ is a BBB |
.10 |