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Arrhythmia Flashcards

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Normal Sinus Rhythm

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60-100bpm
All wave forms present
Normal Sinus Rhythm:
PR = 0.08-.20 QRS <50% of RR

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Atrial Rhythm

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60-80 bpm

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Junctional Rhythm

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40-60bpm; no p wave or retrograde P

at the AV node

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Ventricular Rhythm

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20-40 bpm; no p wave; wide QRS >0.14

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Sinus bradycardia

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<60 bpm

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Junctional bradycardia

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<40 bpm

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Tachycardia

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> 100bpm
accelerated ventricular= 40-100 bpm
accelerated junctional = 60-100bpm

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Supraventricular Tachycardia

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HR >100bpm
All waves present
Regular R-R

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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

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HR >100bpm 
Change in foci 
3 or more different looking p waves 
1:1 P:QRS 
Change in PR interval
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Wandering Atrial Pacemaker

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HR < 100bpm
Change in foci
Different looking p waves
1:1 P:QRS
Change in PR interval
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Atrial Flutter

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Single irritable foci
P:QRS = 2:1 3:1 4:1
P waves at regular intervals

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Atrial Fibrillation

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Multiple foci
Irregular R-R
Non-discernable p waves
Bag of worms isoelectric line

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13
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PAC, PJC, PVC

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Uni-focal or multifocal
Three or more PVC’s in a row = non-sustained ventricular tachycardia
Usually due to
Prematurity occurs due to decreased O2 and increased SNS
Can be due to decreased K+ , decreased cardiac output

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Ventricular Tachycardia

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HR > 100 bpm 
QRS >0.14 s
No p wave
T wave opposition 
V-flutter will demonstrate a more rounded QRS
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Torsades de Pointes (t de p)

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Short bursts of deflection changes
No p wave wide QRS
T wave opposition

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Ventricular Fibrillation

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No discernable wave forms

No coordination of activity

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Asystole

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loss of electrical activity

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18
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Agonal

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<20 bpm

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19
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Wolf Parkinson White

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Bundle of kent
PR < 0.08 sec
Delta wave
R-R’
Diphasic P wave
Wide QRS 
At high rates can lead to PAT
20
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Lown Ganong Levine

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Bundle of James
Normal QRS
PR <0.08
No delta wave
Can lead to PAT at high rates
21
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SA block

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transient, no wave forms

22
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SA node arrest

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No wave forms

usually leads to escape beat

23
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1st degree AV block

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PR > 0.20

Regular R-R

24
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2nd degree AV Block Type I = Wenkebach (above AV node)

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Progressive increase in PR interval until a dropped beat occurs
Normal QRS

25
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2nd degree AV Block Type II = Mobitz (below AV node)

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Normal length PR interval
Wide QRS
Multiple P’s to QRS’s

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3rd degree AV Block

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No PR interval
No association between P and QRS 
Regular P-P and regular R-R
Wide QRS 
T wave opposition
27
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Right Bundle Branch Block

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QRS > 0.12 sec
Not always global common in V1 and V2 results in an R-R’
T wave opposition

28
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Left Bundle Branch Block

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QRS > 0.12 always global
T wave opposition
R-R’ in V5 and V6

29
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Anterior Hemiblock

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Left Anterior Descending
Q in LL I
S in LL III
Left Axis Deviation

30
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Posterior Hemiblock

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Circumflex
Q in LL III
S in LL I
Right Axis Deviation

31
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Right Atrial Enlargement

A

Large P wave

> 2.5 mm tall and/ or wide

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Left Atrial Enlargement

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Diphasic P wave in V1 and V2

33
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Bi-atrial Enlargement

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Double hump P (in lead of mean depolarization)

Large P waves > 2.5 mm tall and/ or wide

34
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Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

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Large R wave in V1
Often Right Axis Deviated
T wave strain in V1 and V2

35
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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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S in V1 + R in V5 > 35mm
S in V2 + R in V6 > 35mm
Often Left Axis Deviated
T wave strain V5 and V6

36
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Ischemia

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Lack of blood flow

ST segment depression >1.5 mm, 80 ms from J point in > 50% of corresponding leads

37
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Injury

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Acute (short term/ recent) damage

ST segment elevation > 1.5 mm 80 ms from J point in >50% of corresponding leads

38
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Infarction

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Tissue death 
Acute coronary syndrome 
o	Symmetrically inverted t waves
o	Sign of more server ischemia
o	Can be due to severe stress 
•	Heart attack, clot, ventricular aneurysm 
•	STEMI = transmural (across entire heart wall) 
•	NSTEMI = subendocardial
o	Asymmetrical t wave inversion
39
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Anterior MI

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reciprocal changes in inferior aspect = II, III, aVF

40
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Inferior MI

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reciprocal changes in lateral aspect = I, aVL, and precordial leads

41
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Lateral MI

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reciprocal change in inferior aspect = II, III, aVF

42
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Posterior MI

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reciprocal change V1 and V2 (large R wave and upright T and ST depression) = mirror image of anterior MI

43
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Antero-septal

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V1 and V2 = left anterior descending

44
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Anterior

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V3 and V4 = left anterior descending

45
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Lateral

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V5, V6, I ,and aVL = circumflex

46
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Inferior

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II, III, and aVF = marginal

47
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Posterior

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no indicative changes = right posterior descending

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