Arrhythmias Flashcards
which organ function should you check with patient with arrhythmia
thyroid
ecg findings of atrial fibulation
no p waves. QRS is irregulary irregular
what type of drugs would you first use to treat A Fib. and what do they control
Beta blocker and calcium channel blocker.
These control the rate
when would you want to use rhythm controlling drugs
when A Fib is not persistent
what might you consider in elderly patient who’s atrial flutter cant be controlled by drugs
Destroy the av node and control the ventricles with a pacemaker
what condition give a sawtooth apearance and why
Atrial flutter as the p and t waves join together
1st degree heart block ecg
prolonged pr interval (more tha 5 little boxes)
2nd degree heart block ecg
some p waves do not give a qrs complex
3rd degree heart block ecg
no correlation between p and qrs complex
morbitz 1 or wenckebach heart block ecg
second degree heart block with increased pr interval
morbitz 2 ecg
second degree heart block with no decrease in pr interval
A broad fast ECG suggests what
Ventricular Tachycardia
What generally does a broad ecg mean
Damage to bundles in Ventricles (Depolarisation traveling through lower myocardial cells instead of nerves)
