Blocks Flashcards
song for first degree AV block
if the R is far from the P, then you have a first degree
song for wenckebach
longer, longer, longer drop, then you have a wenckebach
song for mobitz II
if some P’s just don’t get through, then you have a Mobitz II
song for third degree AV block
If P’s and Q’s just don’t agree, than you have a third degree
what are the S&S of a first degree AV block?
none
what is the treatment for a first degree AV block?
none needed
what are 3 symptoms of a wenckebach?
bradycardia
angina
syncope
what is the treatment for wenckebach?
treat bradycardia - stop AV block meds
where is the block in a wenckebach?
within AV node
where is the block in a mobitz type II?
below the AV node in the His Bundle
what symptom, if any, would be present in a mobitz type II?
bradycardia
what is the treatment for a mobitz type II AV block?
pacemaker
treat bradycardia
a mobitz type II AV block usually occurs in the presence of what?
bundle branch block
what can mobitz type II AV block lead to?
stokes-adams attacks
how are third degree AV blocks characterized?
independent atrial and ventricular complexes
what must be present to diagnose a third degree AV block?
ventricular rate that is slower than the atrial rate
what are S&S of a third degree AV block? (5)
bradycardia
palpitations
angina
dyspnea
stokes-adams attacks
what is the treatment for a third degree AV block?
treat bradycardia
pacemaker
what does a left bundle branch block always indicate?
cardiac disease
what are the two tests for a BBB?
ECG, then holter monitor