Cardio II Flashcards
Corresponds to atrial depolarization in the ECG
P Wave
Corresponds to ventricular depolarization in the ECG
QRS complex
Corresponds to ventricular repolarization in the ECG
T wave
Conduction of Cardiac AP through AV node
PR Interval
Correlates with Phase 2/Plateau of Cardiac AP
ST segment
Isoelectric points
PR Segment
ST Segment
Stimulates AV node which increases conduction velocity and decreases PR interval
Sympathetic NS
B2 receptors
- Shorter Phase 4 = Faster AP
Type of Heart block where all atrial impulses reach the ventricles but PR INTERVAL IS LONG
1st Degree AV Block
Type of Heart block where not all impulses are conducted to ventricles:
Ventricular rate < atrial rate
Or P Wave not always followed by QRS
2nd Degree AV Block
Complete AV Block with P and QRS waves independent from each other causing atrioventricular dissociation
3rd Degree AV Block
Sporadically occurring block with constant PR Intervals before a block occurs
Mobitz Type II
(-) Wenckebach phenomenon
ECG shows gradual increase of PR interval before a block occurs
Mobitz Type I
(+) Wenckebach phenomenon
Systemic diseases that can cause 3rd Degree AV Blocks
Amyloidosis
Sarcoidosis
SLE
3rd Degree AV block causes:
Fainting/syncope
Worsening exercise intolerance
**Due to cerebral ischemia
ECG findings in Hypokalemia
- Increased amplitude and width of P wave
- QT prolongation
- ST depression
- Flat/inverted T wave
- Prominent u wave
ECG findings in Hyperkalemia
- Low P wave
- Tall T wave
ECG Findings in Hypocalcemia
- Prolonged QT interval
Hypocalcemia is associated with
Long QT syndrome which can cause sudden fainting and sudden death
Torsades de Pointes which can cause ventricular arrhythmias/ventricular fibrillation