Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Contrary (or opposite) to the normal expected path of movement

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Retrograde

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Rhythms that are initiated in the area of the AV junction

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Junctional rhythms

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Initiate from a single site in the AV junction and arise earlier than the next anticipated complex of the underlying rhythm

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Premature Junctional rhythms (PJCs)

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The pause that occurs after an ectopic beat, when the SA node is depolarized

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Noncompensatory pause

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A pause that occurs after an ectopic beat in which the SA node is unaffected and the cadence of the heart is uninterrupted

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Compensatory pause

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When the SA node fails to generate an impulse or if the rate of impulse generation falls below that of the AV node, then the AV node will assume the role of the pacemaker

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Junctional escape rhythm

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Increased Automaticity in the AV junction to discharge impulses at a rate faster than it’s increased rate

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Accelerated Junctional rhythm

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When the Junctional firing rate exceeds 100 BPM

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Junctional tachycardia

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Rhythm arising from the AV Junctional tissue at a rate of 100 to 180 BPM

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Junctional tachycardia rhythm

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Rhythm observed to start or end abruptly

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Paroxysmal rhythm

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A Junctional tachycardia rhythm that is observed to begin or end abruptly

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Paroxysmal Junctional tachycardia rhythm (PJT)

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