Conducting System and ECG Flashcards
Describe pacemaker cells and current
Weird because cell membrane becomes MORE NEGATIVE
Na+ ions go in creating FUNNY CURRENT
Normal cardiomyocytes have a very long…
Refractory period
What is vf
No refractory period
How do you fix vf
Defibrillation
What ion specifically lives in the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Ca2+
Describe the pathway from bradycardia to sinus rhythm
Sympathetic nerves to SAN
NORADRENALINE to BETA 1 receptors
ATP-> camp->ca2+ channels open
What to the waves of the ecg represent
P - atrial depolarisation
Qrs - ventricular depolarisation
T - ventricular repolarisation
What to beta blockers end with
- olol
Give an example of a calcium channel blocker
Ammlodopine
How would you identify atrial fibrillation on ecg
No p waves
Which waves are sometimes absent in normal ecg
Q
What does the pr interval represent
Time taken to travel between San and avn
Which is the rhythm strip on ecg
V2