CONDUCTION OF HEART Flashcards
LOCATED ON THE UPPER POSTERIOR IN RIGHT SIDE OF ATRIAL WALL,PRIMARY PACE MAKER, 60 TO 100 BPM, SEND WAVES OF DEPO THRU INTER NODAL TRACT
SA NODE
LOCATED AT POSTERIOR SEPTAL WALL OF RIGHT ATRUIM 12/20 SEC DELAY BTW ATRIA AND VENTRICLE, BACK UP PACEMAKER 40/60 BPM,
AV NODE
LOCATED IN INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM, BUNDLE OF BRANCHES PATHWAY, 40/60 BPM
BUNDLE OF HIS
LOCATED IN INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM, CONDUCTS ELECTRICAL PRUKINJE FIBERS TO VENTRICLES
BUNDLE OF BRANCHES
LOCATED IN VENTRICLE ENDOCARDIUM, DELIVERS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES, 20/40 BPM
PRUKINJE FIBERS
UNWANTED INTERFERNENCE OR JITTERING ON EKG RECORDING
ARTIFACT
JITTERY PATTERN CAUSED BY THE PATIENT SHIVVERING OR BY SHAKING
SOMATIC TREMOR
BASELINE MOVES UP/DOWN ON EKG PAPER.. CAUSED B Y LOTION OR SWEATING OF SKIN INTERFERING WITH SIGNAL TRANSMISSION
WANDERING BASELINE
IMPROPERLY GROUNDED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTACT WITH PATIENT. CELL PHONES AND PAGERS INTERFERE WITH EKG TRACE
60 CYCLE INTERFERENCE
CAN BE CAUSED BY DAMAGED WIRE OR LOOSE ELECTRODES
BROKEN RECORDING
PR SEGMENT ELONGATED
1ST HEART BLOCK
MISSING 1 QRS COMPLEX (NO QRS)
2ND DEGREE HEART BLOCK
P WAVES NOT FOLLOWED BY QRS COMPLEX
3RD DEGREE HEART BLOCK
PR TIMING LESS THAN _______ SECONDS.. FASTER HEART RATE
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