ECG 1 Flashcards
1
Q
QRS Complexes
A
keep us alive
2
Q
Treat the patient
A
not the monitor
3
Q
CASH
A
C = chest pain or cyanosis A= altered mental status S= shortness of breath or syncope H = hypotension
4
Q
Normal Sinus Rhythm - Rate
A
60 to 100
5
Q
Normal Sinus Rhythm - Rhythm
A
regular
6
Q
Normal Sinus Rhythm - P waves
A
present
7
Q
Normal Sinus Rhythm - PRI
A
0.12 to 0.20 sec
8
Q
Normal Sinus Rhythm - QRS
A
<0.12 sec (narrow)
9
Q
Normal Sinus Rhythm -P:QRS
A
1:1
10
Q
Sinus Bradycardia - rate
A
<60
11
Q
Sinus Bradycardia - rhythm
A
regular
12
Q
Sinus Bradycardia - P waves
A
upright
13
Q
Sinus Bradycardia - PRI
A
usually normal
14
Q
Sinus Bradycardia - QRS
A
narrow
15
Q
Sinus Bradycardia - P:QRS
A
1:1
16
Q
Sinus Tachycardia - Rate
A
> 100
17
Q
Sinus Tachycardia - Rhythm
A
regular
18
Q
Sinus Tachycardia - P waves
A
present
19
Q
Sinus Tachycardia - PRI
A
normal
20
Q
Sinus Tachycardia - QRS
A
narrow
21
Q
Sinus Tachycardia - P:QRS
A
1:1
22
Q
Sinus Arrhythmia - Rate
A
usually 60-100
23
Q
Sinus Arrhythmia - Rhythm
A
irregular with respiratory cycle
24
Q
Sinus Arrhythmia - P waves
A
present
25
Sinus Arrhythmia - PRI
normal
26
Sinus Arrhythmia - QRS
narrow
27
Sinus Arrhythmia - P:QRS
1:1
28
Premature Atrial Complexes - Rate
30 - 150 (underlying rhythm)
29
Premature Atrial Complexes - Rhythm
irregular (due to early extra beats)
30
Premature Atrial Complexes - P waves
present, PAC P waves may appear different
31
Premature Atrial Complexes - PR interval
normal
32
Premature Atrial Complexes - QRS
normal
33
Premature Atrial Complexes - P:QRS
1:1
34
Atrial Flutter - Rate
variable
35
Atrial Flutter - Rhythm
variable
36
Atrial Flutter - P waves
none, just "F" or flutter waves "Sawtooth" pattern
37
Atrial Flutter - PRI
none
38
Atrial Flutter - QRS
narrow
39
Atrial Flutter - P:QRS
no ratio
40
Atrial Fibrillation - Rate
variable
41
Atrial Fibrillation - Rhythm
irregularly, irregular
42
Atrial Fibrillation - P waves
none, chaotic baseline
43
Atrial Fibrillation - PRI
none
44
Atrial Fibrillation - QRS
narrow
45
Atrial Fibrillation - P:QRS
no ratio
46
Paroxysmal Supra-ventricular Tachycardia - Rate
180 to 260 bpm
47
Paroxysmal Supra-ventricular Tachycardia - Rhythm
regular, but with sudden starts and stops
48
Paroxysmal Supra-ventricular Tachycardia - P waves
usually none
49
Paroxysmal Supra-ventricular Tachycardia - PRI
none
50
Paroxysmal Supra-ventricular Tachycardia - QRS
< 0.12 seconds
51
Paroxysmal Supra-ventricular Tachycardia - P:QRS
none
52
Premature Junctional Complexes - Rate
depends on underlying rhythm
53
Premature Junctional Complexes - Rhythm
irregular
54
Premature Junctional Complexes - P waves
variable
55
Premature Junctional Complexes - PRI
varies with early beat
56
Premature Junctional Complexes - QRS
narrow
57
Premature Junctional Complexes - P:QRS
varies
58
Junctional Escape Beats - Rate
depends on underlying rhythm
59
Junctional Escape Beats - Rhythm
irregular
60
Junctional Escape Beats - P waves
varies
61
Junctional Escape Beats - PRI
< 0.12 seconds
62
Junctional Escape Beats- QRS
< 0.12 seconds
63
Junctional Escape Beats - P: QRS
varies
64
Junctional Escape Rhythm - Rate
40 to 60
65
Junctional Escape Rhythm - - Rhythm
regular
66
Junctional Escape Rhythm - -P waves
varies
67
Junctional Escape Rhythm - - PRI
<0.12 seconds
68
Junctional Escape Rhythm - -QRS
narrow
69
Junctional Escape Rhythm - -P: QRS
varies
70
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm - Rate
60 to 100
71
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm - Rhythm
regular
72
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm - P waves
varies
73
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm - PRI
< 0.12 seconds
74
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm - QRS
narrow
75
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm - P:QRS
varies
76
Junctional Tachycardia - Rate
greater than 100
77
Junctional Tachycardia - Rhythm
regular
78
Junctional Tachycardia - P waves
varies
79
Junctional Tachycardia - PRI
< 0.12 seconds
80
Junctional Tachycardia - QRS
narrow
81
Junctional Tachycardia - P:QRS
varies
