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ecg 2 Flashcards

1
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first degree AV block

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wide PR interval

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2
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second degree AV block type I

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aka wenchebach
gradually widening PRI
then a beat drops

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3
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second degree AV block type II

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AKA classic
set PRI interval
rate 30-100
with droped QRS

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4
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third degree heart block

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variable PRI
P>QRS
QRS wide and slow (20-40)
P waves doing their own thing and QRS doing their own thing no communication

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5
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PVC

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early beat originating from ventricles

absent P waves in the PVC

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6
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PVC unifocal

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each PVC has the same morphology due to one ectopic site

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PVC multifocal

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more than one PVC appearance due to multiple ectopic sites within the ventricles

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PVC bigeminy

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patter of one PVC followed by a normal intrinsic beat

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9
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PVC trigeminy

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patter of one PCV followed by two normal intrinsic beats

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10
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PVC couplets

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two PVC in sequence

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11
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PVC triplets

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three PVC in sequence

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12
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Premature ventricular complexes

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three or more PVC’s in a row (considered non-sustained ventricular tachycardia if rate above 100) sometimes called salvo

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13
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ideoventricular rhythm

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no P waves
20-40 bpm
QRS greater than 0.12 seconds-wide

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14
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ideoventricular rhythm meds to avoid

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do not try antiarrhythmics

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15
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accelerated idioventricular rhythm

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no p waves
rate 40-100
wide QRS

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16
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monomorphic v tach

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rate over 150
no p waves
qrs all wide and same appearance

17
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torsades de pointes

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aka polymorphic v tach
200-250
qrs: wide and twisting
no p waves

18
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v-fib

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no rate
chaotic rhythm
no p waves
no qrs 
just shark teeth with no qrs
most common arrhythmia in sudden cardiac death
19
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asystole

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ventricular standstill

20
Q

PEA

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pulseless electrical activity

everything is normal on the monitor but no pulse

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