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CR Year 3 > ECG + Heart Anatomy > Flashcards

ECG + Heart Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Irregular rhythm- slight but regular lengthening and then shortening

A

Sinus arrhythmia

Common in young

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2
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AF

A

no P waves

Irregularly irregular QRS

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3
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Atrial Flutter

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Sawtooth P wave

Regular QRS

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4
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P waves in different leads

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Upright in II, III, aVF

Inverted in aVR

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5
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P-mitrale

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bifid P wave

Indicates left atrial hypertrophy

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6
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P-pulmonale

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Peaked P wave

Indicates right atrial hypertrophy

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7
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Hyperkalaemia

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Pseudo-P pulmonale seen

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8
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Prolonged PR interval

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Delayed AV conduction

1st degree heart block

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9
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Short PR interval

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Unusually fast AV conduction down an accessory pathway

e.g. Wolff-Parkinson White

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10
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Prolonged QRS

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Ventricular conduction defects (e.g. bundle branch block)
Metabolic disturbance
Ventricular origin

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11
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High amplitude QRS complex

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Ventricular hypertrophy

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12
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Q wave normal

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<0.04s
Often seen I, aVL, V5, V6
Reflects normal septal depolarisation

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13
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Pathological Q waves

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Deep and wide

Acute MI

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14
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Prolonged QT interval

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Brugada syndrome (sudden cardiac death)

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15
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Congenital Prolonged QT

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Romano-Ward syndrome
Jervell syndrome
Lange-Nielsen syndrome

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16
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Cardiac Prolonged QT

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MI
Ischaemia
Mitral valve prolapse

17
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Metabolic Prolonged QT

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Hypokalaemia
Hypomagnesaemia
Hypocalcaemia
Starvation
Hypothyroidism
Hypothermia
18
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Toxins Prolonged QT

A

Organosphosphates

19
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Anti-arrhythmic drugs Prolonged QT

A

Quinidine
Amiodarone
Procainamide
Sotalol

20
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Antihistamines Prolonged QT

A

Terfenadine

Astimazole

21
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Motility drugs Prolonged QT

A

Domperidone

22
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Psychoactive drugs Prolonged QT

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Haloperidol
Risperidone
TCAs
SSRIs

23
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Herbalism Prolonged QT

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Chinese folk remedies
Cocaine
Quinine
Artemisins (anti-malarials)

24
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ST Elevation

A

> 1mm

Infarction

25
Q

ST depression

A

> 0.5mm

Ischaemia

26
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Normal T wave

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Normally inverted in aVR, V1 (and V2)
Normal if inverted in isolation in III
Abnormal if inverted in I, II, V4-V6

27
Q

Peaked T wave

A

Hyperkalaemia

28
Q

Flattened T wave

A

Hypokalaemia

29
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J wave

A

Where S wave finishes + ST segment starts
J wave is a notch at this point
Seen in hypothermia, SAH, hypercalcaemia

30
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Normal Axis

A 
-30 to 90
Lead I (0) +
Lead II (60)` +
31
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Left Axis Deviation

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32
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Right Axis Deviation

A 
>90
Lead I (0) -
Lead II (+60) +

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