ECG Part II Flashcards
What is a NSTEMI?
A non ST elevation myocardial infarction
A NSTEMI accounts for __% of all heart attacks
30%
A NSTEMI needs cardiac biomarkers to confirm its presence, such as ____ or ____
troponin; CPK
A NSTEMI includes a incomplete ____ vessel and a ___ minor vessel
major; complete
With NSTEMI, there are generally no pathological __ waves
Q
What is a STEMI?
ST elevation myocardial infarction
A STEMI accounts for ___% of all heart attacks
70%
A STEMI includes a ___ major vessel and is usually associated with pathological __ waves
complete; Q
A Normal QRS complex lasts how long?
less than or equal to 0.12s
A Purkinje system block causes the QRS complex to last longer than ___s
0.12s
Bizarre QRS complexes can be caused by destruction of ____ muscle or multiple small blocks along the ____ pathway
cardiac; Purkinje
Electrical activity flows b/w the polarized healthy tissue and the depolarized damaged tissue, causing a ________
current of injury
____ heart muscle will stay depolarized or partially polarized all the time
damaged
Injury Potential is caused by
- ____ trauma
- ____ processes that damage the membranes
- _____ caused to local areas from coronary occlusions
mechanical
infectious
ischemia
J Point determines the ___ potential
zero
The J point can identify ___ or ___ in different parts of the heart such as lack of oxygen or lack of sufficient food nutrients
ischemia or infarction
Affected wall: Septal
Primary changes: ____
Vessel: ____
V1-V2
LAD
Affected wall: Anterior
Primary changes: _____
Reciprocal changes: ______
Vessel: _____
V3-V4 (V2-V5)
II, III, aVF
LAD