EKG 2 Flashcards
Junctional Rhythm rate, regular?
40-60 bpm, yes
accelerates JR
60-100 bpm
tachy JP rate
> 100 bpm
JR p waves
no p wave or false p waves
No p waves or false P waves =
Junctional Rhythm
junctional rhythm PR interval
unmeasurable
premature junctional contractions PJC - p waves
P waves may be present but abnormal; may be before, during, or after the QRS complex, not true waves
idioventricular rhythm rate
20-40
idioventricular rhythm p wave
absent
idioventricular rhythm ST
depressed
Idioventricular Rhythm tx
pacemaker
bigeminy PVCs =
PVC every other beat
trigeminy PVCs =
PVC every 3rd complex
PVC causes include
5
- hypoxia
- acidosis
- hypokalemia
- ischemia
- hypomagnesemia
PVC med tx
2
- lidocaine
2. amiodarone
v tach PVCs
3 or more in a row
V tach rate
110-250 bpm
is V tach regular or irregular
regular, mostly
v tach QRS
wide, >0.12
V tach tx with pulse
synchronized cardioversion