EKG Flashcards
Asystole, PEA
No rhythm
Give epi, atropine, CPR
Boxes
.04 seconds in a box of .20
Runs a 6 second strip
Brady
Slow rate, below 60
Give atropine
A fib
No p wave, QRS wave is normal
Give anticoagulant, control rate, give cardiziem
A flutter
All P waves in between QRS
Give Amiodarone, dig, anticoagulant
Sinus with first av block
Longer time in PR interval
Second degree av block type 2
Mobitz 2
Everything is equal, QRS drops out
Unstable, atropine
Second degree
Wenkebach
Longer PR interval until dropped QRS
Third degree av block
Brady
More P waves than QRS
Pace patient
Vtach
Vfib
Coarse, irregular
Shock at 200,300,360 for vtach
Give Amiodarone,lidocaine
Torsades
Vtach, vfib, large then small then large again
Give magnesium
SVT
100-300bpm
Vagal maneuvers, adenosine
Normal QRS
.06-.10 seconds, 1.5-2.5 tiny boxes
PR interval
Beginning of P wave to beginning of QRS
.12-.20 seconds, 3-5 tiny boxes
Junctional rhythm
Inverted p wave