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Electrocardiography I and II Flashcards

1
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3 determinants of amplitude of electrical vectors

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  1. mass of muscle generating signal
  2. conduction velocity
  3. degree of cancellation of electrical forces
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What do we see if an electrical vector is perpendicular to the orientation of the lead?

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no deflection on EKG

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What do we see if an electrical vector is at an angle to the orientation of the lead?

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amplitude of deflection correlated with the projection (parallel component) of the vector

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What is the role of the right leg in the lead system?

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not directly involved in any lead –> is simply the grounding to account for ambient electrical activity

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Vector orientation and setup of: Lead 1

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negative pole on right arm, positive pole on left arm –> vector going right to left

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Vector orientation and setup of: Lead 2

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negative pole on right arm, positive pole on left leg –> vector pointing down and toward left from right arm

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Vector orientation and setup of: Lead 3

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negative pole on left arm, positive pole on left leg –> vector pointing down and toward right from left arm

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Vector orientation and setup of: aVR

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negative pole on left arm/leg, positive pole on right arm –> vector pointing up and toward right arm

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Vector orientation and setup of: aVL

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negative pole on right arm/left leg, positive pole on leftarm –> vector pointing up and toward leftarm

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Vector orientation and setup of: aVF

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negative pole on arms, positive pole on left leg –> vector pointing down

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11
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Angular orientation of: lead 1

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0

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Angular orientation of: lead 2

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60

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Angular orientation of: lead 3

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120

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14
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Angular orientation of: aVF

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90

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Angular orientation of: aVR

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-150

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Angular orientation of: aVL

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-30

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17
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Setup of V leads

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negative poles on left leg and arms –> creates virtual negative pole/central terminal of wilson in chest –> 6 positive poles V1-V6 on chest

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18
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Placement of: V1

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4th intercostal space, right of sternum

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19
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Placement of: V2

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4th intercostal space, left of sternum

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20
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Placement of: V3

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halfway between v2 and v4

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21
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Placement of: V4

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5th intercostal space, midclavicular

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Placement of: V5

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lateral to v4 in anterior axillary line

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23
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Placement of: V6

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lateral to v4 in the mid axillary line

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24
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Is the SA node depolarization visible on EKG?

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no –> slow conduction and small voltage –> not visible

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25
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Is atrial depolarization visible on EKG?

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yes –> P wave

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26
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Is the atrial repolarization visible on EKG?

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no

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27
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Is the AV node depolarization visible on EKG?

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no

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28
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Is the his/bundle depolarization visible on EKG?

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no

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29
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Is ventricular depolarization visible on EKG?

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yes –> QRS complex

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Is the ventricular plateau visible on EKG?

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yes –> ST –> flat portion b/c all ventricular muscle is at same potential so no voltage

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31
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Is the ventricular repolarization visible on EKG?

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yes –> T wave

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32
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Which wave is an initial downward deflection in QRS?

33
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Which wave is the first upward deflection in QRS?

34
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Which wave is a downward deflection after an R in QRS?

35
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Which wave is a second upward deflection in QRS?

36
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How do we know if we are using standard paper/paper speed for an EKG reading?

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initial square pulse is 2 boxes tall (10mm) and 1 box wide (5mm)

37
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What is the time passage associated with one big box on EKG (5mm)?

38
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What is the time passage associated with one small box on EKG (1mm)?

39
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How many big boxes on EKG is 1 second of time passage?

40
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Which leads are used for rhythm strips?

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lead II or V1 b/c they have good p waves

41
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Which leads look at the lower part of the inferior wall of the heart?

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leads II, III, and aVF

42
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Which leads look at the septal part of the heart?

43
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Which leads look at the anterior wall of the heart?

44
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Which leads look at the lateral wall of the heart?

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I, aVL, V5, V6

45
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5 steps in analysing an EKG

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  1. rate
  2. rhythm
  3. intervals (PR, QRS, QT)
  4. QRS axis
  5. configuration (P wave, QRS, ST segment, T wave)
46
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What does the RR interval tell us?

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heart rate –> 1 box = 300 beat/min, 5 box =60 beat/min ~ hr = 300/# of large boxes OR # of intervals in a 10 second strip * 6

47
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P waves are upright during normal sinus rhythm with normal AV conduction in which leads?

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I, II, aVF b/c p waves should are going from upper right to lower left of heart –> pointing in the direction of I/II/aVF (between 0 and 90 degrees)

48
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What is the PR interval?

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time between beginning of P wave and beginning of QRS complex (regardless of whether there is a q wave on a given lead) –> spread of depolarization through the atrium + delay in AV node –> can tell you if there is abnormal conduction in AV node

49
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What is the QRS interval?

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from beginning of QRS to end of QRS –> tells how long it takes to achieve ventricular depolarization

50
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What is the QT interval?

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time between beginning of QRS and end of T wave –> describes duration of ventricular depolarization/repolarization

51
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Normal length of PR interval

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0.12-0.2 sec (3 little boxes to one big box)

52
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Normal length of QRS interval

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<0.10 sec (2-3 little boxes)

53
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What does a PR interval >0.2 tell us?

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AV nodal conduction velocity is slower than normal

54
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What happens to QT as heart rate increases?

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increase hr –> reduce AP duration –> shorter QT

55
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At a hr of about 60 beats/min, how long should a QT be (approximately)

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2 big boxes (around 400 ms)

56
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What does a QRS >012 seconds tell us?

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slow ventricular depolarization –> not using left and right bundle branches AKA bundle branch block or ventricular origin

57
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What does a prolonged QT tell us?

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prolonged ventricular APs

58
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What is the frontal plane QRS axis?

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the orientation of the greatest net QRS amplitude in the frontal plane

59
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What can cause a shifted QRS axis?

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fascicular block , infarctions, left/right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular tachycardia, etc –> anything that changes the direction of ventricular depolarization

60
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What is the easiest way to determine the QRS axis?

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look for the isoelectric lead (the lead that has 0 amplitude or positive/negative deflections that are small and cancel each other out) –> this one is 90 degrees to the direction of the depolarization

61
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Normal QRS morphology; what does it look like and which lead does it show up on: septal depolarization

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first part of ventricular activation is septal activation –> goes from left ventricle toward right ventricle –> in direction of V1 –> upward deflection of V1 and possible downward deflection in lateral leads (since vector is going away from these)

62
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What does absence of R wave in V1 during QRS suggest?

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septal infarct –> there is no conduction across septum from left to right

63
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Where does the net vector in the middle of QRS point and how does it appear?

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towards apex of LV–> increasing upward deflection in progression v3/4/5/6 (max on v5) and decreasing downward deflection in progression v1/2/3

64
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Where does the net vector at late QRS point and how does it appear?

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up and toward left (along left ventricular wall) –> positive deflection in v5/v6

65
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What does absence of progression of R wave in chest leads during QRS suggest?

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anterior wall infarct

66
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Why are t-waves upright if they are repolarization?

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the most recently depolarized area repolarizes first –> opposite direction of spread, from positive epicardium to negative endocardium –> opposite deflection than expected

67
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Why is the sequence of repolarization and direction of depolarization different in the heart?

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AP durations are different –> epicardial AP is shorter than endocardial AP so even though it starts after endocardium, its AP ends earlier and starts to repolarize before the endocardium

68
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In what scenarios would we see inverted t waves/pointing downward)

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anytime the QRS is longer than .120seconds –> t wave is a very sensitive indicator

69
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Normal range of QRS axis

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-30 to 90 degrees

70
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What is right axis deviation?

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any QRS axis that is >90 degrees

71
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What is left axis deviation?

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any QRS axis that is <-30 degrees

72
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T/F twaves should go in the same direction as qrs

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mostly true except in the chest leads –> there should be a normal progression of positive t waves whether or not qrs is pointing up or down

73
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What kind of AV block? every P followed by QRS but PR > 0.20/1 big box

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first degree AV block

74
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What kind of AV block? some Ps followed by QRSs, some not aka intermittent block

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second degree AV block

75
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What kind of AV block? complete heart block, Ps not followed by QRSs at a regular interval

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third degree AV block –> could have absent QRS or random QRSs or irregular intervals

76
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Which leads reveal bundle branch patterns?

77
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What does a right bundle branch block look like?

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RSR’ on V1 –> delayed right ventricle depolarization creates R’

78
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What does a left bundle branch block look like?

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large wide S wave on V1, large wide R wave on 1 and V6

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