Exercises 4,5,6 Flashcards
P wave
atrial depolarization
P-Q Interval
Beginning of p wave until the beginning of the Q wave
What is the normal interval time for P-Q? What does it mean if the time is longer?
.12 >.20
heart block
What is a heart block?
cardiac damage to the AV node or AV bundle. Reduced conduction from atria to ventricles
What is a complete heart block?
results in the ventricles depolarizing independently from the atria.
QRS complex
Ventricular depolarization/Atrial depolarization
What is the normal interval for the QRS? What happens if it is longer?
.06-.10
a right or left bundle branch block- ventricles do not contract simultaneously.
S-T Segment
end of S to the beginning of T, ventricules fully depolarized.
T wave
ventricular depolarization + isovolumetric ventricular relaxation.
Q-T interval
start of Q to the end of the T wave: beginning of ventricular depolarization until end of ventricular repolarization
What is the normal interval for Q-T? What happens if it is longer?
.31-.41
Ventricles contracting slower, heart rate increases, ventricles contracting faster: myocardial damage
Relaxation Period
end of T-wave to start of next P-wave: period of electrical inactivity.
60-100 beats/min
normal sinus rhythm
100beats/min
tachycardia
<60beats/min
bradycardia
Prolonged tachycardia can develop into _____
fibrillation, rapid uncoordinated heart contractions that do not pump blood.
How do you solve for heart rate?
- (number of squares) x .04sec
- Divide by 60.
Atrioventricular block
blockage in the wiring of bundles.
Lying down has a ____ heart rate compared to sitting up
lower
What does the MEA correspond to?
the average direction of depolarization
Hypertrophy
ventricle shifts the MEA toward the hypertrophied ventricle bc it takes longer to depolarize.
What can cause hypertrophy?
narrowing of the aortic semilunar valve in the left ventricle
narrowing of the pulmonary semilunar valve in the right ventricle