Heart: Conduction Disorders Flashcards
1
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Atrial Fibrillation
A
when the two upper chambers of the heart beat irregularly causing poor blood flow to the body
2
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Ventricular Fibrillation
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when the pumping chambers in the heart (ventricles) quiver uselessly, instead of pumping blood causing blood pressure to plummet, cutting off blood supply to the vital organs
3
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Tachycardia
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A faster than normal heart rate at rest
4
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Complete Heart Block
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a medical condition in which the impulse generated in the pacemaker (SA node) in the atrium does not propagate to the ventricles
