heart ekg shir

Question 1

what is an arrhythmia

Answer 1

abnormality of the electrical output of the heart; problem with the rate of your heartbeat

Question 2

systole

Answer 2

contraction

Question 3

diastole

Answer 3

at rest

Question 4

what type of blood vessel is used to measure pulse rate

Answer 4

arteries only

Question 5

what happens at the p wave

Answer 5

the atria depolarize and contract; systole

Question 6

what happens at the qrs complex

Answer 6

the ventricles depolarize which means they are working and contracting

Question 7

t wave

Answer 7

ventricles repolarize and relax, shows diastole

Question 8

ventricular fibrillation

Answer 8

irregular random waveforms of varying amplitude, ventricles fibrillate instead of contracting, the heart pumps little to no blood, it is cardiac arrest as there is no cardiac output

Question 9

sinus bradycardia

Answer 9

normal rhythm but heart rate is low and the p and t waves are longer

Question 10

sinus tachycardia

Answer 10

fast heart rate, short time between t wave of one cycle and p wave of another

Question 11

flatline, asytole

Answer 11

the heart is not working or contracting, and there is no cardiac output