Interperations

Question 1

Normal Sinus Rhythm

Answer 1

60-100 bpm; Regular; Upright P wave in Lead II

Question 2

Sinus Bradycardia

Answer 2

60> bpm; Regular; Upright P wave in Lead II

Question 3

Sinus Tachycardia

Answer 3

100< bpm; Regular; Upright P Wave in Lead II

Question 4

Sinus Arrhythmia

Answer 4

bpm varies; Irregular; Upright P Wave in Lead II

Question 5

Sinus Arrest

Answer 5

Any bpm; Regular but interrupted by pause; Normal P waves, can change after pause; (AV can take over to reactivate NSR)

Question 6

Sinus Block

Answer 6

Any bpm; Regular but interrupted by pause; Normal P waves before and after pause; (No P wave on pause)

Question 7

Wandering Atrial Pacemaker (WAP)

Answer 7

100> bpm; Irregular; at least 3 different P wave shapes

Question 8

Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)

Answer 8

100< bpm; Irregular; at least 3 different P wave shapes

Question 9

Premature Atrial Complexes (PAC)

Answer 9

Any bpm; Regular but interrupted by beat; P wave shaped differently than other P waves

Question 10

Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT)

Answer 10

160-250 bpm (PACs will have different rate); Regular but interrupted by PACs; Sudden burst of 3 or more PACs that usurps underlying rhythm

Question 11

Atrial Flutter

Answer 11

250-350 bpm: Regular; No P waves, flutters instead; Atrium fires out rapid impulses and AV node cannot keep up

Question 12

Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)

Answer 12

350-700 bpm; Irregularly irregular; no defined P waves; (Atria does not contract as unit)

Question 13

Superventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

Answer 13

130< bpm; Regular; No P waves; (Originates above the ventricles)

Question 14

Premature Junctional Complexes (PJC)

Answer 14

Any bpm; Regular but interrupted; Inverted P waves

Question 15

Junctional Bradycardia

Answer 15

40> bpm; Regular; Inverted P waves