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1
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Automaticity

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produce impulse without outside stimulation

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2
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excitability

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ability to respond to an electrical stimulus

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3
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conductivity

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ability to transmit electrical signal from cell to cell

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4
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pacemaker cells

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  • SA node/ R atrium
  • normal electrical power source
  • automaticity
  • 60-100 bpm
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5
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electrical conduction cells

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  • hardwiring of the heart
  • excitability and conductivity
  • AV node, HIS branch, LBB/RBB, anterior and post fascicles, purkinge fibers
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6
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myocardial cells

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  • contractile machinery of heart

- excitability and conductivity

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7
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what determines HR?

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  • innate electrical characteristics of the cell

- external neurohormonal input

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8
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factors that influence rate of pacemaker cell discharge

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  • catecholamines (increase HR)

- acetylcholine (decrease HR)

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9
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what does the P wave represent?

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  • atrial depolarization

- Should proceed each QRS complex

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10
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what does the QRS complex represent?

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ventricular depolarization

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11
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what does the T wave represent?

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ventricular repolarization

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12
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Lead I

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  • L arm is positive

- R arm is negative

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13
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Lead II

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  • leg positive

- R arm negative

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14
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Lead III

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  • leg positive

- L arm negative

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15
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AVL

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  • L arm positive

- other limbs negative (-30)

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16
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AVR

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  • R arm positive

- other limbs negative ( -150)

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17
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AVF

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  • Leg positive

- other limbs negative (+90)

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18
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what are the standard limb leads?

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I, II, III

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19
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what are the augmented limb leads?

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AVR, AVL, AVF

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20
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inferior leads

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II, III, AVF

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21
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left lateral leads

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  • I, AVL

- V5, V5

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22
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Right leads

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  • AVR

- V1

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23
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Anterior leads

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V2, V3, V4

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24
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how many seconds is one small square?

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0.04 seconds

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25
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how many seconds is one large square?

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0.2 seconds

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26
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in what leads is there a positively deflected P wave?

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  • I, II
  • AVL, AVF
  • V5, V6
27
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in what leads is there a biphasic P wave?

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III and V1

28
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in what leads is there a negatively deflected P wave?

29
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in what leads is the P wave variable?

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V2, V3 and V4

30
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what is a normal P wave amplitude and duration?

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  • amplitude= 0.5-2.5 mm

- duration= 0.06-0.10 seconds

31
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right atrial enlargement

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  • taller than 2.5 mm
  • initial component of biphasic P wave is taller in V1
  • normal duration
32
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left atrial enlargement

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  • wide, often notched
  • wide biphase wave in V1
  • amplitude is normal or increased
33
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what does the PR interval represent?

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  • the time from the start of atrial depolarization to start of ventricular depolarization
  • is the distance from beginning of P wave to beginning of Q wave
34
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what is a normal PR interval?

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  • 0.12- 0.2 seconds or up to one big box

- larger than one box means heart block

35
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what does the PR segment represent?

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  • time from end of atrial depolarization to beginning of ventricular depolarization
  • from end of P wave to beginning of Q wave
36
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what does the Q wave represent?

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  • septal depolarization

- negative deflection at start of QRS complex

37
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what is a pathologic Q wave?

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  • abnormally large Q wave
  • generally indicates previous MI and irreversible damage
  • occurs hours to days after MI
  • can have simultaneous loss of R wave
38
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what are the criteria to be considered a pathologic Q wave?

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  • duration greater than 0.04 seconds

- depth > 1/3 the height of the R wave

39
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what is the average vector of current flow?

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0 degrees to +90 degrees

40
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what is R wave progression?

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  • R wave progressively increases in amplitude moving L to R in precordial leads
  • usually largest in V5 at apex of the heart
41
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what is considered a normal QRS complex duration?

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  • 0.06- 0.1 seconds

- should not be larger than 3 small boxes

42
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why would someone have a wide QRS complex?

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  • impulse generated in ventricle

- impulse takes an aberrant pathway through the ventricle

43
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what does the ST segment represent?

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  • time from end of ventricular depolarization to start of ventricular repolarization
44
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what does ST segment elevation represent?

45
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what does ST segment depression represent?

46
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what is the J point

A

termination of QRS complex at start of ST segment

47
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what are the criteria to be considered a STEMI

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  • 1 mm in heigh in limb leads
  • 2 mm in height in precordial leads
  • has non-concave shape
48
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what does J point elevation look like?

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concave in appearance

49
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what does the T wave represent?

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  • ventricular repolarization/ relaxation

- variable in appearance

50
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what does the QT interval represent?

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  • from beginning of ventricular depolarization to end of ventricular repolarization
  • inversely proportionate to HR
  • normally 40% of cardiac cycle
51
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what is an easy way to check the QT interval?

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should be less than half way between the two QRS complexes

52
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AV Node pacemaker rate

53
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ventricular pacemaker rate

54
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methods for determining HR

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  • 300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 60

- count QRS in 6 sec interval then multiply by 10

55
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common reasons for cardiac hypertrophy

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  • chronic HTN
  • congenital
  • more common in ventricles
56
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common reasons for cardiac enlargement

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  • volume overload

- more common in atria

57
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mean axis

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  • summation of all vectors in the heart
  • normally falls between 0-90 degrees
  • positive QRS in leads I and aVF
58
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right axis deviation

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  • QRS negative in lead I

- QRS positive in aVF

59
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left axis deviation

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  • QRS positive in lead I

- QRS negative in aVF

60
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extreme right axis deviation

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  • QRS negative in lead I

- WRS negative in aVF

61
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characteristics of right axis deviation

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  • poor R wave progression
62
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characteristics of left ventricular hypertrophy

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  • left axis deviation (sometimes)
  • increased R wave amplitude in leads over L ventricle
  • increased S wave amplitude in leads over R ventricle
  • down sloping ST segment
  • T wave inversion
63
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criteria for dx of L ventricular hypertrophy

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R wave amplitude in V5 or V6 plus S wave amplitude in V1 or V2 exceeds 35 mm/7 boxes

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