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What is the pathway through the heart?
SA node
Internodal tracts
AV node
bundle of His
Bundle Branches
Purkinje fibers
What are the three internodal tracts?
1.Anterior (Left) Bachmann bundle
- Middle - Wenckebach
- Posterior - Thorel
What are the three conduction velocities?
- SA + AV - 0.02 (Slow conduction)
- HIS, Branches, Purkinjie - 1.0 (Fast)
- Myocardium - 0.1 (Intermediate)
What is conduction velocity a function of?
- RMP
- Amplitude of action potential
- Rate of change in phase 0
What five things affect conduction velocity?
ANS tone
Hyperkalemia
Ischemia
Acidosis
Antiarrhythmic drugs
What are the accessory pathways?
Bypasses normal conduction pathway
What is the James fiber pathway?
Atrium to the AV node
What is the atrio-Hisian fiber?
Atrium to HIS bundle
What is Kents bundle?
Atrium to ventricle
What is Mahaims bundle?
AV node to ventricle
What happens during phase 0 of ventricular action potential? Ion Movement?
Depolarization (QRS)
Na+ rushes into cell - making it more positive
What happens during phase 1 of ventricular action potential? Ion Movement?
Initial repolarization (QRS)
Cl- moves in and K+ moves out
(downward deflection since it is becoming more negative inside the cell)
What happens during phase 2 of ventricular action potential? Ion Movement?
Plateau phase (QT interval)
Ca + in and K+ out
Balance each other out so it is a straight line
What happens during phase 03 of ventricular action potential? Ion Movement?
Final repolarization (T wave)
K+ out
What happens during phase 4 of ventricular action potential? Ion Movement?
Resting phase (T wave to QRS)
Na+ out
When is the absolute refractory period?
Between phase 0/1 and ends in the middle of phase 3
NOTHING can stimulate the cell
When is the relative refractory period?
Middle of phase 3
VERY STRONG stimulus is required
What can be seen with PR depression?
Pericarditis
What condition is associated with a U wave?
Hypokalemia
Peaked T waves can be caused by?
MI, Hyperkalemia, Intracranial bleed
ST elevation or depression greater than____mm, can be an MI?
1mm
Hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia what is seen on EKG?
Hyper - Shorted QT
Hypo - Long QT
Which limb leads monitor the inferior wall of the heart?
II, III, aVF
Which limb leads monitor the later side of the heart?
I, aVL, V5, V6
Which limb leads monitor the LAD septum?
V1, V2
Which limb leads monitor the LAD anterior?
V3, V4
What is the normal axis degree numbers?
Between -30 and +90
If the axis is more negative, that means what type of deviation?
Left
If the axis is more positive, that means what type of deviation?
Right
What two things can cause a Sinus arrythmia?
-Breathing
–Inhale faster HR
–Exhale slower HR
-Bainbridge reflex
What is the first line of treatment for bradycardia? Dosage?
Atropine but if less than 0.5 can cause paradoxical bradycardia through the muscarinic receptors
What should severely symptomatic bradycardic patients receive?
Pacing
How does glucagon work?
Increasing cAMP
Helpful in CCB and BB overdose
How does sinus tachycardia affect the heart?
Increases O2 consumption while decreasing supply
What must be performed with new AFIB or Aflutter older than 48 hours?
TEE
Should you cancel surgery with new AFIB or Aflutter?
Yes
What is the most common postoperative tachyarrhythmias?
AFIB
Is afib or aflutter organized?
Aflutter with a rate of 250-300
Not all signals get past the AV node
Treatment for Aflutter?
Cardioversion at 50 J
Where do PVC originate from? What causes them?
AV node
Many things -
When and how should PVCs be treated?
When they are frequent (>6 a minute)
-Reverse the underlying cause
-Treat with lidocaine 1mg/kg
What is Brugada syndrome
Sodium channel issue
Causes nocturnal death in Asian men
Can be seen on V1-V3 and need ICD
What heart blocks affect the AV node? treatment?
Type 1
Type 2 I (longer longer, drop)
Monitor
What heart block affects the bundle branches?
Type 2 II (random p drops)
What heart block has degeneration of the atrial conduction system? (Lenegre’s)
Type 3
Need to pace or isoproterenol
How does adenosine work? Half life?
Slows conduction through the AV node by stimulating the adenosine receptor and inhibits K channels
Hyperpolarizes the membrane
5 second half life
When is adenosine helpful? Not?
What can it cause?
Good for SVT and WPW
Bad for afib, aflutter, vtach
Bronchospasm in asthmatic patients
Dosage for adenosine for peripheral and central?
P -6mg then 12
C-3mg then 6
What is the most common cause of tachyarrhythmias?
Reentry pathways
(backwards movement of electrical impulse)
How to stop a reentry pathway?
Break the circuit
1. Slow conduction velocity
2. Increase refractory period
Examples of a reentry pathway where velocity is too slow?
Ischemia
Hyperkalemia
Examples of a reentry pathway where refractory period is shorter?
Epi
Electric shock
Examples of a reentry pathway where it occurs over a long distance?
Left atrial dilation to mitral stenosis
What is WPW?
Most common pre-excitement syndrome
Direct communication between atria and ventricle
Seen with Delta wave
What are two ways WPW can be classified ? Which is most common? What is more dangerous?
Orthodromic and antidromic
Common-Orthodromic
Dangerous - Antidromic
Which AVRNT has a narrow QRS and a wide QRS?
Ortho- Narrow
Anti- Wide
What are two safe options for both AVRNT?
Amio and cardioversion
What are the only three things for antidromic treatment?
Amio
Cardioversion
-Procainamide
What is the treatment for WPW combined with afib?
Procainamide
Definitive treatment for WPW? What must be monitored?
Ablation
Esophageal temp
Treatment for torsades?
Mag
Pacing
Avoid SNS stimulation
What does DDD mean on a pacemaker?
Dual Paced
Dual Sensed
Dual triggered and inhibited
What does AOO mean on a paceaker?
Atrial paced
No sense
No response to native cardiac activity
What does VVI mean on a pacemaker?
Ventricular paced
Ventricular sensed
I tells pacemaker not to fire if electrical activity is seen
What 3 things cause a pacemaker to fail?
- Pulse generator failure
- Lead failure
- Failure to capture
What can impair a pacemaker?
Electrocautery and radiofrequency ablation
Bipolar is much better
MRI with a pacemaker?
Contradicted
What is the most important thing to know about pacemakers?
The underlying rhythm so you know how to treat
What happens when a magnet is placed on a pacemaker?
Goes to asynchronous mode
What happens when a magnet is placed on a ICD?
Suspends the shock
What happens when a magnet is placed on a pacemaker and ICD?
Suspends ICD but not the pacemaker
What is seen after a PAC?
Non compensatory pause
In Aflutter, does every atrial depolarization have a contraction?
Yes
What two syndromes are associated with prolonged QT?
Timothy and Romano Ward
What does cerebral oximetry monitor?
Global oxygenation of VENOUS blood.
75% of blood in the brain is venous
What percentage change suggests a reduction in cerebral oxygenation? What can contaminate the signal
> 25%
Scalp hypoxia can throw off numbers
How do brain waves change during anesthesia?
Induction and light anesthesia increases beta waves
What produces burst suppression?
Deep anesthesia
At what MAC level can cause complete suppression of Isoelectricity?
1.5-2.0