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Question 1

What does the ECG of a person with atrial fibrillation look like

Answer 1

Absence of P waves

Normal but irregular QRS complexes

Question 2

What is an atrial fibrillation pulse like

Answer 2

Irregularly irregular

Question 3

What does dizziness on exercise indicate

Answer 3

• Heart rhythm disturbance
• Bradychardia/tachycardia
• Obstruction of the heart
• Aortic stenosis

Question 4

What does atrial fibrillation do to heart on exercise

Answer 4

Reach maximum heart rate quicker and there is a much slower reduction in heart rate after exercise is stopped

Question 5

How does atrial fibrillation make you dizzy on exercise

Answer 5

When reaching the maximum heart rate, the heart is beating really quickly and that makes you feel dizzy. Also the anxiety of a quick heart rate makes you feel even more dizzy

Question 6

What is eGFR (estimated GFR) a measure of

Answer 6

Renal function

Question 7

Why should you do a chest X-ray when investigating atrial fibrillation

Answer 7

Because lung cancer can be one of the partner illnesses of atrial fibrillation

Question 8

What is DC cardio version used for

Answer 8

Restoring sinus rhythm

Question 9

What is digoxin used for

Answer 9

Controlling rate

Question 10

What isn’t digoxin used for

Answer 10

Controlling rhythm