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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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What type of Arrhythmia:

  • Originates from the SA node
  • Atrial and Ventricular rates are the same and are between 100 and 150 beats per minute
A

​Sinus Tachycardia

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What is considered normal Sinus Rhythm?

  • ___________________
  • ___________________
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What is considered normal Sinus Rhythm?

  • Originates at the SA node
  • Rhythm: intervals between two P and two R-waves occur in a consistent pattern
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What type of arrhythmia?

  • Originates from the SA node.
  • Atrial and Ventricular rates are the same and are less than 60 beats per minute.​​
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What type of arrhythmia?

  • Originates from the SA node.
  • Atrial and Ventricular rates are the same and are less than 60 beats per minute.​​

Sinus Bradycardia

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What type of dysrhythmia?

  • Originates from the SA node
  • irregular rhythm is caused by pressure on the heart from respiratory cycle and variations of vagal tone
  • Overall rate is 60-100 beats per minute
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Sinus Dysrhythmia:

  • Originates from the SA node
  • irregular rhythm is caused by pressure on the heart from respiratory cycle and variations of vagal tone
  • Overall rate is 60-100 beats per minute
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______ _______

  • SA node stops firing, causing a pause in electrical activity.
  • During the pause, atrial and ventricular contractions do not occur.
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Sinus Arrest

  • SA node stops firing, causing a pause in electrical activity.
  • During the pause, atrial and ventricular contractions do not occur.
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_________ _______ _______

  • Electrical impulses that originate in the atria and initiate an early impulse, disrupting the regular rhythm.
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Premature atrial complexes (PAC’s)

Electrical impulses that originate in the atria and initiate an early impulse, disrupting the regular rhythm.

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_______ _____ ______

  • Pacemaker site shifts between the SA node,other sites in the atria, and /or the AV junction
  • ​P wave morphology is different for each site
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Wandering Atrial Pacemaker

  • Pacemaker site shifts between the SA node,other sites in the atria, and /or the AV junction
  • P wave morphology is different for each site
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_________ ______ _________

  • Same characteristics as WAP, but with a rate of 101

to 150 beats per minute.

  • Frequently mistaken for atrial fibrillation.
    • Distinguishing feature: Visibly changing P waves
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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)

  • Same characteristics as WAP, but with a rate of 101
  • to 150 beats per minute.
  • Frequently mistaken for atrial fibrillation.
    • Distinguishing feature: Visibly changing P waves
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_____ _____

  • Characteristic sawtooth pattern (F waves)
  • The ratio of F waves to QRS complexes included in interpretation.
  • 3:1
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Atrial Flutter

  • Characteristic sawtooth pattern (F waves)
  • The ratio of F waves to QRS complexes included in interpretation.
  • 3:1
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_____ __________

  • Occurs when electrical impulses come from areas of reentry pathways or multiple ectopic foci.
  • Atria quiver instead of pumping blood
  • Fibrillatory (f) waves resemble chaotic (scribbles)
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Atrial Fibrillation:

  • Occurs when electrical impulses come from areas of reentry pathways or multiple ectopic foci.
  • Atria quiver instead of pumping blood
  • Fibrillatory (f) waves resemble chaotic (scribbles)
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________ ______ ______

  • An early electircal impulse that originates form the AV junction.
A

Premature Junctional Complex

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_________ _____ ______

  • Originates at AV junction.
  • Produces retrograde depolarization of atrial tissue
    • Stimulates depolarization of ventricles
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Junctional Escape Rhythm

  • Originates at AV junction.
  • Produces retrograde depolarization of atrial tissue
    • Stimulates depolarization of ventricles
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_________ _______ ______

  • Originates at AV junction
  • Produces retrograde depolarizaton of atrial tissue
  • Stimulates the depolarizatoin of ventricles
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Accelerated Junctional Rhythm

  • Originates at AV junction
  • Produces retrograde depolarization of atrial tissue
  • Stimulates the depolarizatoin of ventricles
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_________ __________

  • Similar to junctional escape rhythm and accelerated junctional rhythm
    • ​​Heart rate is faster
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Junctional Tachycardia

  • Similar to junctional escape rhythm and accelerated junctional rhythm
    • ​​Heart rate is faster
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____________ _________ (___)

  • Category of rapid rhythms
    • ​​originate in atria or AV junction
    • Faster than 100 BPM
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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

  • Category of rapid rhythms
    • ​​originate in atria or AV junction
    • Faster than 100 BPM
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16
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What is going on with this?

A

ST Segment Elevation

17
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What is going on with this?

A

Sinus Bradicardia

18
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What is going on with this person?

A

Atrial Flutter

19
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A

Supraventricular Tachycardia

20
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Premature Ventricular Complex

21
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Bundle Branch Block

22
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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

23
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Junctional Trigeminy

24
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Junctional Bigeminy

25
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Junctional Bigeminy

26
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Normal Sinus Rhythm

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