Rapid EKG III Flashcards
premature atrial beat
irritable atrial foci
-produces P’ wave earlier than expected
reset rhythm
SA node will pace one cycle length after a premature beat
-bc dominant center depolarized by premature beat
reality - first cycle after PAB lengthened - due to PS on SA node
premature atrial beat with aberrant ventricular conduction
widened QRS
-one bundle branch is not completely repolarized when PAB sends signal
non-conducted premature atrial beat
has no QRS complex following
-will see reset pacing
atrial bigeminy
auto foci fires PAB after each cycle
- couples to end of normal cycle
- process repeats
- see a couplet
atrial trigeminy
auto foci fires PAB after each two cycles
-group beatings in patterns
premature junctional beat
irritable junctional foci firesa
- right bundle branch - more likely to be in refractory
- can lead to aberrant ventricular conduction
- may see inverted P’ wave
- before, during, after QRS complex
- retrograde atrial depolarization
aberrant ventricular conduction
- signal fired before both bundle branches are repolarized
- results in widened QRS
-right bundle branch - slower to recover
junctional bigeminy
premature junctional beat with each sinus cycle
-see absent or inverted P’
junctional trigeminy
premature junctional beat coupled with every two sinus cycles
-see absent or inverted P’
irritable ventricular
low O2
low K
pathology - mitral valve prolapse, stretch, myocarditis
premature ventricular contraction
sudden wide QRS complex
-opposite polarity of the sinus QRS
**often with hypoxia
compensatory pause
not resetting
-but it is the repolarization of ventricles
interpolated PVC
sandwiched between two normal beats
-no pause and no rhythm disturbance
slender QRS
due to simulataneous depolarization of both ventricles
pathologic PVCs
six or more per minute