Revision Night Notes

Question 1

ECG lead placement?

Answer 1

Lead 1- RU limb
Lead 2 - LU limb
Lead 3- LL limb
Lead 4 - RL limb

Question 2

What do the IVC and Coronary sinus drain into?

Answer 2

Right atrium

Question 3

What is the first branch of the aortic arch?

Answer 3

Bracheocephalic trunk

Question 4

4 types of lipids?

Answer 4

Statins
Bile binding Resins
Cholesterol Inhibiting Drugs
Fibrates

Question 5

6 different categories of cardiac conditions?

Answer 5

Blood supply issues 
Muscle problems 
Valve problems 
Rhythm Problems 
Heart is infected 
Hear can no longer do its job

Question 6

Way to remember valve problems?

Answer 6

MRS ASS
Mitral regurgitation systolic
Aortic stenosis systolic

Question 7

Degrees of heart block remembering?

Answer 7

1st degree- husband comes home the same amount of late every night- signal delayed but still makes it to ventricles
2nd degree- Morbitz 1= Husband comes home later and later until he doesn’t come home at all -PR interval gets progressively longer and longer unil QRS wave is blocked completely
Morbitz 2= Husband comes home as expected or not at all - Random intermittently
3rd Degree- Lives life completely independent of each other

Question 8

What does atropine do?

Answer 8

Speed heart up

Question 9

What does adenosine do?

Answer 9

Slow heart down

Question 10

What does Amiodarone do?

Answer 10

Anti-arrhythmic