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1
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1 (VT):
2 Definer:
3 note fusion P waves:

A

1= usually reentry prob
2= 100BPM or >, wide QRS
3= P waves trying to insert self in to VT

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(Heart Blocks Raps) If the R is far from the P, then you have a:

A

FIRST DEGREE!

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(Heart Blocks Raps) Longer, longer, longer, drop, then you have a

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= WENCKEBACH!

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(Heart Blocks Raps) If some Ps don’t get through, then you have a:

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= MOBITZ II!

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(Heart Blocks Raps) If Ps and Qs don’t agree, then you have a:

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= THIRD DEGREE!

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(Heart Blocks Raps) If the R is far from the P, then you have a:
Longer, longer, longer, drop, then you have a:
If some Ps don’t get through, then you have a:
If Ps and Qs don’t agree, then you have a:

A

= FIRST DEGREE!
= WENCKEBACH!
= MOBITZ II!
= THIRD DEGREE!

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Junctional Bradycardia) Remember:
Definer:

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1= AV inherit firing rate 40-60 so <40BPM AV Brady
2= <40BPM, REG/ rhythm, AV P waves, QRS WNL (can be wide)

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(PVC) Bigeminy:
Trigeminy
Quadgeminy

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= 2rd beat uni/PVC regularly “boom PVC” (1:1 pattern)
= 3rd beat is uni/PVC regularly “boom boom PVC)
= 4rd beat is uni/PVC regularly “boom boom boom PVC” 2-3x

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(PVC) Unifocal:
Multifocal:

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= same fire site & shape
= dif fire spots & shape

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Accelerated idiopathic (AIVR):
2 Definer:

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1= SNS anxiety releasing EPI & NORepi
2= wide QRS, 41-100BPM, Reg/ Rhythm

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Idiopathic, Ventricle Escape (IVR)
2 Definer:

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1= AV slows downs so slow Bottom is faster & louder
2= QRS >3SB or 0.12secs w/ cadence & w/o P waves

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Torsades De Pointes (TDP) Twisting of points

2 Definer:

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1= most common polymorphic VT “teeter toter of de & re /polarization of ventricles” (twisting ribbon)
2= Changes in shape w/ size (note w/ change of conduction)

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VF) ventricular Fib/quiver
2 Definer:

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1= “death rattle”, never pulse,
2= Chaos, “wide QRSs”

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Artificial Pacemaker) know:
Definers:

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1= usually L upper chest adults & kids
2=Atrial line w/ P wave following, Ventricular line followed w/ QRS (wide QRS), AV sequential 1 line before the Ps & QRSs, Fail to shut down, Can fail to capture if leads displaced, Runaway pacemaker (Pacemaker running 190Bpm)

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Artificial Pacemaker) AV sequential Paced

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Vertical pace lines before P-wavess & QRS-complexs

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Artificial Pacemaker) Failure to capture

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Failure to shock correctly &/or BRADY (Can fail to capture if leads displaced)

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Artificial Pacemaker) Runaway pacemaker

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Pacemaker running/Shocking 190Bpm

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Artificial Pacemaker) Atrial Paced

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Vertical line with/before P wave following

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Artificial Pacemaker) Ventricular Paced

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Vertical line with/before QRS following WIDE QRS!

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1 Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC):
2 Definers:

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1= >50% (Don’t + w/ HR) “Pissed off & shouting out”
2= Premature, Wide QRS, no P-wave

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  1. (1st Degree AV Block) know:
  2. Definer:
A

1= “add to any rhythm” “gandolf slowly opening door(PRI)”
2= PRI: >than 0.20 seconds for every PRI & P-P cadence

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  1. (2nd Degree Type I) AKA & Know:
  2. Definer:
A

1= “Morbitz 1”/“Wenckebach” rhythm & “AV turning off to fully down”
2= progressive longing PRI till drops beat then resets/starts over

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  1. (3rd Degree AV Block) AKA & know
  2. Definer:
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1= “Complete AV-Block/dissociation” (always TCPP on) “gandalf died”
2= No relations w/ Ps & QRSs & no same PRI (top & bottom dif)

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  1. (A-Fib) know:
  2. Definer:
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1= most common, only treated when >150BPM, more Js b/c more sites
2= No definite P waves, Totally Irregular

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  1. (Accelerated Junctional) Know by:
  2. Definer:
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1= “Baby Tachy” faster than 60 not faster than 100
2= 61-100BPM, (from SNS & AV firing), Regular rhythm, AV P waves

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Atrial Flutter) Know:
Definer:

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1= “saw tooth Ps”, count bottom of points of flutters “3 to 1 block”
2= Sawtooth Ps w/ regular rhythm

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Junctional rhythms) aka know by:
Definer:

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1= junctional escape: “pick up workload b/c something failed”
2= AV P waves & AV node rate 40-60BPM, Regular rhythm

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1Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
2 Definer

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1= “ SVT sudden start & stop” not associated w/ underlying Cdisease
2= same as SVT but sudden onset/ends abruptly

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1Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
2Rules:
3 Treat:

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1= AV going NASCAR
2= No P waves, 150-250 BPM, regular rhythm
3= vagal maneuver, adenosine, unstable= cables (@50-100J) go to max)

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1w/ PAC:
2Definer:

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1= Premature Atrial Contractions “w/”
2= dif P wave shape w/ premature depolarization

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2nd-Degree Type 2 AV block) names:

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Mobitz 2 or intranodal AKA “2:1 block” rhythm

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2nd-Degree Type I AV block) names

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Mobitz 1 or Wenckebach

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Rhythm initiated by SA node should have a rate between:
Sinus Tachycardia has a heart rate of:
Sinus Bradycardia has a heart rate of:

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= 60-100 beats per minute
= 101 & >BPM
= 59 &<BPM

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1 Asystole:
2 Definer:

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1= no activity (most common PEDIS arrest)
2= NONE, NONE, NONE

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AV node Heart blocks are

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blocks in AV node partial or complete
“Putting a rock or pebble on a cable”

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“AV node P waves” morphology:

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= inverted before QRS, hidden w/in QRS, after QRS

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Cardiac artifacts:
Causes of artifacts:

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= hard to decipher iso-electrical lines w/ 0 & skewed
= M. tremors/shivering, PT mnt(moves baseline), Loose electrodes, 60-hertz interference(ungrounded electricity near you (AC current alternating in house), Machine malfunction (Dotted flat line),& electrode bad connection/ off

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Intranodal/Mobitz 2) Sir name

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2nd-Degree Type 2 AV block

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Lown-Ganong) definer:
Pathway name & path:

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= has short PRI interval
= Bundle of James connects posterior internodal pathway to bundle of his

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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT):
Definer:

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1= multiple firing/pacemaker sites (is a rhythm) “WAP w/ RVR”
2= >100BPM, irregular, at least 3 dif/ P wave shapes

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(PVC) Couplet:
Triplets:
Run on VT:

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= 2PVCs back to back “couple coming” (Can be multi/unifocal)
= 3PVCs in row “poligemist” (Can be multi/unifocal)
= >3PVCs in a consecutive row

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Normal Sinus

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All WNL

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only condition A-Fib has cadence:

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Afib w/ 3rd degree In rhythm “Gandalf dead so Atriums & Ventricles doing own thing

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Orthodromic Re-entry loop:
Antidromic Re-entry loop

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= Clockwise rentry conduction loop >narrow QRS
= counterclockwise reentry conduction loop > wide QRS

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P Wave Asystole:

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P waves ventricles dont pick up b/c 3rd degree HB (type of PEA)

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Preexcitation Syndromes Arrhythmias Resulting from Most Common:

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= Extra/s conduction pathways impulses used in assessory
= (WPW) bundle of Kent
= 2nd Lown-GanongLevine
= 3rd Mahaim Fiber

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Re-entry loops

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= stuck in nascar loop in a chambers pathway causing commonly SVT / no P waves

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SA Pacemaker P wave shapes

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Upright P waves & QRS both WNL

49
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Sick Sinus Syndrome

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Not arrhythmia per se; combination of arrhythmias; sinus node diseased or ischemic. Wild swings in HR, Ischemia of SA node,

50
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Sinus Arrest)

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more than 1 dropped beat & out of cadence

51
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Sinus arrhythmia

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All WNL but is not in cadence

52
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Sinus Block)

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“Block be in cadence” 1 or more dropped beats IN CADENCE “Gandolf Blocks a beat/s”

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Sinus Brady

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All WNL but HR <60

54
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Sinus Pause

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“Gandolf messes up flow by pausing it” 1 dropped beat OUT OF CADENCE, SA node, regular rhythms

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Sinus Tachycardia

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All WNL but HR >100

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Systematic approach

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  1. rate, 2. rhythm, 3. P waves, 4. PRI, 5. QRS
57
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Ventricular rhythms definer:

A

QRS >0.12secs or 3 small boxes w/ no P waves

58
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w/ (PJC) Premature Junctional Contraction) 1Rules:

2CANNOT HAVE B/C:
3Compensatory pause
4Non-compensatory pause

A

1= rate by rhythm, usually slightly irregular, P waves are either inverted before, +after, or hidden w/in QRS
2=have upright P wave (up P= PAC)
3= keeps cadence
4= doesn’t keep cadence

59
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Wenckebach) Sir name

A

2nd-Degree Type I AV block

60
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WPW definer:
Name of assessory pathway:

A

= has delta wave “wave leaning into R wave”
= Bundle of Kent

61
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WPW) Orthodromic loop;
Antidromic loop:
Treatmeats:

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= Clockwise reentry w/ narrow complex
= Counterclockwise reentry w/ wide QRS
= procainamide 1a Na blocker, (if no procain) sedate & cardiovert) cardioversion

62
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(AV pace impulses relation w/ P waves)Atriums fire 1st then ventricles:
Atriums & Ventricles fire at same time:
Ventricles fire 1st then atriums fire 2nd:

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= inverted P wave before QRS
= P wave hidden w/in QRD
= P wave after QRS (before T wave)

63
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  1. (Junctional rhythms) aka know by:
  2. Definer:
  3. S/S:
  4. Rules:
  5. Treatment:
A

1= junctional escape “pick up workload b/c something failed”
2= AV P waves & AV node rate 40-60BPM, Regular rhythm
3= Slow heart rate can decrease CO; angina
4= AV: Pace site, rate, & P-waves> regular rhythm, can have >PRI
5= O2 as needed, 15 Lead ECG, underlying cause (MI commonly), If signs poor perfusion, prepare for transcutaneous pacing (TCP)

64
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Junctional Bradycardia)Remember:
Definer:

A

1= AV inherit firing rate 40-60 so <40BPM AV Brady
2= <40BPM, REG/ rhythm, AV P waves, QRS WNL (can be wide)

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Junctional Tachycardia) Know by:
Definer:

A

1= “Tachy is Tachy”
2= >100BPM, AV P waves, in cadence, QRS WNL

66
Q
  1. (1st Degree AV Block) know:
  2. Definer:
A

1= “add to any rhythm” “gandolf slowly opening door(PRI)”
2= PRI: >than 0.20 seconds for every PRI & P-P cadence

67
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  1. (2nd Degree Type I) AKA & Know:
  2. Definer:
A

1= “Morbitz 1”/“Wenckebach” rhythm & “AV turning off to fully down”
2= progressive longing PRI till drops beat then resets/starts over

68
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  1. (2nd Degree Type II) AKA & know:
  2. Definer:
A

1= “Mobitz 2/Intranodal” & “random extra Ps”
2= some P’s w/o QRS & same PRI/No longing before drop beat

69
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  1. (3rd Degree AV Block) AKA & know
  2. Definer:
A

1= “Complete AV-Block/dissociation” (always TCPP on) “gandalf died”
2= No relations w/ Ps & QRSs & no same PRI (top & bottom dif)

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Premature ectopic beat presents w/ a inverted P wave & narrow QRS:
Premature ectopic beat presents w/ an upright P wave & narrow QRS:

A

= Premature Junctional Contraction (PJC)
= Premature Atrial Contraction

71
Q

A-Fib w/ RVR) definer
type:

A

= AFib w/ >150BPM
Uncontrolled

72
Q

A-Fib w/ SVR:
Type:

A

= AFib w/ <60BPM
= Uncontrolled

73
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Lown-Ganong

A

Bundle of James connects posterior internodal pathway to bundle of his (short PRI)

74
Q

Mahaim

A

Accessory connects to Below bundle of his (wide QRS) looks like VTach

75
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  1. (Preexcitation Syndromes SVT (AVRT)) Know:
    3rd most common PS:
A

1= needs accessory pathway & “Ventricles’ back-door w/o passing AV”
4= 3rd Mahaim Fiber Tcardia

76
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  1. (Preexcitation Syndromes SVT (AVRT)) Know:
    Most common PS & Etiology:
A

1= needs accessory pathway & “Ventricles’ back-door w/o passing AV”
2= WPW most common Wolff-Parkinson bundle of Kent (allows SA fired impulse use accessory path to pass AV to prefire) usually R-side dif/ wave morph ) delta wave “2nd P wave slides/slurs to QRS” to pre excite

77
Q

Preexcitation Syndromes SVT (AVRT)) Know:
2nd Accessory Pathway:

A

1= needs accessory pathway & “Ventricles’ back-door w/o passing AV”
3= 2nd lown ganong Levine

78
Q

A-Fib) know:
Definer:
types:

A

= most common, (treat >150BPM), more Jules b/c more sites
= No definite P waves “Fib P waves”, Totally Irregular
= Controlled 60-150BPM & Uncontrolled <60 & >150BPM

79
Q

Heart blocks are

A

blocks in AV node partial or complete
“Putting a rock or pebble on a cable”

80
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wide QRS w/ sharp edge “knife” bc:

A

firing from 1 side of heart to other side

81
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Ventricular rhythms definer:

A

QRS >0.12secs or 3 small boxes w/ no P waves

82
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1 (IVR)
2 Definer:

A

1= AV slows downs so slow Bottom is faster & louder
2= QRS >3SB or 0.12secs w/ cadence & w/o P waves

83
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1 (AIVR):
2 Definer:

A

1= SNS anxiety releasing EPI & NORepi
2= wide QRS, 41-100BPM, Reg/ Rhythm

84
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1 Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC):
2 Definers:

A

1= >50% (Don’t + w/ HR) “Pissed off & shouting out”
2= Premature, Wide QRS, no P-wave

85
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1 (VT):
2 Definer:
3 note fusion P waves:

A

1= usually reentry prob
2= 100BPM or >, wide QRS
3= P waves trying to insert self in to VT

86
Q

Dotted line on ECG means

A

monitor not connected properly

87
Q

1 Artificial Pacemaker:
2 definers:

A

1= usually L upper chest adults & kids
2=Atrial line w/ P wave following, Ventricular line followed w/ QRS (wide QRS), AV sequential 1 line before the Ps & QRSs, Fail to shut down, Can fail to capture if leads displaced, Runaway pacemaker (Pacemaker running 190Bpm)

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ECG change represents active myocardial injury:

A

ST-Segment Elevation

89
Q

Which of the following ECG changes represents myocardial ischemia:

A

Hyperacute T-Waves

90
Q

V8 & V9 STEMI criteria:

A

0.5mm or greater

91
Q

3 I’S of cardiac) ST depression, Hyperacute or flipped T Wave:

92
Q

3 I’S of cardiac) ST Elevation:

93
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead I
Lead II
Lead III

A

Lead I
Lead II
Lead III

94
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead aVR
Lead aVL
Lead aVF

A

Lead aVR
Lead aVL
Lead aVF

95
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead V1
Lead V2
Lead V3

A

Lead V1
Lead V2
Lead V3

96
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead V4
Lead V5
Lead V6

A

Lead V4
Lead V5
Lead V6

97
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead V4R
Lead V8
Lead V8

A

Lead V4R
Lead V8
Lead V8

98
Q

ECG Camera views) LMCA - 3 vessel disease

99
Q

ECG Lead views) Lead aVR

A

LMCA - 3 vessel disease

100
Q

ECG Lead views) Lead V5 V6

101
Q

ECG Lead views) Lead V3 V4

102
Q

ECG Lead views) Lead V1 V2

103
Q

ECG Lead views) Lead I, aVL, V4, V5

A

Left Lateral

104
Q

ECG Lead views) Lead V4R

105
Q

Left & Right BBB

106
Q

Wellen’s wave type A:

A

Biphasic T waves in V2 or V3, min STE <1mm (V2 usually biggest shower
Highly specific for for a critical blockage of the LAD

107
Q

Wellen’s wave type B:

A

DEEP inverted T waves V2 or V3,

108
Q

De Winter’s T Waves:

A

V2 V3 most commonly but can happen any lead
ST depression at the J-point & upsloping ST-segments w/ tall, symmetrical T- waves in the precordial leads (LMCA or LAD occlusion)
“Hyper T w/ STD”

111
Q

ECG change represents active myocardial injury:

A

ST-Segment Elevation

112
Q

Which of the following ECG changes represents myocardial ischemia:

A

Hyperacute T-Waves

113
Q

3 I’S of cardiac) ST Elevation:

114
Q

3 I’S of cardiac) Pathologic Q

A

Infarction

115
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead I-III

116
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead aVR, aVL, aVF

117
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead V1
Lead V2-3

A

Lead V1 ≥ 1mm
Lead V2-3}≥ 2mm M>40, 2.5mm M<40 1.5 all women

118
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead V4-6

119
Q

STE leads criteria) Lead V4R
Lead V8-9

A

Lead V4R ≥ 1mm
Lead V8-9 ≥ 0.5mm

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