Test 4/2215

Question 1

Early suddenly

Answer 1

Premature

Question 2

Escape beat

Answer 2

A response of an ectopic focus to a pause of non activity.

Pause is seen as a flat area of baseline

Question 3

Atrial escape beat

Answer 3

If a SA node fails to fire an ectopic focus in atrium

Will fire giving off a p wave unlike the other

Normal appearing Q R S

Question 4

Junction all escape beat

Answer 4

After a pause of non activity after a pause in SA mode pacing an AV JUNCTIONAL ECTOPIC may fire producing normal appearing QRS

Question 5

Premature beats

Answer 5

Caused by premature firing of various ectopic foci creating waves that appear earlier than usual.

They may look normal or bizarre but hey appear suddenly in cycle

Question 6

Atrial premature beat

Answer 6

Originated in atrial ectopic focus and appears earlier than the normal P wave but looks different bc it won’t and isn’t generated by SA NODE

Question 7

JUNCTIONAL premature beat

Answer 7

Originates in JUNCTIONAL ectopic focus which fires before SA NODE begins a normal cycle cussing normal QRS generally not preceded by a p wave

Question 8

Premature ventricular contractions

Answer 8

Comes from ectopic focus with the ventricles in the myocardium

Occurs early before a p wave is expected
There is a long pause after pvc. Where heart is silent

Question 9

Bigeminy

Answer 9

Every other beat

Question 10

Trigeminy

Answer 10

Every third beat

Question 11

Quadrigeminy

Answer 11

Every 4 th beat

Question 12

Coupled

Answer 12

2 pvcs together

Question 13

Triple

Answer 13

3 pvcs together

Question 14

Pause

Answer 14

Escape