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Week 7 Flashcards

1
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Which direction is Q wave deflection?

A

downwards

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2
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What does the Q wave represent?

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septal depolarisation (left to right)

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3
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Which leads are septal Q waves seen in?

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Leads looking at the left side of the heart (I, II, aVL, V5 and V6)

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What are the 3 characteristics of pathological Q waves

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More than 2mV amplitude or 0.04 seconds long

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5
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What should you consider if you see pathological Q waves?

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(1) myocardial infarction, (2) LV hypertrophy, (3) bundle branch block (4) pulmonary embolism (if Q wave in lead III).

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6
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In many cases do pathological Q waves become permanent following MI?

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90%

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7
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Can myocardial infarctions be asymptomatic?

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yes - 20% are silent

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8
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What are the symptoms of a MI?

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chest pain, pain in left arm and jaw, sweating, nausea

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9
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Is ST segment elevation an ECG characteristic of MI?

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Yes

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10
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Explain how MI leads to pathological Q waves

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MI causes necrosis of myocardium which can no longer conduct electrical activity. Leads ‘look through’ necrotic tissue and since electrical activity moves from the inside to the outside of the heart, a negative deflection is detected.

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11
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A MI that produces a pathological Q wave is what type of MI?

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Transmural

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12
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Is a subendocardial or transmural MI more serious?

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Transmural - damage to all layers of the heart

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13
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What 4 questions should you ask about QRS complex?

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  1. are R/S wave too tall? 2. are QRS complex too small? 3. are QRS complex too wide? 4. are QRS abnormal shape?
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14
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The deepest R and S wave should exceed how many mm?

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25mm (2.5 large squares)

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15
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The R wave increases in height between V1 and V6?

A

True

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16
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Is the R wave smaller than the S wave in V1 and V2

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True

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17
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Is the R wave smaller than the S wave in V5 and V6?

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False

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18
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What waves are high/deep in LVH?

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Leads that look at the heart from the left (I, II, aVL, V5 and V6) have high R waves and the reciprocal (leads that look at the heart from the right) V1 and V2 have deep S waves

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19
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What criteria must be met for LVH?

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V5/6 R wave > 25mm, V1/2 S wave > 25mm or V5/6 + V1/2 = > 35mm

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20
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Can young, thin people exceed LVH ECG criteria? Does it mean they have LVH?

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Yes - doesn’t diagnose LVH - echocardiogram necessary

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21
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What might cause pathological LVH?

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hypertension

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22
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In what ways is LVH detrimental?

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Chamber narrows inwards as well as outwards and reduces chamber size - reducing CO

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23
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What has to be present for LVH/RVH to be associated with ‘strain’?

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ST segment depression and T-wave inversion

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24
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What ECG change does RVH cause?

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dominant R wave in V1

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25
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What is RVH associated with?

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(1) right axis deviation, (2) RBBB

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26
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How is a dominate R wave in V1-V3 associated with WPW?

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In a left-sided WPW you typically see right axis deviation and so a dominant R wave as electrical activity flows towards the right side of the heart

27
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How is a dominant S wave in V1-V3 associated with WPW?

A

In right-sided WPW you typically see left axis deviation and so a dominant R wave as electrical activity flows away from the right side of the heart

28
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Are dominant R waves seen in posterior wall MI?

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Yes - reciprocal appearance in anterior chest leads of typical MI changes - so pathological Q wave is seen as R wave.

29
Q

Reasons for small QRS?

A

Reduced electrical activity recording: (1) obesity, (2) emphysema, (3) pericardial effusion (excess fluid in pericardial cavity)

30
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Minimum length of ventricular depolarisation?

A

0.12 seconds (3 small boxes)

31
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What does a wide QRS typically mean?

A

Conduction through the ventricles was slower than normal

32
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What are three causes of wide QRS?

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(1) bundle branch block, (2) ventricular ectopic, (3) hyperkalaemia

33
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Does a bundle branch block lead to indirect depolarisation by other bundle branches?

34
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What is a hemi-block?

A

Block of the left anterior fascicle or left posterior fascicle

35
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What happens during v. depolarisation with bundle branch block

A

Ventricles are depolarisation by myocyte-myocyte conduction

36
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What leads are used to determine a LBBB or RBBB?

37
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What is the acronym used?

A

WILLIAM MORROW

38
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What is seen in V1 in RBBB?

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(1) positive septal R wave, (2) S wave (LV dep), (3) R prime (late RV dep).

39
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What is seen in V6 in RBBB?

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(1) negative septal Q wave, (2) R wave (LV dep), (3) wide S wave (late RV dep).

40
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Is LBBB an EECG contra-indication?

41
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What is LBBB an EECG a contra-indication?

A

The ECG beyond QRS complex cannot be read

42
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What is PVC?

A

Ectopic beat originating outside the conduction system

43
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What is bigemy?

A

PVC after every 2nd normal QRS

44
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What is trigemy?

A

PVC after every 3rd normal QRS

45
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What may cause PVC’s?

A

Anything that disrupts electrolyte balance

46
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Why are PVC’s important?

A

(1) they can lead to more serious arrhythmias (2) they decrease CO (particularly if they frequent - reduced ventricular filling)

47
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Which direction is the T-wave deflected in premature beat (PVC)?

A

opposite of QRS complex

48
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Are P-wave present in PVC?

A

Usually absent but retrograde conduction may depolarise the atrial and distort the ST segment

49
Q

Can you measure the PR and QT intervals on premature beat?

50
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What is the R-on-T phenomena

A

When a PVC strikes on the downstroke of previous T wave and can trigger more serious rhythm disturbances

51
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What is seen after a PVC?

A

Compensatory pause - time between two normal QRS is doubled

52
Q

A PVC that is not followed by a compensatory pause is referred to as what?

A

Interpolated

53
Q

Why is a compensatory pause seen?

A

the ventricular myocardium is in refractory and cannot be depolarised

54
Q

PVC that look alike are what?

55
Q

If PVC’s are uniform they likely originate from the same ectopic focus? T/F?

56
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What are two PVC’s in a row called?

57
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Why can two PVC’s in a row cause ventricular tachycardia?

A

Because they meet refractory tissue

58
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What is multiform PVC

A

PVC that look different as they originate from different foci or same sight with different conduction

59
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What are dangerous PVC’s?

A

(1) R-on-T PVC, (2) paired, (3) trigemy, (4) bigamy, (5) multiform

60
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is the pulse after a PVC stronger or weaker?

61
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What should you consider if you see a slurred or notched QRS?

A

(1) WPW, (2) hemi-block (3) incomplete bundle branch block

62
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LBBB V1 characteristics

A

(1) Q wave (septal depolarisation from right to left), (2) R-wave from normal RV dep (3) S wave from late LV dep

63
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LBBB V6 characteristics

A

(1) R wave (septeal depolarisation from right to left) (2) S-wave from normal RV dep (3) R-wave from late LV dep

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