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Cardiac Rev & Terms
NUR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cardiac Drugs: | Inotropics.Beta Adrenergic Blockers.Calcium Channel Blockers.Antiarrhythmics. |
| Cardiac Terminology: | |
| Dysrhythmia: | Any disturbance in the rhythm. EX: A fib. |
| Arrhythmia: | Any variation of rhythm. EX: heart block |
| Tachycardia: | Fast |
| Bradycardia: | Slow |
| Fibrillation: | Common dysr. |
| Flutter: | Flutter |
| Inotropic: | Influence the force of contractions. |
| Chronotropic: | Influence the rate. |
| Dromotropic: | Influence conduction. |
| Cardiac Glycosides:Effects on the muscle: | Positive inotropic: increase in contraction.Negative Chronotropic: decrease heart rate.Negative Dromotropic: decrease conduction of the heart cells. |