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monitoring stips
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| POLARIZED IS WHAT STATE? | READY STATE |
| DEPOLARIZED IS WHAT STATE? | DISCHARGE STATE |
| REPOLARIZED IS WHAT STATE? | RECOVERY STATE |
| ON ECG PAPER: ONE SMALL SQUARE = __________ | 0.04 SECS |
| ONE LARGE SQUARE = _________ | 0.20 SECS |
| FIVE LARGE SQUARES = ___________ | 1 SEC |
| IF ELECTRICITY FLOWS TOWARD THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE, THE PATTERN PRODUCED ON THE GRAPH PAPER WILL BE__________. | UPRIGHT |
| IF ELECTRICITY FLOWS TOWARD THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, THE PATTERN PRODUCED ON THE GRAPH PAPER WILL BE _________. | INVERTED |
| THE ECG SHOWS _________ ACTIVITY | ELECTRICAL |
| A NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM RATE IS BETWEEN _______ AND _____________ | 60-100 |
| A SINUS BRADICARDIA RATE IS BELOW ___________ | 60 |
| A SINUS TACHICARDIA RATE IS GREATER THAN ________ | 100 |
| THE NORMAL PR INTERVAL MEASUREMENT IS _______ TO _________ SEC. | 0.12 -TO 0.20 SEC |
| THE NORMAL QRS MEASUREMENT IS _________ | < 0.12 |
| THE P WAVES SIGNIFIES __________DEPOLARIZATION | ATRIAL |
| THE QRS WAVE SIGNIFIES __________ DEPOLARIZATION | VENTRICAL |
| THE PR SEGMENT SIGNIFIES A DELAY AT THE __________ _____________ ________ | A V NODE |
| THE T WAVE SIGNIFIES ____________ REPLOARIZATION | VENTRICAL |
| SEVERAL WIDE, BIZARRE QRS COMPLEXES, USUALLY REGULAR, RATE OF 150-250 | V TACH |
| PR INTERVAL LONGER THAN NORMAL, NO DROPPED BEATS. | FIRST DEGREE HEART BLOCK |
| PR INTERVAL PROGRESSIVELY LENGTHENS UNTIL P WAVE NOT FOLLOWED BY QRS | WENCHEBACH (MOBITZ I) |
| NO ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY | ASYSTOLE |
| IRREGULARLY, IRREGULAR RHYTHM, NORMAL QRS, NO P WAVES. UNABLE TO MEASURE PRI. LOW BP | ATRIAL FIB |
| WIDE AND BIZZARE QRS COMPLEX THAT FIRES EARLY | PVC |
| NORMAL QRS COMPLEX, P WAVE FIRES EARLY | PAC |
| TOTALLY CHAOTIC, NO DISCERNIBLE WAVES OR COMPLEXED | V FIB |
| SELECTIVE CONDUCTION WITH SOME BEATS BLOCKED, CONSTANT PRI | MOBITZ II |
| R TO R REGULAR, P TO P REGULAR, NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN P AND R | COMPLETE HEART BLOCK |
| THE RATE FOR A JUNCTIONAL ESCAPE RHYTHM IS ___________ TO ______________ | 40-60 |
| THE RATE FOR AN ACCELERATED JUNCTIONAL RHYTHM IS __________ TO ____________ | 60-100 |
| THE RATE FOR JUNCTIONAL TACHICARDIA IS ________ TO ________________ | 100-180 |